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Grand Rounds

Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds are held every Friday morning, September - June in UHS8B60 (Main Hospital, 8th floor auditorium).

Time: 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Please scroll down to see the upcoming schedule.

This lecture series is free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
* Residents, Medical Students, Nurses, CMAs, are encouraged to attend. *

Accreditation:

The OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

OHSU School of Medicine, Division of CME, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per session. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Target Audience:

Our target audience includes healthcare specialists who provide care and treatment in the fields of obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health. The objective of our program is to enhance knowledge for healthcare providers in the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

Contact:

For more information or to join our mailing list, please contact the Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds coordinator Elizabeth Cook at cooke@ohsu.edu or by phone 503 418-3744.

Sept 4
 Modern Management of Breech Presentation

Speaker: Mark Nichols, MD, OHSU

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the risks associated with vaginal breech delivery
  • Describe the criteria for a trial of a vaginal breech delivery
  • Discuss the risks of external cephalic version
Sept 11
 Improving the Precision and Accuracy of Cervical Biopsy Diagnoses

Speaker:  Terry Morgan, MD, PhD, OHSU

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the current ASCCP and ACOG cervical management guidelines.
  • Recognize the limitations of cervical pap smear and colposcopic biopsy diagnoses.
  • Recognize the growing role of molecular testing to improve the precision and accuracy of cervical biopsy diagnoses.
Sept 18 Dental Care in Pregnancy

Speaker:  Amanda Olson, MD, OHSU

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the scope of preventive and therapeutic dental care in pregnancy
  • Discuss common dental disease entities arising in pregnancies
  • Investigate the relationship between preterm delivery and periodontal disease
Sept 25 Faculty Meeting - No Grand Rounds
Oct  2 GYN M&M - Closed to the public
Oct 9 Tobacco Cessation and the OB-GYN Practice

Speaker:  Lisa Isabell, MA, OHSU

Learning Objectives: 

  • Explore the status of women and tobacco use, efficacy of clinician interventions and gender influences on treatment outcomes.
  • Understand the first-line, combination, and alternative pharmacotherapy for tobacco cessation for women, including evidence based practice for pregnant smokers. 
  • Review complementary and alternative methods for tobacco cessation.
  • Learn brief, effective counseling techniques and handy tactics to help your patients move towards quitting, quit, and maintain quit.
  • Review the  cessation resources and support available for your patients outside of your practice.
Oct 16 H1N1 Clinician Update

Speakers: Paul Lewis, MD and Judith Guzman-Cottrill, DO, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Infectious Diseases

By the end of the presentation, the attendee will be able to:

  •   Understand the clinical implications of the H1N1 Influenza pandemic
  •   Understand likely H1N1 Influenza scenarios
  •   Be aware of the Public Health response
  •   Be familiar with protocols and response specific to your organization
  •   Have questions answered or acknowledged
Oct 23 Obstetrical Fistula - The hidden burden of obstructed labor

Speaker: Rahel Nardos, MD, OHSU

Learning Objectives:

  • Definition of obstetric fistula
  • Overview of Epidemiology-why do we have obstetric fistula in the 21st century?
  • Understanding Pathophysiology-the obstructed labor injury complex
  • Caring for the fistula patient: the hollistic approach
  • Post repair incontinence
  • Global effort to end Fistula: what you can do to help
Oct 30 OB M&M--To be rescheduled.
Nov 6 Beyond the Blues:  Perinatal Mood Disorders

Speakers:  Jillian Romm, RN, LCSW; Leah Bernard, MD; Jane Payne, MD

By the end of the presentation, the attendee will be able to:

  • Appreciate of the incidence, etiology and assessment of perinatal mood disorders.
  • Be familiar with medication treatment for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
  • Learn about plans for perinatal mood disorder clinic.
Nov 13 Intrauterine Progestin:  Non Contraceptive Applications

Speaker: Maria Rodriguez, MD, UCSF

Learning Objectives:

tba
Nov 20
 GYN M&M

Closed to the public.
Nov 27
 Thanksgiving holiday
Dec 4
 TBA

Speaker:  Amanda Hurliman, MD, OHSU

Learning Objectives:

tba
Dec. 11
 Faculty Meeting - No Grand Rounds
Dec 18
 OB M&M

Closed to the public.
Dec 25
 Christmas holiday
Jan

1

 New Year holiday
Jan

8

 Cord Blood Donation:  The role of the obstetric provider

Speaker:  Eneida Nemecek, MD, OHSU

Learning Objectives:

  • Review the rationale for cord blood as a stem cell source and its current clinical applications.
  • Review current guidelines on public donation versus private storage of cord blood units.
  • Review the process of cord blood procurement and the role of the obstetric provider in donor recruitment and collection of units.
  • Learn about the Oregon Cord Blood Donation Program.
Jan

15

 Circumcision:  Controversies, Complications, and Contraindications

Speaker:  Chris Austin, MD, OHSU

Learning Objectives: tba
Jan

22

 No Grand Rounds (Residents taking CREOG exam)
Jan

29

 GYN M&M

Closed to the public.