CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION The goal of this conference is to present current
clinical data on key issues in the care of the high
risk pregnancy in a format and atmosphere in which treatment options will be presented to manage these challenges. Topics in this year's conference have been selected based on extensive target audience needs assessment data, including clinical expert input,
practice guidelines, and past participant suggestions.
In addition to the didactic lectures, ample time has been allotted for participant feedback and interaction.
An outstanding, nationally renowned faculty has been assembled for this conference. Each faculty member has expertise in teaching and managing the high risk pregnancy. All faculty members were selected because of their individual area of expertise and their ability to communicate firsthand knowledge to others with a commitment to address clinical issues in a
practical manner.
Conference participants are encouraged to ask
questions and present issues of concern to our
outstanding faculty at the 15th Annual Fall Conference on Challenges in Taking Care of
the High Risk Pregnancy.
This conference has been designed to update
practicing perinatologists, perinatal health care providers, obstetricians, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners and obstetrical nurses on the
challenges they face in taking care of the high risk pregnancy.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES • Manage a variety of high risk pregnancy issues such
as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and multiple
gestations.
• Recognize ways to avoid maternal mortality during
pregnancy & delivery, as well as indirect maternal
death in patients with pre-existing or newly
developed health problems.
• Establish strategies to manage preterm labor, late
preterm births, and second stage labor.
• Integrate valuable insight with interpersonal
communication and decision-making through
Crew Resource Management in Obstetrical practice.
• Outline strategies to reduce litigation in obstetrical
practice.
ACCREDITATION Symposia Medicus is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Symposia Medicus is accredited as a provider of
continuing education for nurses by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
CONTINUING
EDUCATION CREDIT Application has been made with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for Cognates, Formal Learning.
Nurse Midwives / Physician Assistants Nurse Practitioners/Nurses Provider is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP2335, for 23
contact hours.
Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority Each participant should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Certificates of completion/credit will be given to participants on-site at the conclusion of the
conference.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
At the conclusion of this conference, you should
be able to:
This educational activity was planned and
produced in accordance with the ACCME and ANCC essentials and standards relating to continuing medical and nursing education.
Physicians
Symposia Medicus designates this educational activity for a maximum of 19 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
The American College of Nurse Midwives and the American Academy of Physician Assistants accept Category 1 CME approval from organizations
accredited by the ACCME.
The ANCC contact hours awarded for the completion
of this educational activity is 19.
A maximum of 3.83 hours in pharmacology credit for prescriptive authority may be earned by attending
this educational conference. Sessions awarding
pharmacology credit for prescriptive authority are denoted with an Rx in the schedule.
Each registrant will receive an extensive conference syllabus containing pertinent information on each
conference topic. Extra copies of this syllabus are available for purchase after the conference by sending $45 payment to: Symposia Medicus, 399 Taylor Blvd., Suite 201, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2200 (please refer to syllabus #1089).