Obstetrics Update
Thursday, May 17th

Prenatal Genetics and Ultrasound Update
Friday, May 18th

Fetal Echocardiogram Update
Saturday, May 19th

Hilton Philadelphia
City Avenue
4200 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

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Incorporating Routine HIV Testing into Practice:
An Evening with the Health Commissioner
for Primary Care Physicians

Tuesday April 3, 2012 from 5 pm to 8 pm
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19103

***REGISTER  by March 28, 2012: http://tinyurl.com/7s39d9f

Refreshments will be served

Donald F. Schwarz, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner of Philadelphia, invites you to a program and discussion with your colleagues regarding the implementation of the CDC guidelines recommending that every patient from age 13-64 be offered routine HIV testing. Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, FACP, Director, Clinical Policy Medical Education Division, American College of Physicians and Philip Peters, MD, Medical Officer, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA will join Dr. Schwarz to present HIV Screening for Patients 13-64 years: A Guide for Primary Care Providers. They will be followed by a panel of local physicians who will discuss their experiences of incorporating HIV testing into their practices. There will be ample time for discussion and questions from the audience.

Sponsored by:
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health
and the Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic
AIDS Education and Training Center,
Health Federation of Philadelphia

***REGISTER  by March 28, 2012: http://tinyurl.com/7s39d9f

Questions: 215-557-2101

The program has been granted CME credits and has no fee.

Program code: 12256
Target audience: Philadelphia physicians including: Primary Care Physicians, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology

Learning Objectives: After attending this program, participants will be able to:

• Analyze the rationale for HIV screening recommendations
• Assess clinical benefits of routine HIV screening
• Formulate approaches to simplify routine HIV screening in practice
• Compare and contrast available HIV tests

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Drexel University College of Medicine and the PA/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center of the Health Federation of Philadelphia. The Drexel University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA: The Drexel University College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA: This program is eligible for 2.0 credits in Category 2A of the American Osteopathic Association.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
It is the policy of Drexel University College of Medicine to insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. Speakers at continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the audience their financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products, goods or services related to the subject matter of the program topic. Any conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and announced to the audience. The intent of this disclosure is to allow participants to form their own judgments about the educational content of this activity and determine whether the speaker’s commercial interests influenced the presentation. In addition, speakers are required to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation.

DISCLOSURES: Planning committee members Zupenda M. Davis MPH, MCHES, DrPH(c), Helena Kwakwa MD MPH, Sara Allen CRNP, MSN, Debra D’Alessandro, MPH, have no relationships to disclose. Donald F. Schwarz, MD, Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, FACP and Philip Peters, MD have no relationships to disclose. Supported by a grant from HRSA, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Service Administration, HRSA Grant No. 5 H4AHA00060‐10‐00

Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia presents The 45th Annual Resident Education Day and The 35th Annual Resident Bowl on Friday, May 4, 2012.

Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia
Presents
The 45th Annual Resident Education Day
and
The 35th Annual Resident Bowl
Friday, May 4, 2012

Hosted by The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Translational Research Center Building
Perelman School of Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard

Sex and Hormones from Adolescence to Menopause

Residents should RSVP through their Program Coordinators.

Wulf Utian, M.B, BCh, PhD, DSc(Med), Consultant, Gynecology and Women’s Health, The Cleveland Clinic, Honorary Founding President and Executive Director Emeritus NAMS

Joint PARES/Obstetrical Society Meeting “Revisiting Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy”

$55.00 — $65.00

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*** Note – Third Thursday of the month***
Carol L. Brown, M.D., Director, Diversity Services, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

The Blockley Lecture “Ovarian Cancer Update”

$55.00 — $65.00

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Ethel S. Siris, M.D., Professor, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University

"The Battistini Lecture “Osteoporosis Management”

$55.00 — $65.00

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Clifford A. Hudis, M.D., Chief, Breast Cancer Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

“What’s New in Systemic Treatment for Breast Cancer”

$55.00 — $65.00

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Registration:

Patrick Catalano, M.D., Professor, Case Western Reserve University

“Obesity in Pregnancy: Implications for the Mother and her Child”

$55.00 — $65.00

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Registration:

*** Note – This meeting is on a Wednesday night to accommodate the District III ACOG Meeting the next day. The price for this meeting is discounted to $45.00 for Members and Non-Members.

Peter L. Rosenblatt, M.D., Director, Urogynecology & Reconstructive Surgery, Mt. Auburn Hospital

“Reassessing the Role of Hysterectomy in Surgical Management of Prolapse”

$45.00

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2011 Phila Prenatal Diagnosis Update Brochure

This two-day conference is aimed at bringing the clinician up-to-date in the rapidly advancing field of genetics and prenatal diagnosis and obstetrics complications. Current screening and testing recommendations, as well as cutting edge technology and research, will be presented. In addition, current management of complicated pregnancies and update on new recommendations for prenatal care will be presented. The course on obstetrics complications will be aimed at obstetricians,nurses-midwives and health care professionals caring for the pregnant patients.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed for practicing obstetricians, perinatologists, family practitioners, midwives, genetic counselors, ultrasonographers, nurses and other applicable health practitioners.

Please, make reservations for this excellent review taking place on Friday, June 10, 2011 and followed by another meeting discussing  ”Obstetrics/medical Complications of Pregnancy”  on Saturday, June 11, 2011.

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