Conference Description
Our 17th Annual Spring Conference on Women's Health has been designed to provide current,
evidence-based information to health care professionals involved in the care of female patients, on various aspects of Women's Health.
In addition to the didactic lectures, which will present current diagnostic and management information, ample time is scheduled 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 Symposia Medicus'
on-line needs assessment survey of healthcare professionals involved in Women's Health.
An outstanding faculty has been selected based on their individual areas of expertise, their ability to
communicate first-hand knowledge
to others, and their commitment to address issues of current concern to attendees.
Morning sessions and one afternoon session leave ample time for relaxing, enjoying continued discussions with colleagues from the U.S. and abroad and for exploring Cancun, Mexico.
Conference Objectives
At the conclusion of this
conference, you should be able to:
• Use up-to-date clinical interventions
in the management of sexually
transmitted infections
• Cite current information regarding
contraception options
• Better recognize and treat
rheumatologic diseases including
osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and
fibromyalgia
• Distinguish the mutation carriers
for cancer
• Better manage your patients with
breast cancer
• Establish strategies for the
management of common problems
seen in the office including abnormal
uterine bleeding, menstrual
migraines and menopause
symptoms
• Recognize barriers to effectively
treat the female adolescent patient
• Describe current guidelines for
exercise during pregnancy
• Better interpret hysteroscopy
results and differentiate the
management options of
hysterectomy and uterine
fibroid embolization
Accreditation
This educational activity was planned and produced in
accordance with the ACCME Essentials and Standards relating to continuing medical and nursing education.
Symposia Medicus is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide 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).
Each participant should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Certificates of completion/
credit will be given to
participants on-site at the
conclusion of the conference.
Continuing
Education Credit
Physicians Application has been made
with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for cognates, Formal Learning.
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Nurse Midwives/
Physician Assistants Nurse Practitioners/Nurses Provider is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP2335, for 21.6 contact hours.
Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority Round Table
Discussion Sessions
Small group sessions will be held Friday afternoon. These "Round Table Discussion Sessions," organized to provide an
opportunity for greater
participant/faculty interaction, will give you an opportunity to discuss subjects relating to your particular areas of interest. You are
encouraged to bring cases or issues you are confronting in
your clinical practice to discuss during these sessions.
Educational Resources
Each registrant will receive an extensive conference syllabus containing pertinent information on each topic presented. In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of printing on paper, this syllabus is now available on CD. You can request your syllabus on CD on our conference
registration form. If you request a syllabus on CD and bring your laptop to the conference, please be aware that there are no
electrical outlets at the
conference tables. Make sure your laptop is fully charged each day.
Extra copies of this syllabus, whether on CD or paper, are
available for purchase by writing, with $45 payment to: Symposia Medicus, 399 Taylor Blvd.,
Suite 201, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2200 (please refer to
syllabus #1139 and indicate
type of media preferred).
Group Tours /
Ground Transportation
Tours are planned for participants and guests throughout the
conference breaks. Additional information regarding tours, hotel, location and ground transportation will be sent.
Symposia Medicus designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18 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 18.
A maximum of 3.5 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.