CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
This year's 24th Annual Conference on High Risk Obstetrics will focus on how to manage the patient who has an Obstetrical Emergency. This conference will provide the practicing clinician with the knowledge to respond when faced with a life or death situation of the mother and/or fetus. The program has been designed for physicians, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and other health care professionals who face ever-increasing challenges in the clinical diagnoses, treatment options, and new technologies involved
in taking care of obstetrical
emergencies.
The goal of this conference is to present current clinical data on key issues in obstetrical emergencies in
a format and atmosphere in which treatment options will be presented
to manage these challenges. Topics have been selected from past
participant conference evaluation requests, clinical expert input, and our on-line needs assessment survey of Obstetric professionals. In addition to the didactic lectures, which will present evidence-based information, ample time has been allotted for
participant feedback and interaction.
All speakers are practicing clinicians who face high risk patients and obstetrical emergencies every day.
Each speaker has been selected based on their individual areas
of expertise, their ability to
communicate first-hand knowledge
to others, and for their commitment to address clinical issues in a
practical manner.
This exciting and unique
conference focusing on Obstetrical Emergencies will provide you with an opportunity to share current issues with colleagues from across the country. You will be able to take
home information which will help
you immediately.
CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this conference, you should have an increased
knowledge of, and be more
competent to...
• Appropriately diagnose &
manage a variety of high risk
obstetrical emergencies such
as acute respiratory events,
preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome,
TTP, thrombophilias, & shoulder
dystocia;
• Cite new standardized
management of acute intrapartum
fetal heart rate monitoring
emergencies;
• Describe management of the
acute endocrine OB emergencies
of diabetic ketoacidosis & thyroid
storm;
• Develop a plan for antepartum &
intrapartum acute emergencies
when managing multiple
gestations;
• Describe the pathophysiology,
diagnosis, & management of
amniotic fluid embolism in
pregnancy;
• Recognize & manage IUGR &
know when emergency delivery
or induction is needed;
• Detect & manage placenta accreta
to prevent maternal hemorrhagic
death;
• Handle acute OB emergencies in
the obese patient.
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 Application has been made with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for Cognates, Formal Learning.
This CME activity meets the
requirements under California Assembly Bill 1195, continuing
education and cultural and
linguistic competency.
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 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. You can request your CD syllabus on our
conference registration form (by requesting a CD syllabus, you will not receive a paper syllabus). 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 94523-2287
(please refer to syllabus #1156,
and indicate type of media preferred).
Symposia Medicus designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18 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 are 18.
A maximum of 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.