SAHM Annual Meeting: Virtual Workshops
The SAHM Program Committee offered a limited series of virtual Annual Meeting Workshop recordings as a lead-up to the launch of registration for the SAHM 2026 Annual Meeting.
Previously Held Session Recordings
Adolescents and Young Adults with Severe and Enduring Eating Disorders: Roads Other Than Recovery?
Recorded in September 2025
Speakers: Maya Michelle Kumar, MD, University of California San Diego / Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego; Nicole Cifra, MD, MPH, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Abigail Donaldson, MD, Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Melissa Hopper, PsyD, CEDS, University of Kansas School of Medicine; Cynthia Kapphahn, MD, MPH, Stanford University School of Medicine; Tamara Maginot, PhD, University of California San Diego / Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Eating disorders are the most common chronic illness affecting adolescents. Although many affected youth achieve recovery, others experience years of relapsing and remitting illness, and some succumb to their disease—eating disorders have among the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric condition.
This workshop will address the complex clinical and ethical challenges of caring for young adults with severe and enduring eating disorders (SEEDs) who may question the value of continued treatment or inquire about comfort-focused care.
Advancing Adolescent-Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health Research: Overcoming Challenges and Leveraging Opportunities
Recorded in September 2025
Speakers: Bianca A. Allison, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of Medicine; Errol L. Fields, MD, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Andrea Hoopes, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute; Tracey Wilkinson, MD, MPH, Indiana University School of Medicine; Sarah Wood, MD, MPH, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Despite increasing numbers of adolescent health professionals trained to lead adolescent-centered research, adolescents—particularly minors under 18—remain systematically underrepresented in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) research. Barriers such as limited mentorship, institutional resistance, recruitment and retention challenges, and the need for adolescent-specific measures continue to hinder progress. This one-hour webinar will equip attendees with practical strategies and resources to overcome these obstacles and promote inclusive, high-quality adolescent SRH research. This is particularly timely in light of ongoing legal shifts affecting adolescent access to abortion and contraception.
Helping without Harming: How to Avoid Stigmatizing AYA or Contributing to Disordered Eating with Weight Loss Medication Use
Recorded in September 2025
Speakers: Sarah Pitts, MD, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Grace Jhe, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Katrina Schroeder Smith, RD, LDN, Boston Children’s Hospital
Weight loss medication, weight stigma, and eating disorders are critical and timely adolescent/young adult (AYA) health topics. The use of weight loss medication in conjunction with dietary and behavior change could help reduce or prevent comorbid diagnoses associated with higher weight including, but not limited to, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, PCOS, and diabetes. However, discussing weight as a concern has been shown to contribute to weight stigma and lead to disordered eating. Weight stigma is rampant in society and likely contributes to a cycle of individual stress, unhealthy weight management behaviors, depression, and further weight gain. Eating disorders are also prevalent, and disordered eating behaviors are commonly seen in AYA living in larger bodies.
This workshop will address the challenge of discussing and prescribing weight loss medication while mitigating weight stigma and eating disorder pathology. We will also address the research regarding GLP-1 agonist use in individuals with binge eating disorders. Didactics will address the evidence base regarding societal weight stigma and its impact on AYA health, AYA eating disorder risk and recommended screening, and the use of weight loss medication in AYA.
Pain Management for IUD Placement: Examine Evidence, Honor Autonomy, Reset Practices
Recorded in October 2025
Speakers: Ashley M. Ebersole, MD, MS, FAAP, Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University; Antoinette Nguyen, MD, MPH, FACOG, Emory University; Cambray Smith, UNC Chapel Hill
This panel brings together multidisciplinary experts to discuss updated CDC contraceptive guidelines from the U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2024 (U.S. SPR) on use of medications for IUD placement and the evidence for these recommendations as well as issues around patient concerns related to online conversations about IUD placement/use, and the importance in this context of reinforcing autonomy, equity, and person-centered care for pain management with intrauterine device (IUD) placement, including adolescents. As healthcare providers strive to provide person-centered care in an increasingly complex information environment, we need to ensure that we are supporting patients and providing evidence-based care while addressing patients’ concerns. The experience of pain is individualized and influenced by many factors. This session will discuss the common concern of pain and anxiety during IUD placement and the importance of honoring autonomy and preferences. Using an interactive format, the experts will present case studies, conduct polling, and share and solicit from the audience best practices and insights on how to implement the updated recommendations into different clinical settings and practices.