
2018 C.M. Easley Symposium and Resident Research Day
Overview
Overview
The symposium is an annual event providing up to date information on science and clinical practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology to the Upstate community. Lecturers are chosen from the leading medical scientists and clinicians on a National level and from within the Department’s own residency program.
The goal is to provide a forum for the presentation of current evidence-based medicine in appropriate sub-specialties within ObGyn. Participants will be provided with learning objectives supported by individual lectures and discussion with the goal of allowing them to increase their knowledge and make substantive improvements to their practice and patient care.
Target Audience
OBGYN Physicians
Primary Care Physicians
Family/Internal Medicine Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Nurses
Learning Objectives
- Describe the role of BCL6 in endometriosis and infertility
- State relationship between endometriosis and ovarian cancer
- Recognize importance of nutrition in the care of multiple gestations
- Discuss use of wireless enabled glucose meter in the self-management of pre-gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- Debate postpartum opioid prescribing practices
- Recognize outcomes of an enhanced recovery program following laparotomy/minimally invasive surgery for pelvic disease
- Be compliant with federally-mandated trial registration in MFM and neonatology studies
- Debate continued usage at 6 months following the adoption of a postpartum IUD insertion practice
- List several medical conditions that put a woman at increased risk of adverse events during pregnancy
- Describe the CDC's guidance on contraceptive provision, including the Medical Eligibility Criteria and Selected Practice Recommendations
- Develop contraceptive care plans for women with common and complex medical conditions
Additional Information
Program
Agenda
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Registration |
8:00 - 8:10 a.m. | Opening Remarks Paul B. Miller, MD |
8:10 - 8:20 a.m. | Update from Dr. Easley Thompson Gailey, MD |
8:20 - 8:30 a.m. | Welcome Donald W. Wiper, MD |
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. | Endometrial BCL6 Testing for the Prediction of In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes: A Cohort Study Laura Almquist, MD** |
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. | Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer: An Inflammatory Phenotype? Anne L. Beesley, MD* |
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. | Nutrition: The Forgotten Component in the Care of the Multiple Gestation Roger Newman, MD |
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. | A Survey of Postpartum Opioid Prescribing Practices at Greenville Health System Bryan W. Brooks, MD* |
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Outcomes of an Enhanced Recovery Program (ERAS) in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy or Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pelvic Disease in an Academic Gynecological Oncology Practice Margeaux R. McGraw, MD* |
10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break |
10:15 - 11:05 a.m. | Contraceptive Care for Women with Medical Conditions: The Why's and How's Melissa Kottke, MD, MPH, MBA |
11:05 - 11:20 a.m. | Postpartum IUD Insertion: Continued Usage at Six Months Based on Expulsion and Removal Rates at Greenville Memorial Hospital in the First Year After Adoption of Practice Lindsey C. Tingen, MD* |
11:20 - 11:50 p.m. | An Obstetrician's Mid-Life Crisis: A Million Stories in the Naked City Roger Newman, MD |
11:50 - 12:00 p.m. | Wrap Up |
12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | PDQ (Poster, Dessert, and Questions) |
*Post-Graduate Year III
**Post-Graduate Year IV
Venue

Faculty
Faculty Speakers
Jim R. Baucum, MD, FACC
Greenville Health System Department of Medicine - Carolina Cardiology Consultants;
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Roger B. Newman, MD
Director and Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs & Research, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Melissa Kottke, MD, MPH, MBA
Jane Fonda Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Faculty Mentors
Kacey Y. Eichelberger, MD
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Greenville Health System
Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Jeffrey W. Elder, MD
Cancer Institute
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Associate Director, ObGyn Residency Program
Greenville Health System
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Sharon D. Keiser, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of GHS Maternal-Fetal Specialists
Greenville Health System
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Bruce A. Lessey, MD, PhD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Greenville Health System
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Menachem Miodovnik, MD
Medical Officer, Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Larry E. Puls, MD
Greenville Cancer Institute
Professor and Director
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Greenville Health System
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Tonse N.K. Raju, MD
Chief, Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Megan M. Schellinger, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of GHS Maternal-Fetal Specialists
Greenville Health System
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Adam B. Tyson, MD
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Division of GHS Maternal-Fetal Specialists
Greenville Health System
Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Planning Committee
Donald W. Wiper III, MD
Shelley J. Chapman, MD
Kacey Y. Eichelberger, MD
Lisa J. Green, MD
Creighton E. Likes III, MD, MS
Henry E. Malter PhD HCLD (ABB)
Paul B. Miller, MD
Thomas L. Wheeler II, MD, MSPH
Accreditation
Accreditation Information
Physicians (MDs and DOs) will receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
All other attendees will receive attendence credit.
Available Credit
- 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. - 4.25 Attendance