Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Sarah J. Kilpatrick, MD, PhD
Vice Dean
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Gretchen Lentz, MD
Conference Co-Chairperson
Associate Professor & Division Director of Women's Health
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Washington
Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

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

Catherine Y. Spong, MD
Chief, Pregnancy & Perinatology Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Special Guest Faculty

Stephen S. Crandall, JD
James M. Kelley, JD
Elk & Elk
Mayfield Heights, Ohio

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.

Sunday, February 8

7:00am Registration & Check-in
Continental Breakfast

8:00 Welcome & Introduction
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

8:15 Management of Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy (Rx = 20 minutes)
Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD

9:00 Prematurity Prevention: The Role of 17-hydroxyProgesterone Caproate (Rx = 40 minutes)
Catherine Spong, MD

9:45 Break

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

10:30 Interactive Session (Audience Response System) on Fetal Monitoring: Standardizing Interpretation and Management
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

12:30pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

5:30pm-7:00pm Group Reception

Monday, February 9

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Keys to Managing Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Gretchen Lentz, MD

8:45 Cesarean Delivery on Request: Is it a Problem?
Catherine Spong, MD

9:30 Break

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

10:15 Female Sexual Dysfunction Dilemmas (Rx = 35 minutes)
Gretchen Lentz, MD

11:00 Stillbirth: A Neglected Obstetrical Tragedy
Catherine Spong, MD

11:45 Maternal Mortality: Why Women Die & What We Can Do
Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD

12:30pm Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

Tuesday, February 10

3:30pm Anatomy of a Law Suit: What Every Clinician Needs to Know

This session will cover the ins and outs of the legal process and what to do when faced with a lawsuit. Come to understand the litigation process and prepare for the emotional and intellectual challenges posed by a lawsuit. This is an interactive session with demonstration of deposition and trial testimony.

Stephen S. Crandall, JD
James M. Kelley, JD

6:45 Adjourn for day

Wednesday, February 11

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Diagnosis and Treatment of Female Incontinence (Rx = 35 minutes)
Gretchen Lentz, MD

8:45 Mistakes Were Made, But Not By Me: Cognitive Bias In Medical Decision Making
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

9:30 Break (Hotel Check-out if applicable)

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

10:30 ACOG Updates 2009: What's New for this Year
Sarah Kilpatrick, MD, PhD

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

Noon The Perils of Pitocin: Excessive Uterine Activity & Fetal Acid-Base Balance (Rx = 35 minutes)
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

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

1:30 Conference Adjourns

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