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.

Thank-You

Ob Society President Susan Kaufman introduced the conference. Co-chairs of the conference Arnie Cohen and Harish Sehdev then led the discussions by the presenting institutions: Abington Memorial Hospital, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Christiana Hospital, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Reading Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

The meeting allowed each of the institutions to present their data related to the Quality Initiatives that they had presented the year before. The data was impressive. Each institution evaluated what they had done and how what they had done affected care. Some of the data supported the benefits of the initiative, while others showed the initiative may not have fully accomplished their goals. We had examples of where initiatives had to be redesigned during the process based on the data not confirming what they had originally intended to happen, happening. There were examples of success, as well as not succeeding, but all tried to improve based on their ongoing data collection. The areas presented were

• Oxytocin Safety – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Reading Hospital
• Obstetrical Emergency Response Team - Christiana Hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• EMR and Quality – Albert Einstein Medical Center
• Labor Induction – Penn State Hershey Medical Center
• Simulations – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Shoulder Dystocia – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Geisinger Health System presented “Process Redesign and Outcomes in Ob Care”, a program in which systems and people came together throughout to improve the outcomes of obstetrical care. This was truly a comprehensive and impressive presentation of how leadership in healthcare can work with all elements of care to accomplish what we all would love to do, improve outcomes.

Each presentations was followed by Q&A that allowed for an interchange of ideas and interaction with the over 60 people who attended the meeting. Attendees included Ob/Gyns, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Chief Quality Officers, Quality Assurance doctors and nurses and Department Chairs, all of whom wanted to improve the care given to obstetrical patients.

All who attended felt the meeting accomplished its goals of “bringing people together” and discussing the data on how to improve care. We all look forward to this annual event of sharing Quality Initiatives and how we can improve care.

This forum was a follow up from last years successful initial program that highlighted eleven institutions from all over the Tri-state presenting innovative Quality Initiatives. This year’s program focused on data and outcomes. There were presentations from 8 institutions that had presented last year as well as a stimulating presentation from Geisinger on “Process Redesign and Outcomes in Ob Care”. Once again the program was at the Zubrow Auditorium in Pennsylvania Hospital. If you missed this excellent quality initiative, now you have a chance to view all the presentations in Video format. Just log-in into the archive and enjoy.

The New Jersey Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, AWHONN–New Jersey Section, and the New Jersey Section of ACOG take pleasure in inviting you to our 61st Annual Meeting to be held at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey on     June 12–13, 2011.

The program will begin on Sunday morning and end at 2:30 pm on Monday. Hotel rooms will be available on Sunday and Monday nights.

Please mark your calendar and register today for this year’s program!

Please address inquiries to:

Linda Bartolo, Executive Director, NJOGS

26 Eastmans Road

Parsippany, NJ 07054

Tel: 973-597-0938

Fax: 973-597-0241

Email: lbartolo@successcomgroup.com

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Please make a note of it. Thank you.

we are very excited to provide you with the first video posted on our website. Only this video will be posted for anyone who logs in obphila.org – From now on all videos will be available only to members who paid their dues. We hope that this added feature (which costs quiet a bit of money) will convince you to become and stay a members of our society. Please enjoy the video and let us know your comments. Thank-you. Albert El-Roeiy M.D., MBA, LSSBB Newsletter Editor and Webmaster.

October 21^st 2010 Lecture by Erol Amon M.D. “Late Preterm Birth-How Big a Problem”. Lecture

October 21^st 2010 Lecture by Erol Amon M.D. “Late Preterm Birth-How Big a Problem”. Questions and Answers