June 19
IS 1: Menopause and Hormone Therapy 2009 Update
WTCC - Room 200DE
07:30 - 09:00
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Counsel women on the benefits and risks of hormone therapy based on the latest scientific information;
- Offer an individualized approach to therapy based on personal preferences and established risk factors.
Faculty
- Robert Reid, MD, Kingston, ON
- Michelle Warren, MD, New York, NY
IS 2: Libido in Limbo: Sexuality in Mature Women
WTCC - Room 200DE
09:00 - 10:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the prevailing sexual passages through a woman's lifespan;
- Relate these stages to hormonal changes and other physiological modifiers;
- Appreciate the impact of chronic illness and other physical limitations on healthy sexuality;
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Faculty
- Nathalie Gamache, MD, Orleans, ON
- Sandra Leiblum, PhD, Piscataway, NJ
Research & Innovation - Oral Abstract Presentations
WTCC - Suite 302 (OBS) & Suite 303 (GYN)
11:00 - 13:00
For more details, please consult the schedule on-site.
IS SOGC-GOC: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia: A Current Update
WTCC - Room 200DE
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Review the cellular histopathology of persistent trophoblastic neoplasia;
- Update the staging and nomenclature of GTN, including FIGO/WHO 2002;
- Review the changes in hGC testing, particularly with regard to H-hCG and the diagnosis and management
Faculty
- Alon Altman, MD, Calgary, AB
- Raymond Osborne, MD, Toronto, ON
BPS 11: Diabetes in Pregnancy
WTCC - Suite 202
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Review current guidelines for screening, glucose monitoring and glycemic/obstetric management of Gestational Diabetes (GDM);
- Understand preconceptual counseling parameters and pregnancy care recommendations for women with pre-existing diabetes me
Faculty
- Thomas Ransom, MD, Halifax, NS
BPS 12: Have Tracing Will Travel
Delta Halifax - Baronet 2 & 3
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the systematic interpretation of EFM;
- Understand some of the fetal physiology causing EFM pattern changes;
- Understand the definitions of EFM patterns;
- Become familiar with current EFM nomenclature in Canada.
BPS 13: CMPA - Medico-Legal: Obstetrics
WTCC - Suite 203
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Become aware of the CMPA experience with VBAC and how this should affect practice;
- List the optimal content of an informed consent discussion for attempting VBAC;
- List factors which indicate an increased or decreased chance of: Success in achie
Faculty
- George Carson, MD, Regina, SK
BPS 14: Induction of Labour
WTCC - Suite 304
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Describe strategies to optimize induction rate;
- Offer alternatives for the unfavorable cervix;
- Understand the management of post date and post term pregnancies.
Faculty
- N. Lynne McLeod, MD, Halifax, NS
BPS 15: Breech Management
WTCC - Suite 204
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Describe indications and method for external version;
- List circumstances under which vaginal breech delivery is acceptable;
- Describe the prerequisites for vaginal breech delivery;
- List recommendations to obtain informed consent for vaginal
BPS 16: Infertility and Surgery: Is it Necessary?
WTCC - Suite 306
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Review the indications for surgery in women with infertility;
- Discuss alternatives for women with endometriosis and infertility;
- Compare the role of ART and laparoscopy for fertility enhancement.
BPS 17: Medicine and Professional Corporations
WTCC - Suite 305
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Examine the significant tax advantages available to a medical practitioner who derives income through a professional corporation rather than directly from a practice operated in his or her name;
- Withdraw funds from their corporation through salary
Faculty
- John Vachon, RHU, Gatineau, QC
BPS 18: Surgical Abortion Update
Delta Halifax - Baronet 4 & 5
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the different methods available for cervical preparation;
- Describe the D&C technique;
- Describe the dilation and evacuation (D&E) technique;
- Know the complications associated with each procedure.
BPS 19: Antibiotic Choices in Gynaecology
WTCC - Suite 205
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Review the appropriate use of prophylactic antibiotics in gynaecologic surgery and procedures;
- Discuss pre-operative screening and treatment of bacterial vaginosis prior to hysterectomy;
- Review antibiotic therapy for pelvic inflammatory disease
Faculty
- Eliana Castillo, MD, Vancouver, BC
BPS 20: Modern Contraceptive Challenges
Delta Halifax - Baronet 1
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Ensure that health care providers are familiar with various contraceptive options including indications, contra-indications and efficacy;
- Effectively troubleshoot common challenges associated with contraceptive use;
- Choose the most appropriate
Faculty
- Amber Lynn Whitford, MD, Kingston, ON
BPS 21: e-Medicine - In the Palm of your Hands, at the Tips of your Fingers and in Your Ears!
Delta Halifax - Baronet 6
11:00 - 12:30
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Use medical software such as a drug database to find required information;
- Find and download "Podcasts" with medical information;
- Set up a personal website using the SOGC.
IS 3: Emerging Strategies to Improve Outcomes in Bone Loss Disease
WTCC - Room 200DE
13:15 - 14:45
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Identify factors impacting on bone health, diagnosis of bone loss, and therapy outcomes;
- Understand recent discoveries about bone biology, particularly as they relate to osteoclast biology, and their potential impact on the management of bone loss;
Faculty
- J.D. Adachi, MD, Hamilton, ON
- Michael McClung, MD, Portland, OR
- Nelson Watts, MD, Cincinnati, OH
IS 4: Health Determinants: Their Importance for Clinical Practice
WTCC - Room 200DE
15:15 - 16:15
Learning Objectives
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the international evidence for the importance of health determinants in practice;
- Describe clinical situations where health determinants will influence the diagnosis and treatment of disease;
- Propose actions to promote and apply health
Faculty
- Jennifer Blake, MD, Toronto, ON
- Dawn Walker, RN, Ottawa, ON
Research & Innovation - Oral Abstract Presentations
WTCC - Suite 302 (OBS) & Suite 303 (GYN)
16:15 - 18:00
For more details, please consult the schedule on-site.
