Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Gary A. Dildy III, MD, FACOG
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Louisiana State University
Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Mountain Star Division
Hospital Corporation of America
Nashville, Tennessee
Staff Perinatologist
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
St. Mark's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah

Cornelia Graves, MD, FACOG
Medical Director, Tennessee Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Director of Perinatal Services
Baptist Hospital
Clinical Professor
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Pauline Hill, RN, MSN
Adjunct Faculty
University of Tampa
Department of Nursing
Tampa, Florida
Hearts Afire
Board of Directors
Sarasota, Florida

Washington C. Hill, MD, FACOG
Conference Chairman
Medical Director of Labor and Delivery
First Physician's Group of Sarasota
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Clinical Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of South Florida, College of Medicine
Tampa, Florida
Clinical Professor
Department of Clinical Sciences
OB-GYN Clerkship Director - Sarasota Campus
Florida State University, College of Medicine
Sarasota, Florida

Tekoa L. King, CNM, MPH, FACNM
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
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Pediatrics
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Children's Hospital, Los Angeles
Medical Director
CHLA-USC Institute for Maternal-Fetal Health
Los Angeles, California

Thomas R. Moore, MD, FACOG
Professor and Chairman
Department of Reproductive Medicine
University of California, San Diego
School of Medicine
San Diego, California

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, Symposia Medicus Board, Planning Committee, and Staff members have disclosed that they have no significant financial relationships that could pose a conflict of interest to 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, SEPTEMBER 30

7:00am Conference Registration/Check-In During Continental Breakfast

8:00 Welcome and Conference Introduction
Washington Hill, MD

8:15 Emergency Visit to OB Triage: "I Can't Feel My Baby Move," & Other Problems (Rx = 10 minutes)
Washington Hill, MD

8:45 Placenta Abruption: Signs, Symptoms, Early Recognition, Treatment & Counseling About Recurrence (Rx = 10 minutes)
Gary Dildy III, MD

9:15 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

9:45 Break

10:15 Evaluation & Resuscitation of the Newborn Before Your Pediatric Team Gets There (Rx = 5 minutes)
Pauline Hill, RN, MSN

10:45 Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Using Standardized Management to Deal with Acute Emergencies (Rx = 10 minutes)
David Miller, MD

11:15 OB Emergency Drills, DVDs & Simulation: What is It, Which Topics, Why the Need, Pros & Pitfalls (Rx = 5 minutes)
Thomas Moore, MD

11:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

12:30pm Lunch Break (on your own)

1:45 The Antepartum & Intrapartum Management of Thrombophilias to "Prevent" an Acute OB Emergency Event (Rx = 15 minutes)
Connie Graves, MD

2:15 The Recognition of Acute Fetal Heart Rate Emergencies & Then What to Do & NOT Do About Them (Rx = 10 minutes)
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

2:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

3:15 Break

3:45 Lessons Learned About Handling Acute OB Emergencies in Our Increasing Number of Obese Patients (Rx = 5 minutes)
Washington Hill, MD

4:15 Amniotic Fluid Embolism: A Life or Death Acute OB Emergency (Rx = 15 minutes)
Gary Dildy III, MD

4:45 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

5:15 Adjourn for the Day

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Antepartum Testing in High-Risk Pregnancy: Choices in Acute OB Emergency Needing Immediate Action (Rx = 10 minutes)
David Miller, MD

8:30 Managing Your Patient Who is Seizing in Labor & Delivery (Rx = 15 minutes)
Thomas Moore, MD

9:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

9:30 Break

10:00 "I Can't Breathe," or Acute Respiratory Emergencies During Pregnancy (Rx = 15 minutes)
Connie Graves, MD

10:30 Uterine Rupture: Who is at Risk; What Does it Look Like; Is VBAC Still An Option? (Rx = 10 minutes)
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

11:00 The Dangers of Preeclampsia, HELLP Syndrome & TTP Emergencies (Rx = 15 minutes)
David Miller, MD

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

12:15pm Lunch Break (on your own)

1:30 Are You Ready for Your Next Shoulder Dystocia Emergency? (Rx = 5 minutes)
Gary Dildy III, MD

2:00 Some Antepartum & Intrapartum Acute Emergencies Encountered When Managing The Multiple Gestation (Rx = 15 minutes)
Washington Hill, MD

2:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

3:00 Break

3:30 Recognition & Management of the OB Trauma Patient's Obstetric Emergency (Rx = 10 minutes)
Thomas Moore, MD

4:00 Managing Acute Emergencies Encountered When Administering Tocolytic Agents (MgSO₄, Indocin, Procardia) (Rx = 25 minutes)
Connie Graves, MD

4:30 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience 5:00 Adjourn for the Day

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 OB Emergencies Resulting in Maternal Death: Preventable or Not - You Make The Call (Rx = 10 minutes)
Washington Hill, MD

8:30 Operative Vaginal Delivery: Still an Option in Second Stage Labor Emergencies? (Rx = 10 minutes)
Gary Dildy III, MD

9:00 Questions & Answers / Group Discussion
Faculty Panel & Audience

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

10:00 IUGR Recognition & Management: When Is an Emergency Delivery or Induction Needed? (Rx = 15 minutes)
David Miller, MD

10:30 Managing the Acute Endocrine OB Emergencies of Diabetic Ketoacidosis & Thyroid Storm (Rx = 20 minutes)
Connie Graves, MD

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

11:30 Break

11:45 Placenta Accreta: How to Detect & Manage to Prevent Maternal Hemorrhagic Death (Rx = 15 minutes)
Thomas Moore, MD

12:15pm Postpartum Acute Hemorrhage & Pharmacologic Management (Rx = 25 minutes)
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH

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

1:15 Conference Adjourns

Rx = Pharmacology Credit for Prescriptive Authority will be granted for these sessions