29th Annual Symposium on Obstetrics (description)

This course is designed for obstetricians and gynecologists, primary care physicians and other health care providers for women. The intended result of this activity is increased knowledge and after completion of this seminar the participant should be able to:  Counsel obstetrical patients on many high-risk issues including safe use of medications in pregnancy, tocolysis for preterm labor and thrombophilias.  Use evidence-based information to improve the management of difficult medical issues including HRT, tubal factor infertility and endoscopic procedures.  Proactively manage patients to reduce cancer risk, Pap smear problems and surgical complications.  Discuss novel diagnostic tools including first-look, cystoscopy and what is new in regards to ultrasound screening of malignancies.

Schedule:

THURSDAY, October 2
7:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:10 Welcome – Dr. Schreiber
MODERATOR: Dr. Odem
8:15 PCOS in Adolescence: Can We Alter the Outcome? – Dr. Ratts
8:50 Oocyte and Embryo Donation: A 20-Year Review – Dr. Sauer
9:25 Sex Steroids and the Heart – Dr. Goldstein
10:00 Refreshment Break
10:30 Establishing a Program to Address the Fertility Needs of
HIV-1 Serodiscordant Couples – Dr. Sauer
11:05 Management of Tubal Factor Infertility: Fix, Remove, or Bypass? – Dr. Dahan
11:40 Question & Answer
12:00 pm Luncheon (to be provided)
MODERATOR: Dr. Merritt
1:00 Ultrasound Screening for Gynecologic Malignancies
Dr. Dicke
1:35 Office Hysteroscopy – Dr. Isaacson
2:10 Medical Liability: How to Survive in a Shark Infested Pool
Dr. Schreiber
2:45 Refreshment Break
3:00 Endometrial Ablation: Is One Technique Best? – Dr. Isaacson
3:35 Avoiding Intra-operative Urinary Tract Injury: Cytoscopy for the Gynecologist – Dr. Wall
4:10 Question & Answer
4:30 Adjourn




This activity is supported in part by unrestricted educational grants from various commercial organizations. A complete list of commercial supporters and contributors will be available at the time of the conference. Some companies may also exhibit.
FRIDAY, October 3
7:30am Continental Breakfast
MODERATOR: Dr. Galakatos
8:05 DVT/PE: Diagnosis and Management in the OB/Gyn Patient Dr. Powell
8:40 Management of the Abnormal Pap Smear – Dr. Alvarez
9:15 The Management of Pelvic Infections – Dr. Gibb
9:50 Question & Answer
10:05 Refreshment Break
10:35 Hormone Therapy Should be Administered Routinely to Postmenopausal Woman
Pro: Dr. Mutch Con: Dr. Herzog
11:10 Prevention and Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Alvarez
11:45 Question & Answer
12:00 pm Luncheon (to be provided)
MODERATOR: Dr. Sadovsky
1:00 "You've Come a Long Way Baby" – An Update on Prenatal Screening – Dr. Bernhard
1:35 Medical Drug Use in Pregnancy – Dr. Niebyl
2:10 Thrombophilias – Who to Test, How to Treat – Dr. Collins
2:45 Refreshment Break
3:00 Tocolytic Agents for Preterm Labor – Dr. Niebyl
3:35 New Developments in Fetal Cardiac Imaging and Management Dr. Ludomirsky
4:10 Question & Answer
4:30 Adjourn