Obstetric and Gynecologic Practice Updates: Evidence-Based Approaches for Healthcare Professionals

New information on obstetric and gynecologic practice is being produced at a rapid rate, and it’s essential for healthcare professionals to stay updated on the latest evidence-based approaches. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists takes an evidence-based approach when formulating practice guidelines, and this course is designed to provide a comprehensive update for practitioners.

Target Audience

This course is designed for practicing physicians, residents, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants seeking an update on a wide range of current issues in obstetrics and gynecology.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe anemia assessment in pregnancy
• List adjuncts to paracervical nerve blocks for pain control for clinic procedures
• Employ the most appropriate suture and needle type for OASIS perineal repair
• Use the best imaging options for acute gynecologic presentations
• Utilize evidence-based resources for lactation and pregnancy medication safety
• Outline recommendations for management of Type 0, 1 & 2 fibroids in pregnancy
• Describe the approach to abnormal uterine bleeding in the pre-pubertal patient
• Use best practice for chronic hypertension management in pregnancy
• Implement progesterone supplementation as indicated in the first trimester
• Employ an approach to measuring black maternal health metrics

Course Schedule

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

• 7:00 AM – Registration Check-In / Continental Breakfast
• 7:45 AM – Welcome and Opening Statements by Tushani D. Illangasekare, MD
• 8:00 AM – Chronic Pelvic Pain, Work-up and Management by Wenjia Zhang, MD
• 8:45 AM – Fibroids and Pregnancy by Alison F. Jacoby, MD
• 9:30 AM – OASIS Lacerations by Caitlyn Painter, DO
• 10:15 AM – Break
• 10:30 AM – Overactive Bladder Syndrome by Abigail Shatkin-Margolis, MD
• 11:15 AM – Vulvar Dysplasia and Warts by Karen Smith-McCune, MD, PhD
• 12:00 PM – Lunch (On Your Own)
• 1:15 PM – Complex LARC Challenges by Biftu Mengesha, MD, MAS
• 2:00 PM – What’s New in Complex Family Planning by Jennifer Kerns, MD, MS, MPH
• 2:45 PM – Bleeding in Prepubertal Patient by Sloane Berger-Chen, MD
• 3:30 PM – Break
• 3:45 PM – Pain Control Office Procedures by Sara Whetstone, MD, MHS
• 4:30 PM – Update on Abortion Access by Daniel Grossman, MD
• 5:15 PM – Adjourn

Thursday, October 12, 2023

• 7:30 AM – Continental Breakfast
• 8:00 AM – Choosing Wisely – 2023 SMFM Update by Melissa G. Rosenstein, MD, MAS
• 8:45 AM – How to Encourage the Onset of Labor at Home by Rebecca H. Amirault, CNM
• 9:30 AM – Whats New in Prenatal Genetics by Shilpa P. Chetty, MD
• 10:15 AM – Break
• 10:30 AM – Anemia in Pregnancy by Andrew D. Leavitt, MD
• 11:15 AM – TORCH Infections When to Test and What to Order by Stephanie L. Gaw, MD, PhD
• 12:00 PM – Lunch (On Your Own)
• 1:15 PM – Health Equity and VBAC by Nicholas Rubashkin, MD, MA, PhD
• 2:00 PM – CHAP Trial / HTN in Pregnancy by Juan M. Gonzlez-Velez, MD, PhD
• 2:45 PM – Acute GYN Presentations – Which Imaging? by Priyanka Jha, MD
• 3:30 PM – Break
• 3:45 PM – Pregnancy and Lactation Drug Information by Kristin Harter, PharmD
• 4:30 PM – Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy by Dominika Seidman, MD, MAS
• 5:15 PM – Adjourn

Friday, October 13, 2023

• 7:30 AM – Continental Breakfast
• 8:00 AM – What’s New in Hereditary Cancer Genetics by Lee-may Chen, MD
• 8:45 AM – Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Management by Megan Swanson, MD, MPH
• 9:30 AM – Evidence-based Management of Obesity and Nutrition by Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
• 10:15 AM – Break
• 10:30 AM – Optimizing Care for the Black Birthing Community by Martha Tesfalul, MD
• 11:15 AM – Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Facts vs Fictions by Tami Rowen, MD, MS
• 12:00 PM – Lunch (On Your Own)
• 1:15 PM – Use of Progesterone in the 1st Trimester by Eleni Jaswa, MD, MSc
• 2:00 PM – Updates in Fertility Medicine by Yanett Anaya, MD
• 2:45 PM – Gyn Care for Transgender Patients with a Vagina or Neovagina by Bennett Lareau-Meredith, NP, MSN
• 3:30 PM – Break
• 3:45 PM – Vulvar Dermatologic Conditions by Jenna Lester, MD
• 4:30 PM – Sexually Transmitted Infection Update, including Doxy-PEP Prevention by Michael S. Policar, MD, MPH
• 5:15 PM – Adjourn