Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Kimberly Berkhoudt, MS, NP
STD/HIV Consultant
Infectious Disease
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York

James G. Garrick, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Director, Center for Sports Medicine
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
Clinical Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of California San Francisco
School of Medicine
San Francisco, California

Victoria L. Green, MD, MBA, JD
Conference Chair Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Director/Medical Director of Satellite Clinics
Gynecology Comprehensive Breast Center
Georgia Cancer Center of Excellence
Atlanta, Georgia

Gretchen Lentz, MD
Associate Professor & Division Director of Women's Health
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Adjunct Associate Professor of Urology
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Jan Shepherd, MD, FACOG
Adjunct Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Florida State University
College of Medicine
Tallahassee, Florida

Consistent with ACCME and 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.

Wednesday, November 5

7:00am Registration & Check-in

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
Victoria Green, MD

8:15 Current Data on Hormone Replacement Therapy (Rx = 30 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

9:00 Issues in Breast Cancer Screening & Diagnosis (Rx = 20 minutes)
Victoria Green, MD

9:45 Break

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:45 Female Contraception: So Many Choices! (Rx = 45 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

11:30 Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women: Clinical Management (Rx = 30 minutes)
Kimberly Berkhoudt, MS, NP

12:15pm Postpartum Depression: Beyond the Baby Blues
Victoria Green, MD

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

1:45 Adjourn for the Day

5:30-7:00pm Group Reception (Registrants & Their Guests)

Thursday, November 6

8:00am Keeping the Arthritic Woman Active: Non-Surgical Treatments (Rx = 10 minutes)
James Garrick, MD

8:45 A Practical Approach to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Rx = 15 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

9:30 Break

9:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Diagnosis & Treatment of Female Incontinence (Rx = 20 minutes)
Gretchen Lentz, MD

11:15 Common Injuries in the Exercising Woman
James Garrick, MD

Noon Risk Management in Gynecology: Case Studies
Victoria Green, MD

12:45pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, November 7

3:30pm SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS ~ Session One

Round Table Discussion:

Menopause - Dilemmas & Options
Jan Shepherd, MD

Round Table Discussion:

Behavioral Counseling for Clinicians: Helping Our Patients Change Behaviors
Kimberly Berkhoudt, MS, NP

Round Table Discussion:

Practical Examination of the Knee, Hip & Shoulder
James Garrick, MD

Workshop:

Female Sexual Dysfunction Dilemmas
Gretchen Lentz, MD

5:00 Break

5:15 SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS ~ Session Two
Session One Topics Repeated

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, November 8

8:00am Keys to Managing Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (Rx = 15 minutes)
Gretchen Lentz, MD

8:45 Back Pain: In & Out of Pregnancy (Rx = 10 minutes)
James Garrick, MD

9:30 Break (hotel check-out if applicable)

10:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:45 Prevention & Management of HPV Infection in Women
Kimberly Berkhoudt, MS, NP

11:30 Conservative & Surgical Options for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Rx = 15 minutes)
Gretchen Lentz, MD

12:15pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:00 Conference Adjourns

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