Sacred Heart Women's Hospital and the Medical Education Council of Pensacola (MECOP) will present the 3rd Annual Maternal-Fetal Medicine Conference for medical professionals on Saturday, August 22, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Greenhut Auditorium at Sacred Heart Hospital's main campus.
This one-day conference is designed to provide OB/GYN and family practice physicians, as well as other medical professionals, with an overview of the protocols used to manage their obstetric referrals for high-risk pregnancies. Continuing education hours will be provided for physicians, nurses, ultasonographers and social workers.
The topics and presenters for the conference include:
. Challenges in Caring for the Pregnant Brat (Adolescent Pregnancy), Haywood L. Brown, MD
. Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk, Shane Medlock, MD
. Sex in Pregnancy: Should They Still Do It?, Haywood L. Brown, MD
. Management of Obstetrical Fluff (BMI in Pregnancy), William Dobak, DO
. Rising Blood Pressure: What to Do and When, Haywood L. Brown, MD
. Interactive Discussion with Faculty - Q&A, Moderator: James A. Thorp, MD
. Fetal Echocardiography: The Heart of the Matter, James A. Thorp, MD
. Genetic Counseling: The State of the Art, Elizabeth E. Allen, MS, CGC
. Thrombophilia in Pregnancy: Who to Screen, How to Treat, James A. Thorp, MD
. Cervical Insufficiency: Cerclage, Progesterone, or Tococlytic?, James A. Thorp, MD
. To Operate or Observe: Adexnal Masses in Pregnancy, William Dobak, DO
Early-bird registration is $150 for physicians, $75 for resident physicians, fellows, nurses and other healthcare professionals, and $30 for employees of Sacred Heart Health System, if postmarked before August 10, 2009. After August 10, rates are $200 for physicians, $125 for resident physicians, fellows, nurses and other healthcare professionals, including employees of Sacred Heart Health System. The registration fee includes conference and syllabus fees, break refreshments and lunch. Pre-registration is required and can be made by visiting www.sacred-heart.org or by calling Elisabeth Allerellie at (850) 416-2453.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint sponsorship of the Medical Education Council of Pensacola (MECOP), and Sacred Heart Women's Hospital. MECOP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
For more information, please call Elisabeth Allerellie at (850) 416-2453.
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