C.M. Easley Symposium and Resident Research Day 2024
Course Description
The annual symposium provides 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 discussions with the goal of allowing them to increase their knowledge and make substantive improvements to their practice and patient care.
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Target Audience
Primary Audience
- Practicing Physicians
- Fellows
- Residents
Secondary Audience
- Nurse Practitioners
- Physicians Assistants
- Registered Nurses
- Medical Students
Specialty Audience
- OB/GYN
Learning Objectives
Upon completion, the participants should be able to...
- Describe what mentorship is and the responsibilities of both mentors and mentees.
- Give some examples of current mentorship models.
- Identify strategies for being a successful mentor.
- Understand the perceptions and themes of Twitter posts about marijuana use in pregnancy.
- Understand whether patient-assessed evaluation of postpartum bleeding differs in women who receive immediate postpartum contraception with the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (IUD), women who receive immediate postpartum contraception with the etonogestrel subdermal implant, and women who receive no contraception throughout the first six weeks postpartum or the duration of lochia.
- Assess the effect of induction of labor on cesarean rates in patients with obesity.
- Review the common pregnancy complications associated with obesity.
- Understand adherence to evidence-based treatment of intra-amniotic infections (IAI) before and after implementation of cefoxitin as first-line treatment.
- Understand how group prenatal care influences rates of breastfeeding at hospital discharge.
- Understand how group prenatal care influences breastfeeding knowledge and self-efficacy
- Identify factors negatively affecting the utilization of first-trimester prenatal care
- Discuss the limitations of prenatal diagnosis with increased body mass index.
- Analyze historical attempts to improve this issue.
- Review results from thesis project "Panniculus retractor use for visualization of fetal anatomy: a randomized controlled trial."
Additional Information
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Event Brochure | 144.31 KB |
2024 Event Booklet | 8.36 MB |
Program Agenda | ||
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7:00 AM - 7:30 AM | Registration with Coffee & Juice | |
7:30 AM - 7:40 AM | Opening Remarks
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7:40 AM - 7:50 AM | Welcome
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7:50 AM - 8:05 AM | Evaluating Postpartum Bleeding in Patients with Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)
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8:05 AM - 8:20 AM | Adherence to Evidence-Based Treatment of Intra-Amniotic Infections (IAI) Before and After Implementation of Cefoxitin as First-Line Treatment
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8:20 AM - 8:50 AM | Same-Day Discharge in Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery: A Care Partner Perspective
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8:50 - 9:05 AM | In Search of a Blueprint for Changing Patient Behavior: Group Prenatal Care Improves Breastfeeding Knowledge But Not Rates of Breastfeeding Initiation
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9:05 - 9:15 AM | BREAK | |
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Panniculus Retractor Use for Visualization of Fetal Anatomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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9:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Understanding Perceptions of Marijuana Use in Pregnancy: An Exploratory Twitter Analysis
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Comparing Rates of Cesarean Delivery in Females with BMI >35 Before and After Implementation of a 39-week Induction of Labor Policy
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10:15 AM - 11:05 AM | I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now: The Importance of Mentorship
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11:05 AM - 11:15 AM | Wrap-Up
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11:15 AM - 11:45 AM | BRUNCH - Includes Boxed Meal and Drink | |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Posters and Questions | |
*Post-Graduate Year III | ||
SPEAKERS | |
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GUEST SPEAKER William A. Cliby, MD | |
Paul Miller, MD | |
Kacey Eichelberger, MD Department Chair Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
Lauren Cannon, MD University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville | |
Jennifer Palomo, MD University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville | |
Savannah Micolucci, MD Florida State University School of Medicine MIGS Fellow | |
Meghan DuBose, MD University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville | |
Melissa Wise, MD | |
Kelly Little, MD | |
Nathan Gilreath, MD Medical University of South Carolina | |
Accreditation Information
Physicians (MDs and DOs) will receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
All other attendees will receive attendance credit.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 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. - 4.00 Attendance