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ACM 2017:

General Session Faculty Offer
Expertise, Insight, and Innovation. 

 

by 2017 ACM Co-Chairs
Trina Pagano MD, FACOG Jane van Dis MD, FACOG 

The 2017 Annual Clinical Meeting is right around the corner and we are looking forward to meeting you all in New Orleans. Thank you to those who have already registered, and for those that haven't---there's still time.
We are excited to announce that the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology will offer Part IV Maintenance of Certification accreditation for the following SOGH Annual Clinical Meeting Workshops:
  • OB Emergency Simulation Workshop
  • TeamSTEPPS 2.0
  • Advanced Fetal Monitoring
  • Train the Trainer
  • Operative Vaginal Delivery.
You will find our SOGH ACM course information on the ABOG site as well. As soon as you complete the course, your information will be submitted to ABOG for credit.

In this newsletter, we would like to introduce our expert speakers who will be presenting on a wide range of topics including emergency triage conditions, teamwork and collaboration, self-care and the future of subspecialty.

 

Jennifer Butler
Dr. Jennifer Butler, Associate Professor at University of California, Irvine, and Director of the OB/GYN fellowship will discuss the educational future of our subspecialty, explore the curriculum of fellowships and the development of core competencies. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: The Educational Future of Our Subspecialty: Fellowships and Core Competencies

 

Dr. Aaron B. Caughey
Dr. Caughey, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and associate dean for Women’s Health Research and Policy at OHSU will address teams in the setting of labor and delivery. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course(s): Obstetrician and Midwives: No "I" in Team

 

Sue Gardner
Sue Gardner, lawyer and claims specialist, will pair with Dr. Jane van Dis, OB hospitalist and Medical Director of Business Development for OBHG. They will present real case examples to highlight the problems and pitfalls leading to litigation. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: Learnings from Litigation
Dr. Elizabeth E. Gerard
Dr. Gerard, Associate Professor of Neurology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, will highlight one of our triage topics as she discusses the evaluation and management of headaches and seizures in pregnancy. (Full Bio)
ACM 2017 Course(s): Headaches and Seizures in Pregnancy
 
Dr. Afshan B. Hameed
Dr. Hameed is a Professor of MFM & Cardiology at University of California at Riverside who also directs Obstetrical Services & Quality and Safety. Her presentation will focus on how to triage a patient presenting with Chest Pain and SOB. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath in Pregnancy

 

Dr. Aviad Haramati
Dr. Haramati, Professor and Director, Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education at Georgetown University will share stress management strategies for building resilience.  [Full Bio] 
ACM 2017 Course - Plenary Lecture: Managing Stress, Building Resilience: The Imperative of Self-Care for Health Professionals

 

David Lagrew, MD
Dr. Lagrew is a MFM specialist and physician informaticist with a special interest in maternal quality improvement. He will focus on how to improve vaginal delivery rates based on evidence-based medicine. [Full Bio]
ACM2017 Course: The OBGYN Hospitalist Role in Promoting Vaginal Delivery

 

Dr. Mark B. Landon
Dr. Landon, Professor and Chairman of the Department of OB/GYN at Ohio State University College of Medicine and internationally recognized authority on diabetes in pregnancy will discuss recognition and treatment of DKA. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

 

Dr. Elliot Main
Dr. Elliott Main is a MFM specialist, Medical Director and Executive Committee Chair of the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative and will be discussing implementation of National Safety Bundles. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: Implementation of National Safety Bundles: Your role as a Hospital Quality Leader 

  

 
Christian M. Pettker, MD
Dr. Pettker, MFM and Chief of Obstetrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine will review the fundamental of care for pregnant patients in the ICU. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: Keeping it Safe When Things Get Critical: Fundamentals of Care for Pregnant Patients in the ICU

 

Dr.Scott A. Shainker, DO, MS
Dr. Shainker is the co-founder and director of the New England Center for Placental Disorders, a regional referral center for patients with invasive placentation. He will share his expertise in management of the unexpected invasive placenta. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: Management of the Unexpected Placenta Accreta

 

  

Patrice M. Weiss, MD
Patrice M. Weiss, MD, is Executive VP and CMO at Carilion Clinic as well as Professor of OB/GYN at the Virginia Tech SOM. As an expert on The Second Victim, she will be sharing strategies for coping with medical error and its toll on OB/GYN physicians. [Full Bio]
ACM 2017 Course: The Second Victim