The Ultimate Guide to Women's Health

330 East Roosevelt Road,Lombard IL 60148

10 December, 2022

Description

This event is a one day seminar for Muslim women, intended to increase self-awareness about our health and wellness. Topics that will be discussed include preventive care and screenings such as Pap smear and mammograms, menstrual hygiene and menstrual health in Islam, contraceptive options and birth control in Islam, as well as sexual health and wellness. This is intended to be an informative seminar that will allow Muslim women to discuss and learn about sensitive topics. This session is catered for women ages 18-30. Suggested Donation : $5 Refreshments served Aisha Fatima Community is a women only space. Doors open 15 minutes before the session for registration. Team Lead: Dr. Deena Kishawi is a Chicago born and raised Obstetrician and Gynecologist Resident Physician. Dr Kishawi is a product of Chicago Public Schools and attended DePaul University for undergraduate. She attended Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago for her medical school, and is currently a third-year resident at St Joseph’s Hospital in Chicago. Her own personal experiences in the operating room revealed to her the need to raise awareness about the barriers faced by hijab-wearing women in surgery. This has caused her to create educational material about Muslims in Medicine – both as trainees, students, residents, and physicians, as well as patients. She has lead a national movement to create accommodations for Hijab in the operating room and has presented policies, presentations, and Grand Rounds about this (amongst other topics) nationwide. She has helped spearhead hospital-wide policy changes that create inclusive environments for hijab-wearing Muslim women. She is interested in diversifying the field of surgery including surgical subspecialties to accommodate for females and minorities who otherwise would be hesitant to pursue surgery as a career choice. Dr. Kishawi is also interested in health outcomes that are unique to Middle Eastern and North Africans residing in the United States. She is currently working on creating a demographic identifier in the US Census for Middle Easterners and North Africans in order to properly represent this unique population, and to provide them with adequate resources needed. With her fluency in the Arabic language, her research with Muslim patients in healthcare, and her work with immigrant, refugee, and first-generation communities in Chicago, she strives to enhance health outcomes of these communities. She is currently conducting research on these populations and is working towards training and educating healthcare providers about the unique challenges these population face. She strives to teach, research, mentor, and learn within her medical community as well as her Chicago community. Her research interests include medical education, leadership and women in medicine, religious and cultural competence, and health equity.