Conference Description

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Michal Elovitz, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Maternal and Child Health Research Program
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mark G. Newman, MD
Clinical Adjunct Professor
Louisiana State University
School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Staff Perinatologist
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinic
Woman's Hospital of Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Shailen Shah, MD
Conference Chairman
Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Director, Antenatal Testing Unit
Department of Perinatology
Virtua Health System

Catherine Y. Spong, MD
Chief of Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch
Center for Research for Mothers and Children
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Patricia M. Witcher, RNC-OB, MSN
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Labor and Delivery
Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

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.

Wednesday, October 20

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

8:00 Conference Introduction
Shailen Shah,MD

8:15 Thrombophilias in Pregnancy: To Treat or Not to Treat (Rx = 15 minutes)
Shailen Shah, MD

9:00 Preeclampsia: When to Watch, When to Deliver (Case Presentations) (Rx = 15 minutes)
Michal Elovitz, MD

9:45 Break

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

10:30 Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy: Screening & Management (Rx = 5 minutes)
Mark Newman, MD

11:15 Learning from Our Mistakes: Common Pitfalls in Antepartum & Intrapartum Electronic Fetal Monitoring (Rx = 10 minutes)
Patricia Witcher, RNC-OB, MSN

Noon Use of Anti-Depressants in Pregnancy (Rx = 25 minutes)
Mark Newman, MD

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

1:30 Adjourn for the Day

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

Thursday, October 21

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Detection & Management of Heart Disease in Pregnancy (Rx = 15 minutes)
Shailen Shah, MD

8:45 Prematurity Prevention: The Role of 17-hydroxyProgesterone Caproate (Rx = 40 minutes)
Catherine Spong, MD

9:30 Break

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

10:15 What is the Role of Cerclage in Preventing Preterm Birth? (Rx = 5 minutes)
Michal Elovitz, MD

11:00 Amnioinfusion: The Evidence Behind the Indications (Rx = 15 minutes)
Catherine Spong, MD

11:45 Should You Be Using MgS04 to Prevent Cerebral Palsy in Your Preterm Patients? (Rx = 30 minutes)
Michal Elovitz, MD

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

1:15 Adjourn for the Day

Friday, October 22

3:30pm Round Table Discussions - Session One

Stillbirth: A Neglected Obstetrical Tragedy
Catherine Spong, MD

Perinatal Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Mark Newman, MD

Let's Talk About Labor Management
Michal Elovitz, MD

Collaboration Among Physicians & Nurses: You're Not Going to Chart That, Are You?
Patricia Witcher, RNC-OB, MSN

5:00 Break

5:15 Round Table Discussions - Session Two
(Session One Topics Repeated)

6:45 Adjourn for the Day

Saturday, October 23

7:30am Continental Breakfast

8:00 Neoplastic Disease During Pregnancy
Mark Newman, MD

8:45 Obstetrical Case Studies: Litigation Hot Spots (Rx = 10 minutes)
Patricia Witcher, RNC-OB, MSN

9:30 Break (Hotel Check Out, If applicable)

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

10:30 Cholestasis of Pregnancy: The Loch Ness Monster (Rx = 15 minutes)
Shailen Shah, MD

11:15 Cesarean Delivery on Request: Is It a Problem? (Rx = 5 minutes)
Catherine Spong, MD

Noon The Unstable Patient: How to Get Out of a Sticky Situation (Rx = 10 minutes)
Shailen Shah, MD

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