Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Gary A. Dildy III, MD, FACOG
Conference Co-Chairperson
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Mountain Star Division
Hospital Corporation of America
Nashville, Tennessee
Staff Perinatologist
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
St. Mark's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah

Karrie E. Francois, MD
Perinatal Medical Director
Scottsdale Healthcare
Scottsdale Prenatal Associates, PLLC
AMOMI Pregnancy Wellness~Spa
Scottsdale, Arizona
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Michael G. Gravett, MD
Professor and Vice-Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Laura J. Mulcahy, C-FNP, MSN
Assistant Medical Director
STD Center for Excellence
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York

Jan Shepherd, MD, FACOG
Conference Co-Chairperson
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.

Tuesday, March 3

5:30-7:00pm Registration/Check-in during Group Reception

Wednesday, March 4

6:30am Late Registration & Check-in Continental Breakfast

7:00 Conference Introduction
Jan Shepherd, MD

7:15 HIV/AIDS in Pregnancy: Current Management (Rx = 15 minutes)
Michael Gravett, MD

8:00 Reproductive Endocrinology/ Infertility Update (Rx = 20 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

8:45 Fetal Monitoring: What is the Baby Telling You?
Karrie Francois, MD

9:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:30 Adjourn morning session

Mid-Day Break

4:00pm The Bread & Butter of Diabetes in Pregnancy (Rx = 40 minutes)
Karrie Francois, MD

4:45 HPV/HSV Review: Pap Smear Screening Guidelines & Counseling (Rx = 10 minutes)
Laura Mulcahy, C-FNP, MSN

5:30 Shoulder Dystocia & Brachial Plexus Palsy: Preventable or Not? (Rx = 15 minutes)
Gary Dildy, III, MD

6:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

7:15 Adjourn for the Day

Thursday, March 5

6:30am Continental Breakfast

7:00 Hormone Therapy for Menopause: Should We or Shouldn't We? (Rx = 30 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

7:45 Preterm Birth: Is Prevention Possible? (Rx = 15 minutes)
Michael Gravett, MD

8:30 STI Manifestations & New Treatment Guidelines (Rx = 30 minutes)
Laura Mulcahy, C-FNP, MSN

9:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, March 6

4:00pm Managing Hypertension in Pregnancy (Rx = 20 minutes)
Karrie Francois, MD

4:45 Female Sexual Dysfunction (Rx = 15 minutes)
Jan Shepherd, MD

5:30 Intrauterine Fetal Demise: Risk Factors, Assessment & Prevention (Rx = 10 minutes)
Gary Dildy, III, MD

6:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

7:15 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, March 7

6:30am Continental Breakfast

7:00 Life-Threatening Puerperal Infections: Septic Shock & Soft Tissue Infections (Rx = 15 minutes)
Michael Gravett, MD

7:45 How to Diagnose & Treat Common Vaginal Complaints (Rx = 15 minutes)
Laura Mulcahy, C-FNP, MSN

8:30 The Obstetrical Nightmare: Postpartum Hemorrhage (Rx = 20 minutes)
Gary Dildy, III, MD

9:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

10:15 Conference Adjourns

Rx= Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be Granted for these Sessions