IWD 2026 Recorded Content

Lactation and Career: Practical Strategies for Working Parents

This session is designed to support parents navigating lactation after returning to work or school. The conversation will focus on practical topics such as sleep, breast/chestfeeding and bottle refusal, infant behavior, maintaining milk supply, and related challenges.

Panelist: 

Sydney Jones IBCLCexternal site (opens in a new window)

Sarah Quigley IBCLC external site (opens in a new window)

Susan Crowe, MD, FACOG, FABM

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Beyond the Buzzwords: AI You Can Actually Use

Everyone's talking about AI. Very few people are actually using it well. 

In this hands-in session, we'll cut through the hype and focus on where AI delivers real, day-to-day value. You'll learn how to think about AI as a practical teammate - not a magic brain - and see exactly how it can be applied to solve real problems, streamline work, and make better decisions faster. 

We'll walk through concrete use cases, common mistakes, and simple mental models that help AI work with you instead of against you. The session includes a live build of an AI agent/app, so you can see how these tools come together in real time. 

You'll leave with a clear understanding of what's worth using today, what's just noise, and how to start applying AI immediately in your own work. 

Speaker:  Nadia Hansenexternal site (opens in a new window) 

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Threading the Needle: Self-Compassion and the Call to Care for Others

This session explores how self-compassion, connection, and inclusion support resilience and sustainable excellence in high-performing professional environments. Participants will examine how self-compassion strengthens emotional regulation rather than lowering standards, and how imposter syndrome, common yet often unspoken, can be reduced through open dialogue and shared experiences. The discussion will also highlight the importance of active inclusion and engagement in fostering a sense of belonging, as well as the ways professional lives intersect through family responsibilities, cultural contexts, and evolving social pressures. Together, these perspectives offer practical approaches to supporting well-being while maintaining high levels of care and performance. 

Christine Chung, MD

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Heart to Heart: Advancing Women's Heart Health at UCSF & Beyond

Women's cardiac health clinicians, researchers, and leaders come together to share their expertise on women's heart health and advocacy on this virtual panel. 

Amanda Schnell Heringer will lead an engaging discussion with panelists exploring the most urgent and impactful heart health topics affecting women today. 

Panelists: 

Phoebe Ashley, MD, MS, FACCexternal site (opens in a new window), Professor of Medicine 

Amy Lin, MD, PhDexternal site (opens in a new window), HS Assistant Clinical Professor

Angela Fongexternal site (opens in a new window), Dietitian

Megan Mclaughlin, MD, MPHexternal site (opens in a new window), Assistant Professor, Medicine

Nimaljeet Tarango, DNP, MSN, RN, GNP-BCexternal site (opens in a new window), Administrative Director, Advanced Heart Failure 

Lisa Suennenexternal site (opens in a new window), Managing Partner, American Heart Association

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Breathwork & Meditation for Clarity, Energy, and Inner Balance

Discover the essence of well-being in this interactive breathwork and meditation experience led by Bhairavi Tolani, PhD. 

In this welcoming and informative session, you'll explore simple yet powerful yogic breathing techniques -- including information about SKY Breath Meditation (TM) -- along with meditation, gentle relaxation, and practical tools to calm the mind and restore balance. 

Drawing from both ancient wisdom traditions and modern science, Bhairavi integrates evidence-based insights with experiential practices designed to: 

• Release stress and mental fatigue
• Increase clarity and emotional resilience
• Reconnect you with your natural energy
• Cultivate sustainable well-being in daily life

Participants will also gain insight into the nature of the mind, the science of breath, and how conscious breathing can positively impact focus, mood, and overall health. There will be space for reflection, questions, and direct experience of these transformative practices. 

This session is suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.

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Women Leaders in Healthcare: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned

Join us for an inspiring virtual conversation featuring three exceptional women leaders at UCSF: Dena Dubal, MD, PhD; Catherine Park, MD, FASTRO; and Eunice Stephens, MPH, MHA.

In this engaging panel discussion, our speakers will share their personal journeys, offering candid reflections on the challenges they’ve faced, the successes they’ve achieved, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Together, they will explore leadership, resilience, and the importance of lifting others as they rise.

We extend our sincere gratitude to these remarkable panelists for supporting, uplifting, and investing in women and the broader UCSF Health community. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear their stories and gain insights that inspire growth, connection, and impact.

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Preparing to Take Care of Aging Parents: An Overview of Legal and Financial Planning

As people age, most will need someone else to help them make decisions about health, money, property, and more. Legal and financial planning can relieve stress, ensure adults' wishes are respected in the future, and provide support and guidance for caregivers in their roles. Join Elizabeth Peters, JD, MPHexternal site (opens in a new window), for this webinar on supporting aging parents with legal and financial advance planning. Elizabeth is the Medical-Legal Partnership Attorney with the UCSF/UC Law Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy. 

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