Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Wesley C. Fowler, Jr., MD
Professor and Associate Chairman
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Winona State University
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Primary Care Provider
The Olmsted Medical Center
University Center Ð Student Health
Rochester, Minnesota

Toby Maurer, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Dermatology
University of California, San Francisco
Chief, Department of Dermatology
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California

Tristi W. Muir, MD
Assistant Professor
Director, Female Pelvic Medicine And Reconstructive Surgery
Scott and White Clinic/Memorial Hospital
Texas A&M College of Medicine
Temple, Texas

Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD, FACP
Department of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Chief of Endocrinology
Professor of Medicine
Scott & White Clinic & Texas A & M University
Temple, Texas

David Plourd, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Naval Medical Center, San Diego
OB/GYN Hospitalist
Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, California

Jan Shepherd, MD, FACOG
Conference Chair & Moderator
Education Director for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Florida State University College of Medicine
Tallahassee, Florida

Consistent with ACCME/ANCC policy, faculty for this educational activity are asked to disclose any commercial interests that may create or may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material they will be presenting, as well as limitations on clinical studies presented, and any "off-label" use suggestions for medical products. This policy is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about material presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

Monday, September 22

11:00am Registration & Check-in

Noon Welcome & Introduction
Jan Shepherd, MD

12:15pm Current Update on Menopausal & Hormone Therapy Dilemmas (Rx = 45 minutes)
David Plourd, MD

1:00 Low Malignant Potential Tumors of the Ovary: What They Are, and How Do You Treat? (Rx = 15 minutes)
Wesley Fowler, Jr., MD

1:45 Break

2:00 Questions & Answers/Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

2:30 HPV and Abnormal PAPS: What's New and What's in the Future (Rx = 15 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

3:15 Controversies in the Treatment of Thyroid Disease (Rx = 30 minutes)
Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD

4:00 Endometrial Hyperplasia & Early Endometrial Cancer (Rx = 10 minutes)
Wesley Fowler, Jr., MD

4:45 Questions & Answers/Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

6:00 Adjourn for the Day

Tuesday, September 23

8:30am Continental Breakfast

9:00 Diagnosis & Treatment of Female Incontinence (Rx = 10 minutes)
Tristi Muir, MD

9:45 Outpatient Office Management of Common Dermatologic Problems (Rx = 30 minutes)
Toby Maurer, MD

10:30 Osteoporosis: The Bare Bones of the Matter (Rx = 30 minutes)
David Plourd, MD

11:15 Break

11:30 Questions & Answers/Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

11:45 Mirror, Mirror: Recognition and Treatment of Eating Disorders (Rx = 15 minutes)
Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C

12:30pm Medical Management of Defecatory Dysfunction (Rx = 15 minutes)
Tristi Muir, MD

1:15 Questions & Answers/Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:45 Lunch Break

3:00pm WORKSHOPS: Session One

A. Practical Approach to Diagnosis & Treatment of Abnormal Vaginal Discharge
David Plourd, MD

B. Urinary Tract Infection & Other Causes of Bladder Pain
Tristi Muir, MD

C. Female Sexual Dysfunction
Jan Shepherd, MD

D. Helping Your Female Patients Sort Out Diets & Effective Exercise
Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD

4:15 Break

4:45 Workshops: Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:00 Adjourn for the Day

Wednesday, September 24

8:30am Continental Breakfast

9:00 Common Dermatologic Infectious Diseases: What's New in Diagnosis & Treatment (Rx = 30 minutes)
Toby Maurer, MD

9:45 Female Contraception: So Many Choices! (Rx = 45 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

10:30 Break (Hotel Check-Out if applicable)

11:00 Diabetes in Women: New Treatment Options (Rx = 30 minutes)
Veronica Piziak, MD, PhD

12:15pm Recognition and Treatment of Depression in Women Throughout Their Life Cycles (Rx = 15 minutes)
Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C

1:00 Questions & Answers/Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:45 Conference Adjourns

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions