CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
Our 21st Annual National Conference on Women's Health is designed to provide Ob/Gyn, family and
internal medicine physicians, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and all other healthcare professionals who take care of women with the most current clinical information about the care of the female patient. In addition to the didactic sessions, the conference will also include workshop sessions and discussion periods. The primary goal of the conference is to enhance the knowledge and competence of attendees.
Content for this year's conference has been selected based on extensive target audience needs assessment data, including clinical expert input, online needs
assessment survey, and past participant stated needs.
An outstanding faculty has been selected based on their individual areas of expertise, their ability to communicate practical, evidence-based knowledge to others, their commitment to address issues of current concern, and their willingness to interact with participants.
This conference will provide you with an opportunity to share current issues with colleagues from across the country in exciting Las Vegas! You will take home a wealth of information which will help you to better
care for your female patients.
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
After participating in this conference, you should have an increased knowledge of, and be more competent to...
• Discuss current issues in menopause
• Better manage cardiovascular related issues in
the female patient
• Create a more culturally competent practice
• Enhance your management strategies for
endometriosis
• Identify hereditary risk factors for breast and
ovarian cancers
• Discuss management options for treating infertility
• Better manage mood disorders and depression
in women
ACCREDITATION
This educational activity was planned and produced in accordance with the ACCME and ANCC Essentials and Standards relating to continuing medical and nursing education.
Symposia Medicus is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Symposia Medicus is accredited as a provider of
continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
Participants should only claim credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Certificates of Completion/Credit will be given to
participants at the conclusion of the conference.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
Physicians The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has assigned 16 cognate credits
to this program.
Application for Prescribed CME credit has also
been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
Certified Nurse Midwives/
Physician Assistants Nurse Practitioners/Nurses Provider also approved by the California Board
of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP2335, for
20.4 contact hours.
Pharmacology Credit for
Prescriptive Authority WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Smaller group workshops will be held Tuesday
afternoon. These sessions will give you an
opportunity to select subjects relating to your
particular area of interest and provide an
opportunity for greater interaction with the faculty and other participants. Please indicate your workshop choices on the conference
registration form in this brochure. Space is
limited, so please reserve early. Workshops you select will be printed on your name badge.
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 available
on CD (e-syllabus). You can request an
e-syllabus on our conference registration form. By requesting an e-syllabus, you will not receive a paper syllabus. If you request an
e-syllabus 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 94523-2287 (please refer to syllabus #1155 and indicate type
of media preferred).
Symposia Medicus designates this educational
activity for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
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 17.
A maximum of 3 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 in the schedule.