New Diagnosis and Treatment Updates in Clinical Obstetrics, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Urogynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Infertility
Much has changed in the field of obstetrics and gynecology in the past year, with significant implications for clinicians. This special update on diagnosis and treatment of reproductive health conditions in women, designed and presented by Harvard Medical School’s leading faculty and master clinicians, ensures you are current with these changes.
The educational focus is practical, offering updates and practice recommendations that you can immediately put to use to improve patient care and outcomes.
Lectures and workshops cover:
- Clinical obstetrics
- Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
- Urogynecology
- Gynecologic oncology
- Reproductive endocrinology and infertility
- Adolescent gynecology
- Menopause management
- High-risk patients
- Difficult deliveries
- Advances in diagnostic equipment and techniques
Updates are coupled with specific clinical guidance that you can put to use immediately in your day-to-day practice.
2019 UPDATES and STATE-OF-THE-ART PRACTICES
Education is comprehensive, designed to ensure attendees are current with 2018 updates and state-of-the-art practices. Highlights include:
- Noninvasive Down syndrome screening
- Depression during and after pregnancy
- Genetic testing
- Obstetric emergencies
- Laparoscopic surgery complications
- Fertility preservation in cancer patients
- Egg freezing to preserve fertility options
- Long-acting, reversible contraception
- Menopause management
- Treatment of fibroids
- Sentinel nodes in endometrial and cervical cancer
- Gynecological care of women with BRCA1, BRCA2
- Gestational diabetes
- New ultrasound practices
- Difficult deliveries
- Safe tissue extraction
- Vaginal hysterectomy
- Letrozole for ovulation induction
- IVF
- Cost-effective infertility workups
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Overactive bladder
- Treatment of recurrent UTIs
- Reducing the risk of ovarian cancer
- Abnormal Pap smears
- Diagnosis and management of pelvic pain
- Elagolix to treat endometriosis
- Combination mifepristone and misoprostol to treat incomplete miscarriage
- Treatment of anemic pregnant women with intravenous iron
- Minimizing the use of opioids in practice
For full agenda, see the schedule page.
RESULTS-DRIVEN EDUCATION
The lectures, interactive discussions and in-depth clinical skills workshops at Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019 are led by more than 40 master clinicians, all at the forefront of their respective subspecialties.
You will leave this conference with:
- New approaches to day-to-day clinical challenges
- Updates for better treatment plans
- Guidance to navigate diagnostic options and new medical technologies
- Imaging advances and implications
- Skills workshops
- Drug and device updates
- New therapy protocols
- Best practices for high-risk patients
- Guidance for when to treat and when to refer
Customize Your Learning Experience
A special feature of this conference is the degree to which participants can customize their own learning experience. Participants can choose from among a wide range of workshops for more immersive education in the clinical areas that align with specific practice needs.
In addition, the core curriculum is available as three separate 2-day sections, each covering a different area of obstetric and gynecologic practice:
Clinical Obstetrics:
March 17-18, 2019
Coverage includes:
- Prenatal screening and diagnosis
- Maternal hypertension and obesity
- Fetal growth restriction and abnormal development
- Depression during and after pregnancy – how to detect and resources for management
- Care and diagnosis following stillbirth
- Incorporating Noninvasive Down syndrome screening into the OB office
- Guidance regarding genetic testing
- Options for managing gestational diabetes
- Premature rupture of the membranes
- Twins, placenta accreta, and other high-risk pregnancies
- Labor planning, induction, and complex delivery issues
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Urogynecology and Gynecologic Oncology:
March 19-20, 2019
Coverage includes:
- How to manage challenging situations in surgery
- Tips and tricks for a safe robotic hysterectomy
- Laparoscopic pelvic anatomy, emphasis on the retroperitoneum
- The future of gynecologic surgery
- Tissue extraction hands-on workshop
- The role of mesh in gynecologic surgery
- Surgical management of stress urinary incontinence
- Diagnosis and management of interstitial cystitis
- Diagnosis and management of common and complex urogynecologic conditions
- Vaginal hysterectomy in the era of new technology and minimally invasive surgery
- Use of pessaries in women with pelvic organ prolapse
- The role of opportunistic salpingectomy to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer
- Abnormal Pap smears
- Evolving use of sentinel node sampling in management of endometrial and cervical cancer
- Perioperative management, enhanced recovery protocols and opioid-free surgery
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility:
March 21-22, 2019
Coverage includes:
- The latest cost-effective workup for infertility
- Ovulation induction
- Guidance on when to make a referral for IVF
- Recurrent pregnancy loss
- Common reproductive endocrine disorders
- Egg freezing for women who wish to preserve fertility options
- A comprehensive update on contraceptive options, including long-acting reversible contraceptives
- Hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovary syndrome
- Congenital anomalies of the reproductive tract
- Managing the health concerns of menopausal women
- Sexual dysfunction in women
- Osteoporosis
- Management of abnormal uterine bleeding
- Endometriosis-associated pelvic pain
Schedule
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7:00am to 7:55am |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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7:55am to 8:00am |
Welcome and Orientation
Julian Robinson, MD
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Updates in Clinical ObstetricsProgram Director: Dr. Robinson
8:00am to 8:40am |
The Short Cervix: Updates for When and How to Treat and When to Ignore
Audra Meadows, MD, MPH
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8:40am to 8:50am |
Q&A |
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8:50am to 9:30am |
State-of-the-Art Assessment and Treatment of Anemia in Pregnancy
Julianna Schantz-Dunn, MD
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9:30am to 9:40am |
Q&A |
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9:40am to 10:00am |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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10:00am to 10:40am |
Should Everybody be Delivered at 39 Weeks?
Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD
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10:40am to 10:50am |
Q&A |
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10:50am to 11:30am |
Prevention and Treatment of Obstetric Hemorrhage: Best Practices to Minimize Risk and Optimize Patient Outcomes
Alfred Abuhamad, MD
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11:30am to 11:40am |
Q&A |
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11:40am to 1:00pm |
Break for lunch* |
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1:00pm to 1:40pm |
The Fourth Trimester: The New Frontier
Nicole Smith, MD
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1:40pm to 1:50pm |
Q&A |
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1:50pm to 2:30pm |
Malpractice: New Views, Insights, and Legal Tips to Mitigate Your Exposure
A. Bernard Guekguezian, JD
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2:30pm to 2:40pm |
Q&A |
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2:40pm to 2:55pm |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops I
2:55pm to 3:55pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS I
Year after year, participants report that the interactive faculty-led workshops offered throughout this program have advanced their understanding of how to approach the complex and challenging issues seen in their day-to-day practice. With a mix of case-based, problem-solving and discussion-based learning, these engaging workshops provide important clinical insights. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and cases to these highly interactive forums.
1A Operative Vaginal Delivery Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD 1B Babies, Sugars, and Neurology Sarbattama Sen, MD 1C Delivery of the Second Twin Julian Robinson, MD 1D Maternal Levels of Care Sarah Rae Easter, MD 1E Abnormalities of Placentation Alfred Abuhamad, MD 1F Updates from The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Audra Meadows, MD, MPH and Ronald Iverson, MD, MPH
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops II
4:00pm to 5:00pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS II
2A Operative Vaginal Delivery Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD 2B Babies, Sugars, and Neurology Sarbattama Sen, MD 2C Delivery of the Second Twin Julian Robinson, MD 2D Maternal Levels of Care Sarah Rae Easter, MD 2E Abnormalities of Placentation Alfred Abuhamad, MD 2F Updates from The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Audra Meadows, MD, MPH and Ronald Iverson, MD, MPH
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7:00am to 7:55am |
Breakfast |
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7:55am to 8:00am |
Welcome
Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD
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Updates in Maternal-Fetal MedicineProgram Director: Dr. Wilkins-Haug
8:00am to 8:40am |
First-Trimester Ultrasound in the Era of NIPT: New Data and Practice Considerations
Thomas Shipp, MD
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8:40am to 8:50am |
Q&A |
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8:50am to 9:30am |
NIPT Updates and Upcoming Changes
Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD
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9:30am to 9:40am |
Q&A |
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9:40am to 10:00am |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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10:00am to 10:40am |
Expanded Genetic Carrier Screening
Rosemary Reiss, MD
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10:40am to 10:50am |
Q&A |
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10:50am to 11:30am |
Managing the IUGR Fetus
Lisa Dunn-Albanese, MD
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11:30am to 11:40am |
Q&A |
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11:40am to 1:00pm |
Break for lunch* |
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1:00pm to 1:40pm |
GDM: Which Meds for Which Patients?
Aviva Lee-Parritz, MD and Christina Yarrington, MD, FACOG
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1:40pm to 1:50pm |
Q&A |
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1:50pm to 2:30pm |
Twin Pregnancies: Updates for Risk Assessment
Carolina Bibbo, MD
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2:30pm to 2:40pm |
Q&A |
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2:40pm to 2:55pm |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops III
2:55pm to 3:55pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS III
3A Managing Short Cervix in the Second Trimester Thomas McElrath, MD, PhD 3B Managing Maternal Weight Gain Christina Yarrington, MD, FACOG 3C Genetic Cases in the OB Office Kathryn Gray, MD, PhD and Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD 3D Second-Trimester Soft Markers Karen Davidson, MD 3E A Continued Role for Amniocentesis, CVS, PUBs Daniel Katz, MD 3F Stillbirth Yael Hoffman-Sage, MD
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops IV
4:00pm to 5:00pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS IV
4A Managing Short Cervix in the Second Trimester Thomas McElrath, MD, PhD 4B Managing Maternal Weight Gain Christina Yarrington, MD, FACOG 4C Genetic Cases in the OB Office Kathryn Gray, MD, PhD and Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD 4D Second-Trimester Soft Markers Khady Diouf, MD 4E A Continued Role for Amniocentesis, CVS, PUBs Daniel Katz, MD 4F Stillbirth Yael Hoffman-Sage, MD
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7:00am to 7:55am |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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7:55am to 8:00am |
Welcome
Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH
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Minimally Invasive Gynecologic SurgeryProgram Director: Dr. Einarsson
8:00am to 8:40am |
Impact of Robotics on Benign Gyn Surgeries
Gaby Moawad, MD
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8:40am to 8:50am |
Q&A |
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8:50am to 9:30am |
Laparoscopic Pelvic Anatomy, Emphasis on the Retroperitoneum
Mobolaji Ajao, MD
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9:30am to 9:40am |
Q&A |
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9:40am to 10:00am |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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10:00am to 10:40am |
The Future of Gynecologic Surgery
Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH
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10:40am to 10:50am |
Q&A |
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UrogynecologyProgram Director: Dr. Minassian
10:50am to 11:30am |
What Is the Role of Mesh in Gynecologic Surgery?
Charles Rardin, MD, FACOG
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11:30am to 11:40am |
Q&A |
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11:40am to 1:00pm |
Break for lunch* |
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1:00pm to 1:40pm |
Interstitial Cystitis: Current Updates
Jeannine Miranne, MD
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1:40pm to 1:50pm |
Q&A |
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1:50pm to 2:30pm |
Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence: What Are the Available Options?
Vatché Minassian, MD, MPH
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2:30pm to 2:40pm |
Q&A |
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2:40pm to 2:55pm |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops V
2:55pm to 3:55pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS V
5A Hands-On Tissue Extraction Sarah Cohen, MD 5B Tips and Tricks for a Safe Robotic Hysterectomy Gaby Moawad, MD 5C How to Manage Challenging Situations in Surgery Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH 5D Vaginal Hysterectomy: The Uterus Can Be Removed Vaginally Charles Rardin, MD, FACOG 5E Tips and Tricks for Successful Pessary Fitting Jeannine Miranne, MD 5F Unusual and Complicated Cases in Urogynecology Vatché Minassian, MD, MPH
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops VI
4:00pm to 5:00pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS VI
6A Hands-On Tissue Extraction Sarah Cohen, MD 6B Tips and Tricks for a Safe Robotic Hysterectomy Gaby Moawad, MD 6C How to Manage Challenging Situations in Surgery Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH 6D Vaginal Hysterectomy: The Uterus Can Be Removed Vaginally Charles Rardin, MD, FACOG 6E Tips and Tricks for Successful Pessary Fitting Jeannine Miranne, MD 6F Unusual and Complicated Cases in Urogynecology Vatché Minassian, MD, MPH
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7:00am to 7:55am |
Breakfast |
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7:55am to 8:00am |
Welcome
Michael Muto, MD
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Gynecologic Oncology in the General Practice of Obstetrics and GynecologyProgram Director: Dr. Muto
8:00am to 8:40am |
Updates on Screening, Evaluation and Management of Cervical Dysplasia
Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH
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8:40am to 8:50am |
Q&A |
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8:50am to 9:30am |
State-of-the-Art Management of Cervical Cancer
Neil Horowitz, MD
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9:30am to 9:40am |
Q&A |
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9:40am to 10:00am |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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10:00am to 10:40am |
From Conduit to Co-Conspirator: The Fallopian Tube and Ovarian Cancer
Kevin Elias, MD
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10:40am to 10:50am |
Q&A |
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10:50am to 11:30am |
The Modern Surgical (and Medical) Management of Endometrial Cancer
Michael Worley, MD
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11:30am to 11:40am |
Q&A |
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11:40am to 1:00pm |
Break for lunch* |
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1:00pm to 1:40pm |
The Generalist and the Adnexal Mass: Observe, Operate, or Opt Out?
Michael Muto, MD
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1:40pm to 1:50pm |
Q&A |
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1:50pm to 2:30pm |
Ovarian Cancer: Updates and Breakthroughs Impacting Your Practice
Peter Schwartz, MD
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2:30pm to 2:40pm |
Q&A |
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2:40pm to 2:55pm |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops VII
2:55pm to 3:55pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS VII
7A Perioperative Care, Enhanced Recovery, and Opioid-Free Surgery Kevin Elias, MD 7B Familial Ovarian Cancer Michael Muto, MD 7C Vulva and Vagina Colleen Feltmate, MD 7D Evaluation of the Abnormal Pap Smear Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH 7E Trophoblastic Disease Ross Berkowitz, MD 7F Office Practice Neil Horowitz, MD
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops VIII
4:00pm to 5:00pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS VIII
8A Perioperative Care, Enhanced Recovery, and Opioid-Free Surgery Kevin Elias, MD 8B Familial Ovarian Cancer Michael Muto, MD 8C Vulva and Vagina Colleen Feltmate, MD 8D Evaluation of the Abnormal Pap Smear Sarah Feldman, MD, MPH 8E Trophoblastic Disease Ross Berkowitz, MD 8F Office Practice Neil Horowitz, MD
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7:00am to 7:55am |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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7:55am to 8:00am |
Welcome
Mark Hornstein, MD
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InfertilityProgram Director: Dr. Hornstein
8:00am to 8:40am |
Important Updates for the Basic Infertility Workup
Rachel Ashby, MD
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8:40am to 8:50am |
Q&A |
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8:50am to 9:30am |
Navigating Expanded Options for Ovulation Induction
Elizabeth Ginsburg, MD
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9:30am to 9:40am |
Q&A |
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9:40am to 10:00am |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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10:00am to 10:40am |
The Role of IVF in Contemporary Practice
Janis Fox, MD
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10:40am to 10:50am |
Q&A |
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10:50am to 11:30am |
Treating Endometriosis and Associated Pelvic Pain
Mark Hornstein, MD
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11:30am to 11:40am |
Q&A |
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11:40am to 1:00pm |
Break for lunch* |
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1:00pm to 1:40pm |
Hyperandrogenism/Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment
Robert Barbieri, MD
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1:40pm to 1:50pm |
Q&A |
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1:50pm to 2:30pm |
How to Achieve Better Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Congenital Anomalies of the Reproductive Tract
Marc Laufer, MD
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2:30pm to 2:40pm |
Q&A |
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2:40pm to 2:55pm |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops IX
2:55pm to 3:55pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS IX
9A Management of Menopause Kathryn Martin, MD 9B Sexual Dysfunction in Women Jan Shifren, MD 9C Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Closed Zev Williams, MD, PhD 9D Cases in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Robert Barbieri, MD 9E Cases in Adolescent Gynecology Marc Laufer, MD 9F Osteoporosis Sharon Chou, MD
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Interactive Case-Based and Problem-Solving Clinical Workshops X
4:00pm to 5:00pm |
CLINICAL WORKSHOPS X
10A Management of Menopause Kathryn Martin, MD 10B Sexual Dysfunction in Women Jan Shifren, MD 10C Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Closed Zev Williams, MD, PhD 10D Pelvic Pain/Endometriosis Mark Hornstein, MD 10E Cases in Reproductive Endocrinology Frances Hayes, MD 10F Fibroids Serene Srouji, MD
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7:00am to 7:55am |
Breakfast |
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7:55am to 8:00am |
Welcome
Mark Hornstein, MD
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Menopause and Reproductive EndocrinologyProgram Director: Dr. Hornstein
8:00am to 8:40am |
Recommendations for the Management of Menopausal Symptoms
Jan Shifren, MD
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8:40am to 8:50am |
Q&A |
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8:50am to 9:30am |
Menopausal Hormone Therapy in 2019: What Are the Risks?
Kathryn Martin, MD
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9:30am to 9:40am |
Q&A |
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9:40am to 10:00am |
Coffee Break
Refreshments provided
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10:00am to 10:40am |
Contraception Update
Alisa Goldberg, MD, MPH
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10:40am to 10:50am |
Q&A |
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10:50am to 11:30am |
Better Ways to Treat Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Antonio Gargiulo, MD
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11:30am to 11:40am |
Q&A |
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11:40am to 12:20pm |
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Updates, Best Practices and Guidance
Zev Williams, MD, PhD
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12:20pm to 12:30pm |
Q&A |
Registration Information
Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019 is a six-day course comprising three programs:
- Clinical Obstetrics (March 17-18)
- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Urogynecology, Gynecologic Oncology (March 19-20)
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (March 21-22)
Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019
Course #732860-1902
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Tuition |
Full Course (All three programs)
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$1,875 (SAVE $900) |
Full Course for Residents or Fellows
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$1,175 |
Two of the three programs (No discount for residents and fellows)
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$1,550 (SAVE $300) |
One of the three programs (No discount for residents and fellows)
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$925 |
Your tuition includes all sessions and workshops, breakfasts, and coffee breaks.
All attendees will receive an electronic syllabus. You can also purchase (at a fee of $50) printed materials for all of the programs for which you have registered. Please purchase the printed syllabus in advance when you register online.
Click here to register online
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