Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

William D. Schlaff, MD
Conference Chairman
Professor and Vice Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado

Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP
Associate Professor
Director, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Jefferson Fibroid Center
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Steven R. Goldstein, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director of GYN Ultrasound and Co-Director of Bone Densitometry
New York University Medical Center
New York, New York

Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD
President, Perinatal Risk Management & Education Services
Certified Nurse-Midwife
Saint Anthony Hospital
Chicago, Illinois

Janet A. Schlechte, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa

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.

Friday, December 19

7:00am Registration & Check-in
Continental Breakfast

8:00 Conference Introduction
William Schlaff, MD

8:15 The Pap Smear: 2008 Update
Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP

9:00 Amenorrhea - Causes & Treatment Options (Rx=30 minutes)
William Schlaff, MD

9:45 Break

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

10:30 A Practical Approach to Some Common Thyroid Problems (Rx=30 minutes)
Janet Schlechte, MD

11:15 Hormone Replacement Therapy: Where Are We Now?
William Schlaff, MD

Noon Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:30pm Lunch Break (on your own)

2:00 Update & Treatment Options for Uterine Fibroids (Rx=30 minutes)
Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP

2:45 Mistakes Were Made, But Not By Me: Cognitive Bias in Medical Decision Making
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

3:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

4:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, December 20

7:00am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Evaluation & Treatment of Menstrual Migraines (Rx=30 minutes)
Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP

8:45 Boning Up: An Osteoporosis Update (Rx=25 minutes)
Janet Schlechte, MD

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

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

10:45 A Modern Approach to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Steven Goldstein, MD

11:30 Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis-Related Pain (Rx=30 minutes)
William Schlaff, MD

12:15pm The Use of Ultrasound in Menopausal Patients
Steven Goldstein, MD

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