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Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019

Data: 17/03/2019
Local: Four Seasons Hotel Massachusetts - Condado de Suffolk - Estados Unidos Boston - Estados Unidos da América

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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Sunday, March 17, 2019
7:00am to 7:55am Registration/Continental Breakfast  
7:55am to 8:00am Welcome and Orientation

Julian Robinson, MD

 
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

 
8:40am to 8:50am Q&A  
8:50am to 9:30am State-of-the-Art Assessment and Treatment of Anemia in Pregnancy

Julianna Schantz-Dunn, MD

 
9:30am to 9:40am Q&A  
9:40am to 10:00am Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
10:00am to 10:40am Should Everybody be Delivered at 39 Weeks?

Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD

 
10:40am to 10:50am Q&A  
10:50am to 11:30am Prevention and Treatment of Obstetric Hemorrhage: Best Practices to Minimize Risk and Optimize Patient Outcomes

Alfred Abuhamad, MD

 
11:30am to 11:40am Q&A  
11:40am to 1:00pm Break for lunch*  
1:00pm to 1:40pm The Fourth Trimester: The New Frontier

Nicole Smith, MD

 
1:40pm to 1:50pm Q&A  
1:50pm to 2:30pm Malpractice: New Views, Insights, and Legal Tips to Mitigate Your Exposure

A. Bernard Guekguezian, JD

 
2:30pm to 2:40pm Q&A  
2:40pm to 2:55pm Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
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

 
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

 
Monday, March 18, 2019
7:00am to 7:55am Breakfast  
7:55am to 8:00am Welcome

Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD

 
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

 
8:40am to 8:50am Q&A  
8:50am to 9:30am NIPT Updates and Upcoming Changes

Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD

 
9:30am to 9:40am Q&A  
9:40am to 10:00am Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
10:00am to 10:40am Expanded Genetic Carrier Screening

Rosemary Reiss, MD

 
10:40am to 10:50am Q&A  
10:50am to 11:30am Managing the IUGR Fetus

Lisa Dunn-Albanese, MD

 
11:30am to 11:40am Q&A  
11:40am to 1:00pm Break for lunch*  
1:00pm to 1:40pm GDM: Which Meds for Which Patients?

Aviva Lee-Parritz, MD and Christina Yarrington, MD, FACOG

 
1:40pm to 1:50pm Q&A  
1:50pm to 2:30pm Twin Pregnancies: Updates for Risk Assessment

Carolina Bibbo, MD

 
2:30pm to 2:40pm Q&A  
2:40pm to 2:55pm Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
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

 
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

 
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
7:00am to 7:55am Registration/Continental Breakfast  
7:55am to 8:00am Welcome

Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH

 
Minimally Invasive Gynecologic SurgeryProgram Director: Dr. Einarsson
8:00am to 8:40am Impact of Robotics on Benign Gyn Surgeries

Gaby Moawad, MD

 
8:40am to 8:50am Q&A  
8:50am to 9:30am Laparoscopic Pelvic Anatomy, Emphasis on the Retroperitoneum

Mobolaji Ajao, MD

 
9:30am to 9:40am Q&A  
9:40am to 10:00am Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
10:00am to 10:40am The Future of Gynecologic Surgery

Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH

 
10:40am to 10:50am Q&A  
UrogynecologyProgram Director: Dr. Minassian
10:50am to 11:30am What Is the Role of Mesh in Gynecologic Surgery?

Charles Rardin, MD, FACOG

 
11:30am to 11:40am Q&A  
11:40am to 1:00pm Break for lunch*  
1:00pm to 1:40pm Interstitial Cystitis: Current Updates

Jeannine Miranne, MD

 
1:40pm to 1:50pm Q&A  
1:50pm to 2:30pm Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence: What Are the Available Options?

Vatché Minassian, MD, MPH

 
2:30pm to 2:40pm Q&A  
2:40pm to 2:55pm Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
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

 
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

 
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
7:00am to 7:55am Breakfast  
7:55am to 8:00am Welcome

Michael Muto, MD

 
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

 
8:40am to 8:50am Q&A  
8:50am to 9:30am State-of-the-Art Management of Cervical Cancer

Neil Horowitz, MD

 
9:30am to 9:40am Q&A  
9:40am to 10:00am Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
10:00am to 10:40am From Conduit to Co-Conspirator: The Fallopian Tube and Ovarian Cancer

Kevin Elias, MD

 
10:40am to 10:50am Q&A  
10:50am to 11:30am The Modern Surgical (and Medical) Management of Endometrial Cancer

Michael Worley, MD

 
11:30am to 11:40am Q&A  
11:40am to 1:00pm Break for lunch*  
1:00pm to 1:40pm The Generalist and the Adnexal Mass: Observe, Operate, or Opt Out?

Michael Muto, MD

 
1:40pm to 1:50pm Q&A  
1:50pm to 2:30pm Ovarian Cancer: Updates and Breakthroughs Impacting Your Practice

Peter Schwartz, MD

 
2:30pm to 2:40pm Q&A  
2:40pm to 2:55pm Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
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

 
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

 
Thursday, March 21, 2019
7:00am to 7:55am Registration/Continental Breakfast  
7:55am to 8:00am Welcome

Mark Hornstein, MD

 
InfertilityProgram Director: Dr. Hornstein
8:00am to 8:40am Important Updates for the Basic Infertility Workup

Rachel Ashby, MD

 
8:40am to 8:50am Q&A  
8:50am to 9:30am Navigating Expanded Options for Ovulation Induction

Elizabeth Ginsburg, MD

 
9:30am to 9:40am Q&A  
9:40am to 10:00am Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
10:00am to 10:40am The Role of IVF in Contemporary Practice

Janis Fox, MD

 
10:40am to 10:50am Q&A  
10:50am to 11:30am Treating Endometriosis and Associated Pelvic Pain

Mark Hornstein, MD

 
11:30am to 11:40am Q&A  
11:40am to 1:00pm Break for lunch*  
1:00pm to 1:40pm Hyperandrogenism/Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment

Robert Barbieri, MD

 
1:40pm to 1:50pm Q&A  
1:50pm to 2:30pm How to Achieve Better Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Congenital Anomalies of the Reproductive Tract

Marc Laufer, MD

 
2:30pm to 2:40pm Q&A  
2:40pm to 2:55pm Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
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

 
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

 
Friday, March 22, 2019
7:00am to 7:55am Breakfast  
7:55am to 8:00am Welcome

Mark Hornstein, MD

 
Menopause and Reproductive EndocrinologyProgram Director: Dr. Hornstein
8:00am to 8:40am Recommendations for the Management of Menopausal Symptoms

Jan Shifren, MD

 
8:40am to 8:50am Q&A  
8:50am to 9:30am Menopausal Hormone Therapy in 2019: What Are the Risks?

Kathryn Martin, MD

 
9:30am to 9:40am Q&A  
9:40am to 10:00am Coffee Break

Refreshments provided

 
10:00am to 10:40am Contraception Update

Alisa Goldberg, MD, MPH

 
10:40am to 10:50am Q&A  
10:50am to 11:30am Better Ways to Treat Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Antonio Gargiulo, MD

 
11:30am to 11:40am Q&A  
11:40am to 12:20pm Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Updates, Best Practices and Guidance

Zev Williams, MD, PhD

 
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

Tuition

 Full Course (All three programs) 

$1,875
(SAVE $900)

 Full Course for Residents or Fellows 

$1,175

Two of the three programs  (No discount for residents and fellows)

$1,550
(SAVE $300)

One of the three programs (No discount for residents and fellows)

$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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