This symposium is structured as a practical, clinically oriented discussion of risk reduction in obstetrics and efforts to improve patient safety. A series of lectures will address an evidence-based approach to emergencies on labor and delivery, quality assurance programs, using a systematic approach for preventing errors, the role of simulation on labor and delivery, and other pertinent topics affecting clinical practices. Tips, protocols, and pitfalls provide balance to the program. Attendees will be provided with necessary tools to help establish a patient safety program such as management protocols, simulation scripts and near-miss/data collection processes. The faculty has been selected for their teaching ability, as well as for their expertise in this field.

This course should benefit physicians and nurses in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology. It should also be valuable for those involved in women's health such as nurse managers, perinatal nurse specialists, quality assurance personnel and hospital administrators.

Attendees should, at the completion of this course, be able to:

• Implement patient safety initiatives in obstetrics
• Utilize a system approach to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety
• Establish simulation on labor and delivery to reduce errors
• Establish a near miss program on labor and delivery
• Discuss various liability issues in an obstetrics practice and methods to minimize risk
• Describe the quality indicators for patients in labor and delivery
• Discuss the diagnosis and management of a variety of pregnancy and labor and delivery issues

No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity

This program is planned and organized by Educational Symposia, the leader in diagnostic imaging education since 1975.

Tuition includes all course materials, including a comprehensive course syllabus, daily continental breakfasts and coffee breaks. Early registration is strongly suggested. There will be a $50 surcharge for anyone registering after September 22, 2009. Minimum and maximum attendance levels have been established for this meeting. If your registration cannot be accepted, you will be issued a full tuition refund.

Cancellations must be received in writing. A $50 processing fee will be applied to all cancellations. Refunds requested in writing prior to September 4, 2009 will be issued for the amount of tuition paid less the $50 processing fee. No refunds will be made on or after that date.

Scientific Sponsor

Educational Symposia

Accreditation

Physicians: Educational Symposia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Educational Symposia designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACOG Cognate Credit: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has assigned 20 cognate credits to this program.

Nurses: CA Nursing CE has been awarded to this program by Promedica International CME. Promedical International CME is pre-approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing: Provider Number 8495, for a maximum of 20 contact hours.

Program Director
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.

Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

Diana J. Behling, R.N., B.S.N., M.J.
OB Program Manager
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Norfolk, VA

Richard L. Berkowitz, M.D., FACOG
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, NY

Mary E. D'Alton, M.D.
Willard C. Rappleye Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, NY

Bonnie Dattel, M.D.
Professor
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA

William A. Grobman, M.D., MBA
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Institute for Health Care Studies
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL

Andrew J. Satin, M.D., FACOG
Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Professor, Vice Chair, Deputy Director
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Thursday, October 1, 2009

7:00 - 7:45 AM
          Registration and Continental
          Breakfast for Registrants

7:45    Introduction and Announcements
          Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.

8:00    Safety Initiative on Labor and Delivery:
          The OB Right Experience
          Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.

8:40    Developing an Obstetric Simulation
          Curriculum: An Overview
          Andrew J. Satin, M.D., FACOG

9:20    The A,B,C's of a Near-Miss Program
          on Labor and Delivery
          Diana J. Behling, R.N., B.S.N., M.J.

10:00  Question & Answer Session
          Faculty

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  Crew Resource Management on Labor
          and Delivery: Resolving Communication
          Breakdowns
          William A. Grobman, M.D., MBA

11:10  Cesarean Section on Maternal Request
          Mary E. D'Alton, M.D.

11:50  National Quality Indicators:
          Who is Watching You?
          Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.

12:20 PM
          Question & Answer Session
          Faculty

12:30 - 1:45
          Lunch Break - On Your Own

1:45    Postpartum Hemorrhage: Avoiding
          Disasters
          William A. Grobman, M.D., MBA

2:25    Safety in the Second Stage of Labor:
          Simulation and Operative Delivery
          Andrew J. Satin, M.D., FACOG

3:05    Faculty Discussion: Universal pH;
          Triage of Obstetric Patients;
          Laborist on Labor and Delivery;
          Other Topics

3:45    Question & Answer Session
          Faculty

4:00 - 4:15
          Coffee Break for Registrants

4:15    Case Presentation # 1
          William A. Grobman, M.D., MBA

4:35    Case Presentation # 2
          Andrew J. Satin, M.D., FACOG

5:05    Panel Discussion
          Faculty

5:45    End of Session

Friday, October 2, 2009

7:00 - 7:45 AM
          Continental Breakfast for Registrants

7:45    Introduction and Announcements
          Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.

8:00    Safety Initiative on Labor and Delivery:
          The Northwestern Experience
          William A. Grobman, M.D., MBA

8:40    Administering Pitocin Safely: Policy,
          Procedure, and the Elephant in the Room
          Diana J. Behling, R.N., B.S.N., M.J.

9:20    HIV in Pregnancy: Protocols for Prevention
          of Transmission
          Bonnie Dattel, M.D.

10:00  Question & Answer Session
          Faculty

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: The Real Story
          William A. Grobman, M.D., MBA

11:10  Shoulder Dystocia: Optimizing
          Clinical Outcomes
          Richard L. Berkowitz, M.D., FACOG

11:50  Simulation for Obstetric Emergencies
          Andrew J. Satin, M.D., FACOG

12:20 PM
          Question & Answer Session
          Faculty

12:30 - 1:45
          Lunch Break - On Your Own

1:45    Neonatal Encephalopathy: Risks and
          Standards
          Mary E. D'Alton, M.D.

2:25    Multiple Pregnancy: More Than
          Double the Risk
          Richard L. Berkowitz, M.D., FACOG

3:05    Elective Deliver at Less Than 39 Weeks:
          What are the Real Risks?
          Bonnie Dattel, M.D.

3:45    Question & Answer Session
          Faculty

4:00 - 4:15
          Coffee Break for Registrants

4:15    Case Presentation # 3
          Diana J. Behling, R.N., B.S.N., M.J.

4:35    Case Presentation # 4
          Bonnie Dattel, M.D.

5:05    Panel Discussion
          Faculty

5:45    End of Session

Saturday, October 3, 2009

7:00 - 7:45 AM
          Continental Breakfast for Registrants

7:45    Introduction and Announcements
          Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.

8:00    Safety Initiative on Labor and Delivery:
          The Columbia Experience
          Richard L. Berkowitz, M.D., FACOG

8:40    Prediction and Prevention of Preterm
          Labor
          Bonnie Dattel, M.D.

9:20    New Guidelines for Fetal Heart Rate
          Monitoring: How to Adopt Them
          Mary E. D'Alton, M.D.

10:00  Question & Answer Session
          Faculty

10:15 - 10:30
          Coffee Break for Registrants

10:30  Case Presentation # 5
          Mary E. D'Alton, M.D.

10:50  Case Presentation # 6
          Richard L. Berkowitz, M.D., FACOG

11:15  Panel Discussion
          Faculty

12:00 PM
          Wrap-up
          Faculty

12:15  End of Course

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