Programs and Resources

Education/Advocacy

• Advocacy: Utilize your Ob Representation Politically—Political action in NJ

  Practical tips from someone who knows!

  Speaker

  Donald Chervenak MD, FACOG
  Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ob-Gyn, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• Global Health: How Can I Help?

  There are many opportunities to help improve health care in other countries. Experiences and current options will be shared in the talk.

  Speaker

  Owen Montgomery MD, FACOG
  Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Teaching in the Operating Room: A Hands On Skills Session—General Interest

  This workshop will look at hands on operative techniques as they pertain to resident education.

  Speaker

  Anthony Sciscione DO, FACOG
  Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Program Director, Ob-Gyn Residency Program, Christiana Care Health System
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Advocacy: How to Make Your Voice Be Heard!

  Hear about how to work with legislators and their staff to advocate for our patients and our profession.

  Speaker

  Lynne Coslett Charlton MD, FACOG
  Assistant Clinical Professor, The Commonwealth Medical College
  Past Chair, ACOG Pennsylvania Section

General Interest

• Women’s Health Care Challenges in Developing Countries

  Lessons learned and challenges to be met internationally.

  Speaker

  Elisa Fernandez MD, FACOG
  Chair, ACOG Dominican Republic Section

• Patient Safety Obstetrical Protocols in Spanish

  Speaker

  Elisa Fernandez MD, FACOG
  Chair, ACOG Dominican Republic Section

• Team STEPPS—Patient Safety Team Work

  Patient care is safer when we work in effective teams—tips on how to do this.

  Speaker

  Lisa Gittens Williams MD, FACOG
  Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn and Women's Health, Maternal Fetal Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
  Past National Patient Safety Representative/Vice Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• “Not So Secret“ Secrets of Successful Collaborative Practice—OB Midwives

  This talk will examine the roles that physicians and midwives play in the provision of Obstetrical care and the role of collaborative practice.

  Speaker

  Owen Montgomery MD, FACOG
  Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• TEAM STEPPS and You

  Patient care is safer when we work in effective teams—tips on how to do this.

  Speaker

  Owen Montgomery MD, FACOG
  Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Don’t be DENSE—Understanding the Clinical Implications of “Dense Breast” Legislation

  This talk will discuss the legislative and clinical implications impacting management of patients with "dense breasts."

  Speaker

  Sharon Mass MD, FACOG
  Private Practice, Morristown Ob-Gyn
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• New Modalities in Breast Imaging: 3-D and Beyond

  This talk will address Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (3-D Mammography) and its implications for the Ob-Gyn.

  Speaker

  Sharon Mass MD, FACOG
  Private Practice, Morristown Ob-Gyn
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• 10 Things You Can Do in Your Office to Keep Your Patients (and You) Safer

  This talk will explore practical solutions to enhancing patient safety in your practice.

  Speaker

  Ann Honebrink MD, FACOG
  Medical Director, Penn Health for Women at Radnor
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Screening for Breast Cancer—Making Sense of the “Evidence”

  Clarifying the rationale behind differing guidelines for breast cancer screening.

  Speaker

  Ann Honebrink MD, FACOG
  Medical Director, Penn Health for Women at Radnor
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Obesity and Women’s Health

  This talk will present the challenges of the obesity epidemic in ob-gyn areas, including Pregnancy, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Oncology, Urogynecology, and contraception; will discuss causes of obesity, benefits and strategies for weight loss; and will present strategies for managing obese women in the office and hospital.

  Speaker

  Sherry Blumenthal MD, MSEd, FACOG
  Past Chair, ACOG Pennsylvania Section

• Medical Marijuana: What You Need to Know

  Medical and recreational marijuana becomes legal in more and more states. This talk reviews the state of the evidence for medical uses for marijuana.

  Speaker

  Sherry Blumenthal MD, MSEd, FACOG
  Past Chair, ACOG Pennsylvania Section

• Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health Issues

  This talk will explore issues related to gynecological care for lesbian and bisexual women.

  Speaker

  Kirstin Smith, MD, FACOG
  Christiana Care’s Greenville Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Past Chair, ACOG Delaware Section

• Resilience, Environment, and How to Thrive

  Speaker

  Anthony Sciscione, DO, FACOG
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Communication

  Carlos Benito, MD, FACOG
  Secretary/Treasurer, ACOG New Jersey Section

Obstetrics

• Antenatal Corticosteroids: Everything You Need to Know and More

  Up to date information on the how, when and why of use of steroids antenatally.

  Speaker

  Jonathan O’Brien MD, FACOG
  New Jersey Perinatal Associates LLC

• Preterm Delivery

  Update on the current thinking about causes and tools for prevention of this common problem.

  Speaker

  Jonathan O’Brien MD, FACOG
  New Jersey Perinatal Associates LLC

• Maternal Sepsis/Surviving Sepsis Campaign

  Learn about current tools to succeed in treating this uncommon but serious obstetric issue.

  Speaker

  Tom Westover MD, FACOG
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cooper University Health Care
  Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatal Genetics, Capital Health
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• ACOG and the 39-week Delivery Rule (Including exceptions)

  When to wait and when not to…

  Speaker

  Tom Westover MD, FACOG
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cooper University Health Care
  Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatal Genetics, Capital Health
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• Implementing Bundles, Practical Points

  Whether you know what a bundle is or not, practical tips on how to use and adapt new resources to your practice setting.

  Speaker

  Amanda Flicker MD, FACOG
  Chief, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  Lehigh Valley Physician Group
  Chair, ACOG Pennsylvania Section

• A Practical Guide to Using Doppler Studies to Evaluate the IUGR Fetus

  This talk will offer practical clinical management exploring the use of dopplers and other modalities in the assessment of the IUGR fetus.

  Speaker

  Anthony Sciscione DO
  Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Program Director, Ob-Gyn Residency Program, Christiana Care Health System
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• The Foley Catheter for Preinduction Cervical Ripening: Time for Outpatient Use?

  This talk will look at options for pre-induction cervical ripening including use of the foley balloon.

  Speaker

  Anthony Sciscione DO
  Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Program Director, Ob-Gyn Residency Program, Christiana Care Health System
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• The After Birth: Addressing Maternal Morbidity in the Postpartum Period

  Managing the risks for obese, pregnant patients.

  Speaker

  Lisa Gittens Williams MD, FACOG
  Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn and Women's Health, Maternal Fetal Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
  Past National Patient Safety Representative, and Vice Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• Maternal Mortality—Local and Global

  Learn about global and local challenges and solutions for maternal mortality.

  Speaker

  Owen Montgomery MD, FACOG
  Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Preventing the First Cesarean Section

  Prevention of complications related to repeat cesarean sections starts with this!

  Speaker

  Joseph J Apuzzio MD
  Past Chair ACOG District III
  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  Professor and Vice Chair Obstetrics Gynecology & Women's Health
  Director Maternal Fetal Medicine
  Professor Radiology

• Lessons Learned from Maternal Mortality Review

  New Jersey has one of the best developed and longest running maternal mortality reviews in the nation–maternal mortality is not a “solved problem”. The more common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality will be discussed with suggested steps for quality improvement.

  Speaker

  Joseph J Apuzzio MD
  Past Chair ACOG District III
  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  Professor and Vice Chair Obstetrics Gynecology & Women's Health
  Director Maternal Fetal Medicine
  Professor Radiology

• Breastfeeding Management for the Ob-Gyn

  Practical tips for how to help your patients understand the benefits of breast feeding and succeed in achieving their breast feeding goals.

  Speaker

  Sharon Mass, MD, FACOG
  Private Practice, Morristown Ob-Gyn
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• Cell Free DNA for Fetal Genetic Screening

  This talk will explore new testing options focusing on the use of detection of fetal DNA in the maternal bloodstream.

  Speaker

  Michael Mennuti MD, FACOG
  Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
  Past President, ACOG
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Check and Connect: Perinatal Screening and Brief Intervention for Substance Use Disorder

  Review prevalence of substance use, substance use in pregnancy, and effects of substance use in pregnancy in Philadelphia, Discuss and provide training for performing effective Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), Discuss available treatment programs for referral in Philadelphia.

  Speaker

  Aasta Mehta, MD, FACOG

• COVID During Pregnancy (Anthony Sciscione, DO, FACOG)

  Speaker

  Anthony Sciscione, DO, FACOG
  Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Program Director, Ob-Gyn Residency Program, Christiana Care Health System
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• COVID During Pregnancy (Tom Westover MD, FACOG)

  Speaker

  Tom Westover MD, FACOG
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cooper University Health Care
  Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatal Genetics, Capital Health
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASDs) Prevention

  Speaker

  Vanessa Parisi, DO, FACOG

  Please contact Lily Penney at [email protected] for more information.

• What is the Clinical Utility of Genetic Screening during Pregnancy?

  Speaker

  Tom Westover MD, FACOG
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Cooper University Health Care
  Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatal Genetics, Capital Health
  Past Chair, ACOG New Jersey Section

• Managing Hypertension in Pregnancy—Antepartum and Postpartum

  Speaker

  Carlos Benito, MD, FACOG
  Secretary/Treasurer, ACOG New Jersey Section

• Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

  Speaker

  Carlos Benito, MD, FACOG
  Secretary/Treasurer, ACOG New Jersey Section

• What Should Not Be Missed in an Anatomy Scan (Spanish)

  Speaker

  Augustin Diaz Rodrigues, MD, FACOG
  Secretary/Treasurer, ACOG Dominican Republic Section

• The 12 Steps for Safe and Respectful Maternity Care (Spanish)

  Speaker

  Jenny Garcia, MD, FACOG
  Vice Chair, ACOG Dominican Republic Section

Gynecology

• Minimally Invasive Gyn Surgery (Spanish)
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• LARC

  Safe, effective long acting reversible contraception is here-learn about newer methods and how to integrate into your practice.

  Speaker

  Michael Sbarra, MD, FACOG
  Chief of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack University Medical Center

• Minimally Invasive Gyn Surgery

  This talk will focus on minimally invasive surgery indications and techniques.

  Speaker

  Gordon (Mickey) Ostrum MD, FACOG
  First State Women’s Care
  Vice Chair, ACOG Delaware Section

• LARC (Spanish)

  Experience with Long Acting Reversible Contraception from the Dominican Republic.

  Speaker

  Alejandro Parades MD, FACOG
  Past Chair, ACOG Dominican Republic Section

• “Managing” Menopause—Tips from the Trenches

  Practical discussion about how to help women negotiate the menopause transition and beyond.

  Speaker

  Ann Honebrink MD, FACOG
  Medical Director, Penn Health for Women at Radnor
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• The Well Woman Visit—Keeping it Relevant

  The “well woman visit” is much more than just a pap smear.

  Speaker

  Ann Honebrink MD, FACOG
  Medical Director, Penn Health for Women at Radnor
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Experts do Agree—Menopause 2016

  Update on the modern “management” of Menopause.

  Speaker

  Owen Montgomery MD, FACOG
  Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine
  Past Chair, ACOG District III

• Pregnancy of Unknown Location: Common Problem, New Approaches

  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.

  Speaker

  Kurt Barnhart MD, MSCE, FACOG
  Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania
  Past Chair, ACOG Pennsylvania Section

• Transgender Gyn Care

  Speaker

  Holly Cummings, MD, FACOG
  Vice Chair, ACOG Pennsylvania Section