title: Transforming women's oral-systemic health through discovery, development and delivery.
abstract: Due to the complexity of women's health issues that involve the interplay between oral and systemic health, a multidisciplinary approach to research and practice is critical to ensure health and quality of life among women across the lifespan. The 2nd Annual Conference entitled 'Transforming Women's Health: Discovery, Development and Delivery of the Oral-Systemic Connection', was held in Tampa (FL, USA) on 26-27 January 2013. The conference addressed complex oral-systemic women's health issues structured by three organizational pillars: discovery, development and delivery, with overarching topic areas of oral human papillomavirus infection, autoimmune conditions and the Affordable Care Act. This conference served as an effective method for bringing together multiple disciplines to discuss emerging women's health issues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community & Family Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. edaley@health.usf.edu
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: Rita D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: DeBate
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Vamos
authors.forename: Erika L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Connell
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000503:physiopathology; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016387:Women's Health