Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

James V. Fiorica, MD, FACOG
Conference Co-Chairperson
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of South Florida
Director, Gynecologic Oncology
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Sarasota, Florida

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

Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C
Adjunct Faculty
Winona State University
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Primary Care Provider
The Olmsted Medical Center
University Center - Student Health
Rochester, Minnesota

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

Shailen Shah, MD
Conference Co-Chairperson
Director, Antenatal Testing Unit
Perinatology
Virtua Health System
Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Mount Laurel, New Jersey

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. Additionally, employees and board members of Symposia Medicus have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest to the planning of this conference. This information is intended to assist you in forming your own judgments about content presented. Disclosure information will be included in your syllabus and/or verbally disclosed at the conference.

Wednesday, October 28

7:00am Registration & Check-in during Continental Breakfast

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
Shailen Shah, MD

8:15 Boning Up: Osteoporosis Update 2009 (Rx = 30 minutes)
Janet Schlechte, MD

9:00 Recognition & Treatment of Depression in Women Throughout Their Life Cycles (Rx = 15 minutes)
Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C

9:45 Break

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

10:30 Hypertensive Crisis in Pregnancy: This Can Make Your Blood Boil! (Rx = 15 minutes)
Shailen Shah, MD

11:15 Office Management of Diabetes In & Out of Pregnancy (Rx = 30 minutes)
Janet Schlechte, MD

Noon Recognition & Treatment of Eating Disorders (Rx = 10 minutes)
Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C

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

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

5:30-7:00pm Group Reception (Faculty, Participants & Their Guests)

Thursday, October 29

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 The Influence of Hormone Therapy on Malignancies (Rx = 30 minutes)
James Fiorica, MD

8:45 HPV & Pap Smear: Current Guidelines 2009 (Rx = 10 minutes)
Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP

9:30 Break

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

10:15 Detection & Management of Heart Disease in Pregnancy (Rx = 15 minutes)
Shailen Shah, MD

11:00 Update & Treatment Options for Uterine Fibroids (Rx = 10 minutes)
Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP

11:45 Gentle GYN: Care & Knowledge of the Young Female
Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C

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

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, October 30

3:30pm SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS ~ Session One

Endocrinology in the OB/GYN Office Setting
Janet Schlechte, MD

Hormone Therapy Controversies
James Fiorica, MD

OB/GYN Risk Management: Case Studies
Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP

Female Adolescent Healthcare
Barbara Malat, CPNP/FNP, PA-C

5:00 Break

5:15 SMALL GROUP BREAKOUTS ~ Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, October 31

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Evaluation of Breast Lumps & Diagnosis of Breast Cancer (Rx = 10 minutes)
James Fiorica, MD

8:45 Cholestasis of Pregnancy: The Loch Ness Monster (Rx = 15 minutes)
Shailen Shah, MD

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

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

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

11:15 Genetics of Ovarian Cancer & Options Available to Clinicians (Rx = 20 minutes)
James Fiorica, MD

Noon Exercising During Pregnancy: Evidence, Guidelines, and More...
Jay Goldberg, MD, MSCP

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