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2015 Georgia Obstetrical and
Gynecological Society and
Georgia Section ACOG
64th Annual
Education Meeting
Jointly Provided by the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Faculty
Ronald A. Adams, MD
Chief, Internal Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Shaker Heights, OH
Brenda Fitzgerald, MD
Commissioner,
Georgia Department of Public Health
Atlanta, GA
Darrell E. Baker, JD
Baker & Whitt PLLC
Memphis, TN
Kevin Gomez, MD
Atlanta Perinatal Consultants
Atlanta, GA
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA
2009-2013 Surgeon General of the United States
Newton, MA
Melissa Kottke, MD, MPH, MBA
Emory University Dept. of Gyn/OB
Assistant Professor, Family Planning and
Reproductive Health
Medical Director, Teen Clinic
Director, The Jane Fonda Center
Atlanta, GA
Linda D. Bradley, MD
Professor of Surgery
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vice Chair
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Paul S. Dale, MD
Chief of Surgical Oncology
Assistant Dean of Translational Research
Navicent Health
Mercer University School of Medicine
Macon, GA
Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD
Associate Professor, Social Medicine
Associate Director, Center for Bioethics
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
Michael S. Duchowny, MD
Director, Neurology Training and the
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Miami Children’s Hospital
Prof. of Neurology and Pediatrics
Univ. of Miami Miller Sch. of Medicine
Clinical Professor, Dept.of Neurology
Florida International Univ. College of Medicine,
Miami, FL
Anne C. Patterson, MD
President, Georgia OBGyn Society
Atlanta, GA
R. Brian Raybon, MD, FPMRS
Urogynocology of Athens
Athens, GA
Cyril Span, MD
Gynecologic Oncology Specialists of Atlanta
Decatur, GA
Maureen Whelihan, MD
Elite Gyn Care of the Palm Beaches
Greenacres, FL
Adrienne D. Zertuche, MD, MPH
Founder, Georgia Maternal and Infant Health
Research Group (GMIHRG)
Emory University-Dept of Gyn/OB
Atanta, GA
ACCME Accreditation
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category
1 Credits.TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
College Cognate Credit(s)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 Category
1 College Cognate Credits. The College has a reciprocity
agreement with the AMA that allows AMA PRA Category 1
CreditsTM to be equivalent to College Cognate Credits.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
HANDS ON LAB!
Ultrasound  Surgery Skills  Simulations
Live Models in the Sim Lab at 1:30 pm
10:00 am- 1:30 pm
Physician Registration
10:30 - 1:30 pm
GOGS Board of Directors Meeting
1:30 pm
Annual Meeting Begins
1:30 - 5:00 pm
Simulation Lab activities & Lectures:
Kevin Gomez, MD; Melissa Kottke, MD, MPH, MBA; R.Brian Raybon, MD, FPMRS; Cyril Spann, MD
Improve obstetrical ultrasound skills by using a combination of both simulation and hands on training with live
models, demonstrate and improve surgical skills for OBGyns through use of hands on simulation, and practice hands
on insertion of immediate postpartum LARC through training simulation model.
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Thursday, 6:00 - 7
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Online Registration Available
For convenient online registr
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visit http://goo.gl/KG1yYx.
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the Society office. You will be
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2015 Georgia OBGyn Society Annual Meeting
Distinguished Service Award
Donald Sherline, MD
Donald M. Sherline, MD, served as Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
Georgia Regents University from 1982-1995. He served as President of the Association of Professors
of Gynecology and Obstetrics, an organization composed of all academic obstetrics and gynecology
departments in the United States and Canada. Before joining MCG in 1982, Sherline was Director
of Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rush-PresbyterianSt. Luke’s Medical Center in Rush Medical College. He also served as Acting Chairman of the
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.
Sherline, a cum laude graduate of Utica College of Syracuse University, received his medical degree
from Northwestern University and did postdoctoral study in obstetrical anesthesia at Case Western Reserve University. He
was an examiner of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a consultant to the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He also received the Alumni Achievement Award of Utica College.
Join your collegues to honor Dr. Sherline at the Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday evening.
Friday, August 28, 2015
7:00 – 7:55 am
Breakfast for Physicians and Exhibitors
Clinical Sessions
8:00 am
Welcome: Anne Patterson, MD, President, GA OBGyn Society
8:10 - 9:00 am
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Work Up, Evaluation, and Medical Treatment Options
Linda Bradley, MD
More capably identify clinical presentations suggesting a diagnosis of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), perform appropriate differential diagnostic work-up to identify likely cause of AUB, and understand medical therapeutic options
for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding.
9:05 - 9:50 am
Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy
Ronald Adams, MD
Understand how to interpret thyroid function during pregnancy, identify and manage hypothyroidism
during pregnancy, identify and manage hyperthyroidism during pregnancy.
9:55 - 10:45 am
Making Strides in Women’s Healthcare in Georgia
Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, MD
Review data on maternal child health for Georgia, discuss key state initiatives in improving women’s healthcare, discuss opportunities for women’s health partnerships between the public-private sectors, and provide direction on priorities for improvement.
10:45 - 11:30 am
Break with exhibitors
11:35 - 12:05 pm
Preventing Cesareans &Valuing Births: Public Response to ACOG Cesarean Reduction Initiatives
Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD
Describe the Good Birth Project, including the five domains of a “good birth,” identify Project findings to inform
responsible implementation of initiatives to reduce cesarean delivery rates, and discuss ways in which necessary
cesareans can be understood by patients and providers as “good births.”
12:10 - 12:55 pm
Putting Out the Hot Flashes While Keeping the Heat in the Bedroom
Maureen Whelihan, MD
Understand the importance of addressing sexuality in the healthcare practice, review the most
common sexual dysfunctions and how to identify them, develop an evaluation algorithm of the
patient with sexual complaints, and discuss treatments available for the sexual health patient.
1:00 pm
Adjourn for Afternoon
1:00 pm
Georgia Residency Faculty Luncheon
6:00 – 7:00 pm Reception: Physicians and spouses/guests
Breakfast for Physicians’
Spouses / Guests
Friday, 9:00 - 10:30 am
While indulging in a Ritz-Carlton breakfast buffet, guests
will enjoy a Salt Immersion
Class, where you can taste, smell and learn about
specialty gourmet & house infused salts used at the
resort.
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GOGS Activity for Kids:
Saturday: While adults
attend the Awards
Banquet, a supervised
activity for kids ages 5-12.
will be provided at the Ritz-Carlton
from 6 to 10 pm. See the registration form for
reservations.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
7:00 – 7:55 am
Breakfast for Physicians and Exhibitors
Clinical Sessions
7:55 am
Moderator: Pam Gallup Gaudry, MD, Chair, GA Section of ACOG
8:00 - 8:45 am
Giving Birth or Being Delivered? Fostering Maternal Agency in the Process of Labor and Delivery
Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD
Discuss women’s views about medical conditions affecting pregnancy, discuss the relationship between choices in birth and
post-partum experience, discuss reasons for increasing desire for non-traditional birth providers and settings, and describe
ways to safely meet women’s needs for agency and control in medical birth settings.
8:50 - 9:35 am
Optimizing Outcomes, Safety, and Efficacy of Hysteroscopic Surgery
Linda Bradley, MD
Review effective intra-operative surgical techniques that improve patient outcomes including: hysteroscopic resectoscopy
and hysteroscopic morcellation, highlight risk mitigation strategies based on current guidelines and standard-of-care
medicine, discuss core concepts of fluid management that decrease hysteroscopic complications, and emphasize the
importance of pre-operative selection of patients for operative hysteroscopy.
9:40 - 10:30 am
Break with exhibitors
10:30 - 11:15 am
Perspective on Healthcare Needs of Women in our Country: Where We Are-Where We Need to Go
Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA
Review current status of women’s health in the United States, identify prevalent healthcare issues affecting women,
describe efforts necessary to improve women’s health for the future, and describe barriers preventing improvement.
11:20 - 12:05 pm
Neurology Update for OB/Gyns: A Modern Framework for Managing Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Michael S. Duchowny, MD
Review the risk factors and diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of pharmaco-resistant seizures, and discuss current
treatment strategies for patients with chronic epilepsy.
12:10 - 12:45 pm
Georgia Practice Update & Business Meeting: Activities Affecting Practice in Georgia
Anne Patterson, MD, GOGS President
Review efforts to improve the practice environment in the state, review current barriers to quality practice, update members
on issues affecting OBGyn practice in Georgia, and review legislative efforts to improve women’s health.
12:50 pm
Adjourn for Afternoon
1:00 pm
Residents and Junior Fellow Section Luncheon and Lecture
6:00 - 7:00 pm
President’s Cocktail Reception
7:00 – 12:00 pm Annual Banquet, Awards & Dancing. Black tie optional. Music by the Dirk Howell Band.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Moderator: Cathy Bonk, MD, President-Elect, GA OBGyn Society
7:30 – 8:35 am
Breakfast for Physicians
The Fetal Monitor and Plaintiff’s Lawyers: Safety Rules for
Physicians
Darrell E. Baker, JD
Review the value of NICHD standard definitions in medical/legal cases; safety rules: The plaintiff’s ultimate distortion
of standards of care; and the use of language: Lawyers vs. physicians.
Clinical Sessions 8:40 - 9:25 am
A New Way to Limit Your Liability Risk for Birth Injuries: A Neurologist Point of View
Michael S. Duchowny, MD
Review the existing evidence for the pre and peri-natal antecedents of cerebral palsy, discuss the criteria for acceptance
into the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program from a neurological perspective.
9:30 - 10:15 am
“The Conservation of Bathsheba’s Breast:” A Breast Cancer Update
Paul Dale, MD
Review the role of Sentinel Node Biopsy and staging of breast cancer, discuss the impact of Z11 trial on surgical management of the axilla in breast cancer, identify patients suitable for neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, review options for
adjuvant radiation therapy and breast conserving therapy, review new options regarding breast reconstruction, and
review benefits of genomic testing and the role of chemotherapy.
10:20 - 11:05 am
Georgia’s Obstetric Crisis
Adrienne DeMarais Zertuche, MD
Review the current and projected placement of obstetrical resources in Georgia counties, discuss factors contributing to
the shortage of obstetrical manpower in the state, review consequences of the current situation and outline potential
remedies for the obstetrical shortage.
11:10 - 11:20 am: Meeting Evaluation/Credit Certification
11:20 am: Adjourn
Ritz-Carlton Accomodations
Hotel Room Rate: Prices range from $199 to $329/night, single or double
occupancy. Please register early as the Society has a limited room
block. Reserve by calling 1-888-239-1217. Ask for the GA OBGyn 2015
Annual Conference room block. Deadline: Special negotiated room rate is
available until Monday, July 23, 2015 or until room block is full.
The Ritz-Carlton offers programs for children 5 and older for additional
fees. Local childcare is available (no affiliation to the Ritz-Carlton or
GOGS, arrangements on your own): www.ameliaislandnanny.com, 904742-3481; www.deannthenanny.com, 904-277-3093; or www.rentananny.
net, 904-241-2723.
Conference Registration: Physician registration includes breakfast Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings as well as the
Thursday and Friday evening receptions, Saturday evening reception/
banquet. Registered spouses and guests can enjoy the Friday morning
spouse/guest breakfast as well as the Thursday and Friday evening receptions and Saturday evening reception/banquet included in the registration
price. Meeting registration deadline is July 24, 2015.
Annual Meeting Registration
August 27 - 30, 2015, The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, FL
Physician’s Name ______________________________________________________________________________
Spouse/Guest(s) Name(s)________________________________________________________________________
Children: Name _____________________________________________________________Age _________
Name _____________________________________________________________Age _________
Name _____________________________________________________________Age _________
Office Address _________________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip _________________________________________________________________________________
Phone __________________________ Fax ___________________________Email _________________________
Registration Due by Friday, July 24, 2015
Registration Fee:
(Late Registration: Add $50 to the Registration Fee after July 24, 2015 or at the door)
Physician Member
Physician Non-member
$ 450.00
$ 550.00
Subtotal
Subtotal
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Subtotal
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Choose Conference Syllabus format:
 USB Syllabus(bring your laptop)
No Charge
 Printed Syllabus
Spouse and/or Guests (18 years and older)
$ 150.00 each
_____ # for children’s Saturday night activity
(6-10pm for ages 5 to 12 years)
No Charge
_____# Spouse/Guest for Friday breakfast No Charge
Total
$ ___________
Pay by Credit Card (Fax: 770.904.5251)
Credit Card Type:
AMEX _____
Visa ______ Master Card _______
Credit Card Number _____________________________________ Expiration Date ___________
(or you may call the Society to pay meeting registration by credit card at 770.904.5293)
Billing Address (if different than above)
___________________________________________________________________________
Pay by Check: Please mail check and registration form to be received by July 24, 2015,
payable to to GOGS and mail to: 2925 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, GA 30097
For questions please contact Beth Yoder at the Society office, 770.904.5293 or
email at [email protected]
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2015 Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
64th Annual Meeting
Ritz-Carlton
Amelia Islan
d, FL
August 27-3
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2015