Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Lawrence D. Devoe, MD, FACOG
Professor
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Section
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia

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

David A. Miller, MD, FACOG
Conference Co-Chairperson
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Pediatrics
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Children Hospital Los Angeles Medical Director
CHLA-USC Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health
Los Angeles, California

Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD
Conference Co-Chairperson
President, Perinatal Risk Management & Education Services
Certified Nurse-Midwife
Chicago, Illinois

Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD
Professor
Yale University School of Medicine
Co-Director, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut

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.

Thursday, April 22

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

8:00 Conference & Faculty Introduction
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

8:15 NICHD 2010: Are You Up-to-Date?
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

9:00 EFM Interpretation & Management: An Interactive Review
David Miller, MD

10:30 Break

10:45 ST - Segment Analysis: An Overview
Lawrence Devoe, MD

11:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:15pm Lunch Break (on your own)

1:30 FHR Emergencies
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

2:15 Fetal Critical Care: What We Can & Cannot Do
Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD

3:00 Break

3:15 Special Considerations in EFM: Preterm Fetus, Multiple Gestations & Fetal Arrhythmia (Rx = 10 minutes)
Lawrence Devoe, MD

4:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

4:45 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, April 23

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Medical-Legal Case Review in EFM
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD

8:45 Anesthesia: Effects on FHR (Rx = 45 minutes)
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

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

10:00 Break

10:15 Workshops: Session One

Workshop A:
Myth Busting: Common EFM Myths & Misconceptions
David Miller, MD

Workshop B:
ST - Segment Analysis: Case Studies in Fetal Oxygenation
Lawrence Devoe, MD

Workshop C:
Management Dilemmas of the Post-Term Pregnancy
Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD

11:45 Break - Participants Change Rooms

Noon Workshops: Session Two (Session One Topics Repeated)

1:30pm Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, April 24

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 EFM Jeopardy
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD & David Miller, MD & Audience

9:00 Obstetric Management at the Limit of Fetal Viability (Rx = 5 minutes)
Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD

9:45 Group B Strep: Update on Guideline Revisions (Rx = 45 minutes)
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

10:30 Break (For hotel check-out)

11:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

11:30 Documentation & Deposition: What to Do, What Not to Do
Lisa Miller, CNM, JD & David Miller, MD

1:00pm Conference Adjourns

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority