Upcoming Meetings and Conferences
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European Contraception Society 10th Congress
April 30- May-3, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic - AACE
17th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress
May 14-18, 2008, Orlando, Florida, USA - 12th
World Congress on the Menopause
May 19-23, 2008, Madrid, Spain - XVII
Annual Congress of the International Society of Gynecological Endoscopy
(ISGE)
June 4-7, 2008, Bari, Italy - 5th
World Conference on Breast Cancer
June 4-8, 2008, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
New Webcasts
Ashley Roman, MD
Assistant Professor
of Ob / Gyn
NYU School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
Andrei
Rebarber, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ob / Gyn
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA
In
this video tutorial we instruct on the setup, equipment and management
of office hysteroscopy. The minimal use of anesthesia and the improvements
in therapeutic and diagnostic qualities of office hysteroscopy makes
it use an attractive alternative to the operating room for both the gynecologic
practice and their patients in terms of reduced time and cost efficiencies.
Principles and Practice:
Electrosurgery & Ultrasonics, Andrew Brill, MD
Dr. Brill presented this course at the AAGL 16th Annual Comprehensive Workshop
on Gynecologic Endoscopy for Residents & Fellows, held in Chicago, IL, April
21-22, 2007.
Announcements
- A Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Gynecology
- Ultrasound of Congenital Fetal Anomalies
- Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
- Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines
- Prenatal Assessment of Multiple Pregnancy
- Medical Problems in Women Over 70
ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT:
The International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) is an
international organization committed to promoting and exchanging
knowledge regarding the care of women with urinary and pelvic floor
dysfunction.
Email the editors to add your association to our list!
View our newest presentations:
- 35th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association
- SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer
- Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine
- AAGl 2007
FOR WOMEN AND PATIENTS:
The OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum re-opens! The place
for women to come and ask questions about their gynecological health and get
answers from caring medical professionals as well as their fellow women: http://forums.obgyn.net/womens-health/.
New OBGYN.net Outstanding Achievement Award recipient! The FertilityExpert has been awarded the OBGYN.net Outstanding Achievement Award for adding to the database of knowledge on the internet in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology.
Articles
Frontiers
in Reproductive Medicine - edited by Camran Nezhat, MD
Dr Danielle Luciano reviews the methods of adhesion formation and their prevention: Adhesion Formation and Prevention - Danielle Luciano, MD.
The Relationship Between Placental Location and Fetal Gender (Ramzi’s Method): Can Placental / Chorionic villi Location be used as Indicator for Fetal Gender at Six Weeks Gestation using 2-D and Color Flow Sonography? - Original Research by Dr. Saad Ramzi Ismail
Australian Academic Press & Twin Research and Human Genetics Vol. 10, No. 5, October 2007 Article in PFD format
Maternal Risk Factors for Potential Maltreatment Deaths Among Healthy Singleton and Twin Infants - Barbara Luke and Morton B. Brown
One step conservative surgery in anterior placenta percreta by Pfannenstiel incision (Bladder detachment; hemostasis, placental and invaded area removal and uterine repair) - Professor José M Palacios Jaraquemada MD PhD; Fernando Monge MD, Fernando Paesani MD, J. J Naón Morphologic Institute School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and CEMIC University Hospital
- Minilaparoscopy-Assisted Natural Orifice Surgery - D. A. Tsin, L. T. Colombero, J. Lambeck, & P. Manolas
- Role of Laparoscopic Tubal Recanalisation in Modern Era of ART - S. Patel, Y. Jhala & R. Patel
- Measuring Perinatal Complications: Methodologic Issues Related to Gestational Age - A. B. Caughey
- Longer Pregnancy and Slower Fetal development in women with Latent "Asymptomatic" Toxoplasmosis - S. Kankova & J. Flegr
- Metabolic Syndrome Features and Risk of Neural Tube Defects - J. G. Ray, M. D. Thompson, M. J. Vermeulen, C. Meier, P. R. Wyatt, P. Y. Wong, A. M. Summers, S. A. Farrell & D. EC Cole
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Conference highlights and exclusive webcasts
Principles and Practice: Electrosurgery & Ultrasonics - Andrew I. Brill,
M.D. Audio/Video and Slide presentation
Dr. Brill presented this course at the AAGL 16th Annual Comprehensive Workshop
on Gynecologic Endoscopy for Residents & Fellows, held in Chicago, IL, April
21-22, 2007.
Target Audience:
This 36-minute presentation has been developed for
obstetricians/gynecologists and other healthcare professionals involved in
gynecologic surgery with a focus on fundamental skills and knowledge essential
for the safe use of electrosurgery and ultrasonic energy.
OBGYN.net Conference Reporting from the 38th Annual Meeting of Society Gynecologic Oncology:
- Highlights of the SGO 38th Annual Meeting - Roberta Speyer, President of OBGYN.net & A. Berchuck, MD
- Participating in Cytocor's research into Endometrial Cancer - Roberta Speyer & Steven Waggoner, MD
- American Cancer Society Sponsored Lectureship Given at the SGO Annual Meeting - Roberta Speyer & Carolyn D. Runowicz, MD
- Cancer Arising from Endometriosis - F. Nezhat, MD & T. Pejovic, MD, PhD
- Options for Management of Women at Risk for Lynch Syndrome or HNPCC - Roberta Speyer & Lee-May Chen, MD
From the 35th Annual Meeting of AAGL:
- The Use of Robotics in Gynecological Surgery - Turner & Advincula
- ISIVF Meeting Invitation - Gomel
- Myomectomy, Fibroids and Fertility - Seckin & Gomel
- OBGYN.net Fibroid Forum - Waltman & Indman
- Adhesions and Pelvic Pain - Wiseman & Indman
- Consulting and Working with Industry - Shwayder & Indman
- Fibroids and Pregnancy - Gocial & Goldfarb
- Fibroids: The Partner's Perspective - Waltman & Indman
- Laparoscopy Surgery: “When the Nurse Becomes the Patient” - Winer & Nesbitt
- Laparostop Trocar Shield - Diesfeld & Surrey
- Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain - Cook
- Education and CME Trends - Seckin
Highlights from ASRM 2007
- Frequency of Sperm Cells with Fragmented DNA in Males Infected with Chlamydia Trachomatis and Mycoplasma SP, Determined with the Sperm Chromatin Dispersion (SCD) Test - J. L. Fernandez, B. Ramos, R. Santiso, A. Agarwal, J. Gosalvez, G. Gallegos
Visit our collection of interviews. OBGYN.net attends medical conferences and congresses around the world discussing the latest in women's health with international experts in the field.
OBGYN.net Hysterectomy Resource Center: Seth Kivnick MD and Ramon Yera MD, Kaiser-Permanente, West Los Angeles perform a Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy on a 26 week uterus using the Gyrus ACMI PKS Cutting Forceps, PKS Lyons™ Dissecting Forceps, and PKS Needle. Dr. Kivnick gives valuable narration on how they are able to accomplish this LSH on an abnormally large uterus. Still available: Laparoscopic Myomectomy with the PKS PlasmaSpatula™ as presented at AAGL 2006 by Stephanie Morris, MD and Keith Isaacson, MD. Register for the Hysterectomy Resource Center and be notified of new courses, presentations, tutorials, CME opportunities, books and upcoming meetings!
For your patients with fibroids: The OBGYN.net Fibroid Resource Center is the only place online where you can get interactive opinions and guidance from a team of the worlds leading fibroid physicians who discuss various therapeutic options including surgery, laparoscopy, pharmaceutical and watchful waiting. In partnership with Hope For Fibroids this vast network provides a wealth of educational guidance to help your patients understand their treatment options.
CME Opportunities:
Control MRSA Transmission brought to you by MedCases & MediSpecialty, Inc.
Common Viral Skin Disease in Clinical Practice underwritten by Elsevier, Inc., supported by an educational grant from 3M Pharmaceuticals
- Post Operative Adhesions and Prevention - M A. Benjamin, MD
- Celiac Disease in Women - M. Kandeel, MD
- The Preterm Breech Vaginal Versus, Abdominal Delivery - Mohamed A. S. Kandeel, M.D.
Visit our extensive collection
of
educational tutorials from
global experts.
Submit your presentation to Professor Zeev Shoham.
- Contemporary management of hyperprolactinaemia: issues and intervention - View three slide presentations and listen to the audio at www.NORPROLAC.com.
- Transitioning from abdominal hysterectomy with confidence: tips, tools, and tricks - VALH or LAVH? - Michael East, MBBS and SEAL Open Forceps - David Robinson, MD on Hysterectomy Resource Center.
News
CDC to Release New Data on Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diagnoses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases it's
2006 Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance report, which includes the
latest national trends in reporting of three nationally-notifiable STDs
chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. The report shows increases in reported cases
of all three of these STDs from 2005 to 2006, underscoring the need for
continued vigilance in prevention, screening, and treatment efforts.
- Physicians Reference Laboratory Announces New Diagnostic for Women’s Health
- Cervical Cancer Rates Higher Among Minority Women
- We need you to act today! As the Senate is debating the bill to fund all the health programs of the federal government, an amendment has been introduced that would add eggs, embryos and stem cell lines to the National Organ Transplant Act.
- A Worldwide Phase III Clinical Trial Seeks U.S. Patients to Explore Investigational Drug Phenoxodiol www.OVATUREtrial.com Launched to Inform Patients with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer about the OVATURE Clinical Research Study
- Press Release:
Final Three Sites Join
CytoCore's e2 Collector Trial
Three Additional University Sites Begin Participating in Ongoing Clinical Trial for Modified Device
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Recommended Reading
A Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Edited by: Christopher B-Lynch FRCS, FRCOG, D.Univ,
Louis Keith MD, PhD,
Andre Lalonde MD, FRCSC, FRCOG and Mahantesh Karoshi MBBS, MD. Postpartum
hemorrhage is a major cause of maternal mortality - it has been estimated that
over 250,000 women die annually worldwide. New surgical techniques and medical
approaches can significantly improve outcomes. This expert-authored, first ever,
comprehensive clinical textbook provides physicians with detailed practical
guidelines for the management of this challenging and time-critical condition.
Check the OBGYN.net/CRC Press
bookstore for textbooks.
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Meetings & Conferences
- April 14 - 16, 2008 34th Annual SGS Scientific Meeting
- May 3 - 7, 2008 ACOG 56th Annual Clinical Meeting
- June 4 - 7, 2008 XVII Annual Congress of the International Society of Gynecological Endoscopy (ISGE)
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