CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Our 16th Annual Winter Conference on Obstetrics
& Gynecology has been designed for physicians,
certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and other health care professionals who face ever increasing challenges in the clinical diagnoses, treatment options, and new technologies involved in OB/GYN.
The goal of this conference is to provide a comprehensive update and review on current issues and contemporary topics in OB/GYN.
Emphasis will be placed
on practical application of evidence-based topics. In addition to didactic lectures, ample time has been allotted for participant feedback and interaction.
Content for this year's
conference has been
selected using extensive needs assessment data including past participant topic requests, clinical
expert input, current practice guidelines, and our on-line needs assessment survey of
healthcare professionals involved in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
An outstanding faculty
has been assembled for
this conference who are committed to providing
participants with current and practical information. Each member was selected based on their individual area of
expertise and their ability
to communicate first-hand practical information.
Morning sessions and one afternoon session leave ample time for skiing and exploring Breckenridge, Colorado. We have also arranged a variety of
group tours that allow for enjoyment of the area as
well as continued discussion relating to the conference topics.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this conference, you should be able to:
• Cite current treatment guidelines for
management of issues related to
sexually transmitted infections
• Summarize the pre-disposing risk
factors, signs, symptoms, &
preventive measures of various
complications in pregnancy such
as hypertension, diabetes,
intrauterine fetal demise, preterm
labor, & postpartum hemorrhage
• Review hormone therapy risks and
benefits to better educate & counsel
patients in order to make informed
treatment decisions that result in
safe & effective symptom relief
• Define current prevention &
management guidelines of
increasingly common birth trauma
injuries such as shoulder dystocia
• Determine the prevalence, etiology,
& manifestations of female sexual
dysfunction & establish appropriate
treatment strategies to improve
quality of life
ACCREDITATION
This educational activity
was planned and produced in
accordance with the ACCME and ANCC essentials and standards relating to continuing medical and nursing education.
Symposia Medicus is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to
sponsor 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
Physicians The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
has assigned 15 cognate credits
to this program. Nurse Midwives / Physician Assistants Nurses / Nurse Practitioners Provider is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP2335
for 19.5 contact hours. Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
Certificates of Completion/Credit
will be given to participants at the conclusion of the conference.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Each registrant will receive an
extensive conference syllabus
containing pertinent information on each conference topic. Extra
copies of this syllabus are available
for purchase by writing, with
$45 payment to: Symposia Medicus, 399 Taylor Blvd., Suite 201,
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2200. (Reference syllabus #1099).
WINTER TOURS & SKI LIFT TICKET DISCOUNTS /
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Winter tours are planned for
participants and their guests
throughout the conference breaks,
as well as discounts offered on ski
lift tickets and rental equipment.
Additional information regarding
these tours, discounts and ground
transportation will be sent.
Symposia Medicus designates this
educational activity for a maximum
of 16.25 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 16.25.
A maximum of 4.5 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.