Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

John R. Barton, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Central Baptist Hospital
Associate Professor
Department of OB/GYN
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Thomas J. Benedetti, MD, MHA
Professor, Vice Chairman, and Director of Education
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington
School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington

Haywood L. Brown, MD, FACOG
Conference Chairman
Roy T. Parker Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Tekoa L. King, CNM, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Deputy Editor, Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health

Stephanie R. Martin, DO
Assistant Director and Section Chief
Pikes Peak Maternal Fetal Medicine
Memorial Health System
Colorado Springs, Colorado

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 in 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, March 24

7:00am Registration & Check In

8:00 Welcome & Introduction
Haywood Brown, MD

8:15 OB Hemorrhage: What to do When Your Patient Bleeds & Bleeds... (Rx = 10 minutes)
Thomas Benedetti, MD, MHA

9:00 Multiple Gestations: Management Algorithms
Haywood Brown, MD

9:45 Break

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

10:30 Prenatal Screening in Obstetrics: Current Considerations
John Barton, MD

11:15 Update on the Latest NICHD FHR Terminology
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

Noon Are We Doing All We Can to Stop Patients From Smoking?
Haywood Brown, MD

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

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

5:30-7:00pm Group Reception (Registrants, Guests and Faculty)

Thursday, March 25

8:00am Are you Ready for Your Next Case of Shoulder Dystocia?
Thomas Benedetti, MD, MHA

8:45 The Adherent Placenta: Diagnosis and Management
John Barton, MD

9:30 Break

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

10:15 Etiologies & Management of Bradycardias
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

11:00 Benefits and Risks of Fish Consumption during Pregnancy: The Potential Fetal Effects of High Maternal Mercury Exposure
Thomas Benedetti, MD, MHA

11:45 Preeclampsia: Prediction and Prevention (Rx = 20 minutes)
John Barton, MD

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

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, March 26

3:30pm Small Group Sessions ~ Session One

Round Table Discussion - Obesity in Pregnancy: The Big Problem
Haywood Brown, MD

Workshop - Interactive Case Studies in Fetal Monitoring: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

Workshop - Perinatal Infections: Current Management Guidelines & Case Studies
Stephanie Martin, DO

Round Table Discussion - Prevention of Preterm Birth
Thomas Benedetti, MD, MHA

5:00 Break

5:15 Small Group Sessions ~ Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, March 27

8:00am Maternal Chronic Illness: Perinatal Implications (Rx = 15 minutes)
Stephanie Martin, DO

8:45 GBS Prophylaxis: Is It Working? (Rx = 40 minutes)
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

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

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

10:30 Management of the Cervical Incompetence (Rx = 20 minutes)
Haywood Brown, MD

11:15 Sepsis & Septic Shock in Pregnancy (Rx = 20 minutes)
John Barton, MD

Noon Cardiomyopathy in Pregnancy
Stephanie Martin, DO

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