Sherrie Palm | SpeakerHub

Personal Details

Bio

Sherrie Palm is the Founder/Executive Director of Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support (APOPS), a pelvic organ prolapse (POP) Key Opinion Leader, author of award winning book Pelvic Organ Prolapse: The Silent Epidemic, a public speaker on multiple aspects of pelvic organ prolapse quality of life impact, and an international women's pelvic health advocate.Sherrie’s points of focus are generating global POP awareness, developing guidance and support structures for women navigating POP, and bridge building within POP healthcare, research, academic, industry, and policy sectors toward the evolution of women's pelvic health directives and empowerment.

Current position (1)

APOPS Founder/Executive Director

Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support

Achievements (4)

Spirit of Women - Golden Pelvis Award

Exemplifying excellence in the advancement of women’s pelvic health awareness and action, and dedication to improving the lives of women by focusing on quality of life and promoting pelvic health.

USA Book News

Best Health Book 2010

USA Book News

Best Women's Health Book, 2010

National Best Book Awards

National Best Book Awards 2009, Women's Health

Degrees (1)

anatomy, sociology

UW-Stevens Point

1971

Presentations

Presentations (6)

 Physician Objectives, Patient Perspectives: Bridging the Gap

Clarifying misconceptions in pelvic organ prolapse, distinguishing difference between current accepted data and patient reality regarding quality of life impact.

 Impact to Intimacy: When POP Creates Problems in the Bedroom

Educational session regarding impact of pelvic organ prolapse to intimate relationships.

 Athletic Activities and the Pelvic Floor: Protect and Preserve

Clarifying the impact of impact and heavy lifting to women's pelvic health.

 POP 101: Pelvic Organ Prolapse Basics, Symptoms, Causes and Treatments

POP basics, can vary length and flow based on audience needs, 20 minutes presentation to full day academic workshop, focus targeted to lay women or clinician/academics as need dictates.

Women's Pelvic Health Empowerment

In light of recent media exposure of #MeToo, increasing women's pelvic empowerment will engender the next significant shift in women's rights.

Variable women's pelvic health topics based on event needs

Event focus will be the pivot point of presentation reflecting women's pelvic health awareness, support, and/or empowerment.