Continuing Medical Education (CME)

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Title

Media and Hormonal Contraceptives: Fact, Fiction, and Cutting Through the Clutter

Planning Committee

Lee Shulman, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Genetics
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Vyta Senikas BSc MDCM, FRCSC, FSOGC, CSPQ
Associate Executive Vice-President The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
Queens Planning Committee

Course Dates

Beginning December 11, 2008 and ending December 10, 2009.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course you should be able to:

Enhance participant’s critical consideration of the media process
Heighten participant’s appreciation of the key differentiating factors within hormonal contraception
Augment participant’s patient communication strategies in response to the media frenzy surrounding hormonal contraceptives

Description

Oral contraceptives have become the preferred birth control option in Canada due to their effectiveness and ease of use. Use of the pill provides a variety of benefits that are both gynecologic and non-gynecologic in nature.

Accreditation

This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 1.0 MAINPRO-M1 credit.This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Cost

This case study is free to all physicians.

Supported by

Unrestricted educational grant received from Merck Frosst

Presented by

AdvancingIn

Specialty

Community Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology

Last Updated April 20, 2009