ACOG District III is developing a new educational outreach project entitled Regional Ob-Gyn Up-to-date New Didactic Series "ROUNDS" and will begin offering the following presentations at your instituion later this year.
Click here to print an application to have an ACOG representative present at your institution, or contact Christine Himes at the ACOG District III office at chimes@acog.org.
GYN TOPICS
Childhood Outcomes after IVF: Interrogating the Association
Speaker
Kurt Barnhart, MD, MSCE, FACOG
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Pennsylvania
This talk will evaluate how assisted conception may affect women and children at delivery and beyond. Is the risk real, underestimated or exaggerated?
Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health Issues
Speaker
Kirstin Smith, MD, FACOG
Greenville Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chair, DE Section of ACOG
This talk will explore issues related to GYN care for lesbian and bisexual women.
Menopause : Caring for Post Reproductive Aged Women Ten Years After WHI
Speaker
Owen Montgomery, MD, FACOG
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Immediate Past Chair, ACOG District III
This talk will explore menopause issues as they relate to the WHI.
Rational Approach to Women at Risk for Ectopic Pregnancy
Speaker
Kurt Barnhart, MD, MSCE, FACOG
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Pennsylvania
How we identify and manage women at risk for ectopic pregnancy has changed dramatically in the last decade. Who needs to be followed, how often, when do you intervene? This talk will review the new guidelines and discuss their pitfalls.
Reproductive Vision: Reproduction Affects Health and Health Affects Reproduction
Speaker
Kurt Barnhart, MD, MSCE, FACOG
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Pennsylvania
The transition from adolescence to menopause has effects on a woman’s health beyond reproduction. Conversely, the health of a woman at the time of reproduction affects her offspring. This talk gives an overview of what we know and do not know about how reproduction affects health and health affects reproduction.
Obesity and Women’s Health
Speaker
Sherry L. Blumenthal MD, MS Ed., FACOG
Chair PA Section of ACOG
Womencare OB/GYN
This talk will present the challenges of the obesity epidemic complicating the various specialties in OB/GYN including Pregnancy, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Oncology, Urogynecology, and contraception; will discuss causes of obesity, benefits and strategies for weight loss; will present strategies for managing obese women in the office and hospital.
Office/ER Management of Early Pregnancy Loss
Speaker
Lamar Ekbladh MD, FACOG
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Drexel University College of Medicine
This talk will present a discussion of outpatient/ER management of early missed/incomplete/inevitable abortion with hands on simulation work shop in manual uterine aspiration.
OB TOPICS
ACOG and the 39-week Delivery Rule
Speaker
Thomas Westover, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cooper University Health Care
This talk will review the NJHA Perinatal Collaborative’s efforts to educate New Jersey Hospitals about the importance of elective delivery after 39 weeks.
A Practical Guide to Using Doppler Studies to Evaluate the IUGR Fetus
Speaker
Anthony Sciscione, DO, FACOG
Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Program Director, ObGyn Residency Program
Christiana Care Health System
This talk will offer practical clinical management exploring the use of dopplers and other modalities in the assessment of the IUGR fetus.
Breastfeeding Management for the Ob-Gyn
Speaker
Sharon Mass, MD, FACOG
Morristown Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chair, NJ Section of ACOG
The obstetrician plays a critical role in a patient’s decision about how to feed her baby. This talk will address ways that the obstetrician can positively influence the patients’ breastfeeding experience.
DNA in Maternal Blood for Down Syndrome Screening
Speaker
Michael Mennuti, MD, FACOG
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
This talk will explore new testing options focusing on the use of detection of fetal DNA in the maternal bloodstream.
Fetal vs. Newborn Screening – the Recent NJ Experience
Speaker
Thomas Westover, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cooper University Health Care
This talk will explore clinical and legislative issues in newborn screening, specifically the efforts to implement newborn pulse oximetry to improve the detection of congenital heart defects.
Obstetricians and Midwives: The Not So Secret Keys to Successful and Sustained Collaborative Practice
Speaker
Owen Montgomery, MD, FACOG
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Immediate Past Chair, ACOG District III
This talk will examine the roles that physicians and midwives play in the provision of Obstetrical care and the role of collaborative practice.
The Foley Catheter for Preinduction Cervical Ripening: Time for Outpatient Use?
Speaker
Anthony Sciscione, DO, FACOG
Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Program Director, ObGyn Residency Program
Christiana Care Health System
This talk will look at options for pre-induction cervical ripening including use of the foley balloon.
Update on Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Prevention
Speaker
Joseph Apuzzio, MD, FACOG
Vice Chair District III ACOG
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
Professor of Radiology
Director of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine
New Jersey Medical School
The more common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality will be discussed with suggested steps for quality improvement.
EDUCATION/ADVOCACY
Elements of Advocacy – Making a Difference in New Jersey
Speakers
Sharon Mass, MD, FACOG
Morristown Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chair, NJ Section of ACOG
Beverly Lynch, ACOG NJ Section Lobbyist
This talk will address the process of introducing, supporting and lobbying for legislative change.
Healthcare Reform; Financial and Patient Safety Implications
Speaker
Thomas Westover, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Cooper University Health Care
This talk will explore the relationships between healthcare reform and the practice of medicine (successes and failures).
Teaching in the Operating Room: A Hands-on Skills Session
Speaker
Anthony Sciscione, DO, FACOG
Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Program Director, ObGyn Residency Program
Christiana Care Health System
This workshop will look at hands-on operative techniques as they pertain to resident education.
Ten Things that You Can Do to Make Your Patients (and You) Safer
Speaker
Ann Honebrink MD, FACOG
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
This talk will explore practical solutions to enhancing patient safety for the Ob-Gyn.