Background: Disparities in screening mammography use persist among low-income women, even those who are insured, despite the proven mortality benefit. We evaluated the prevalence of breast cancer screening non-adherence among hospitalized women and their receptivity to inpatient screening mammography as a novel approach to increase breast cancer screening rate. Methods: A cross sectional study was [...]

Background: Female physicians are a high-risk group for unintentional weaning, with poor access to lactation stations as one of the reported reasons. Less than half of female physicians are breastfeeding at 6 months, and only 29% are exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months. Often female physicians are pumping in their office, while less than 20% are [...]

Background: Approximately 15% of women in the United States aged 35-79 year are at high risk for developing breast cancer, however less than 0.2% of these women reported taking chemoprevention to reduce their risk. Objective of the study was to characterize the current utilization of chemoprevention agents among hospitalized women who are at higher risk [...]

Background: Since 2017, women have made up over 50% of medical school matriculates and nearly 50% of resident physicians in the United States. (1,2) However, only 35% of active physicians and 16% of department chairs are women – a number that has remained stagnant and demonstrates the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in medicine. [...]

Background: Among Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) members, 40% are women, and most of them are assistant professors, which suggests that a significant proportion of hospitalists are women of childbearing age. The United States lags behind most other countries regarding support for working mothers and parental leave, but there is limited data to describe the [...]

Background: To evaluate prevalence of non-adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines after bedside educational intervention and informed individualized risk assessment score during an inpatient stay. Methods: A prospective intervention study was conducted among 507 cancer-free (except skin cancer) women aged 50-75 years hospitalized to a general medicine service. Study intervention included one-on-one bedside education via [...]

Background: Despite the proven mortality benefit of screening colonoscopy, approximately 27% of hospitalized women are non-adherent with colorectal cancer screening guidelines. Colonoscopy is the most frequently used test for colorectal cancer screening in US. Although Medicare and most insurance plans would cover screening colonoscopy, colorectal cancer screening has not been part of usual hospital care. [...]

Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States. Disparities in screening mammography use persists among low income women, even those who are insured, despite the proven mortality benefit. More than a third of hospitalized women are both overdue for breast cancer [...]

Background: Women represent half of our new physicians being added to practice, however the growth of women in leadership positions has lagged. Women physicians have higher burnout scores and higher suicide rates than male physicians. Women physicians deliver high quality healthcare as evident in surgical, emergency medicine, and hospital based outcome studies. Studies suggest that [...]

Background: Women make up 78.7% of the workforce in healthcare and healthcare-associated fields; further, nearly a third of practicing physicians and surgeons and roughly half of all medical students are women. Whether they are physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, interprofessional staff members, students, patients or visitors, healthcare facilities have opportunities to improve gender equity. When [...]