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C.M. Easley Symposium and Resident Research Day 2024

Greenville, SC US
May 3, 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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Competencies this activity addresses: 
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Medical knowledge
Patient care and procedural skills
Practice-based learning and improvement
Utilize informatics
Work in interdisciplinary teams
Course summary
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
Registration opens: 
02/03/2024
Claim credit by: 
06/04/2024
Event starts: 
05/03/2024 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
05/03/2024 - 2:00pm EDT
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Program Agenda
Friday, May 3, 2024

7:00 AM - 7:30 AMRegistration with Coffee & Juice
7:30 AM - 7:40 AMOpening Remarks
  • Paul B. Miller, MD
7:40 AM - 7:50 AMWelcome
  • Kacey Y. Eichelberger, MD
7:50 AM - 8:05 AMEvaluating Postpartum Bleeding in Patients with Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)
  • Lauren Cannon, MD*
8:05 AM - 8:20 AMAdherence to Evidence-Based Treatment of Intra-Amniotic Infections (IAI) Before and After Implementation of Cefoxitin as First-Line Treatment
  • Jennifer Palomo, MD*
8:20 AM - 8:50 AMSame-Day Discharge in Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery: A Care Partner Perspective
  • Savannah Micolucci, MD
    MIGS Fellow
8:50 - 9:05 AMIn Search of a Blueprint for Changing Patient Behavior: Group Prenatal Care Improves Breastfeeding Knowledge But Not Rates of Breastfeeding Initiation
  • Meghan DuBose, MD*
9:05 - 9:15 AMBREAK
9:15 AM - 9:45 AMPanniculus Retractor Use for Visualization of Fetal Anatomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Melissa Wise, MD
    MFM Fellow
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMUnderstanding Perceptions of Marijuana Use in Pregnancy: An Exploratory Twitter Analysis
  • Kelly Little, MD
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMComparing Rates of Cesarean Delivery in Females with BMI >35 Before and After Implementation of a 39-week Induction of Labor Policy
  • Nathan Gilreath, MD*
10:15 AM - 11:05 AMI Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now: The Importance of Mentorship
  • William Cliby, MD*
11:05 AM - 11:15 AMWrap-Up
  • Paul B. Miller, MD
11:15 AM - 11:45 AMBRUNCH - Includes Boxed Meal and Drink
11:30 AM - 12:15 PMPosters and Questions
 *Post-Graduate Year III
 
Robert E. Coleman Medical Staff Auditorium (and Teams)
701 Grove Road
Greenville, SC 29605
United States
Greenville Memorial Hospital
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SPEAKERS

WITH ALT William Cliby MD

GUEST SPEAKER

William A. Cliby, MD
Virgil S Counsellor Professor of Surgery
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic

WITH ALT Paul Miller MD

Paul Miller, MD
Academic Vice Chair-Upstate
Obstetrics and Gynecology

WITH ALT Kacey Eichelberger, MDKacey Eichelberger, MD
Department Chair
Obstetrics and Gynecology
WITH ALT Lauren Cannon MDLauren Cannon, MD
University of South Carolina
School of Medicine Greenville
WITH ALT Jennifer Palomo MDJennifer Palomo, MD
University of South Carolina
School of Medicine Greenville
WITH ALT Savannah Micolucci MDSavannah Micolucci, MD
Florida State University
School of Medicine
MIGS Fellow
WITH ALT Megan DuBose MDMeghan DuBose, MD
University of South Carolina
School of Medicine Greenville
WITH ALT Melissa Wise MD

Melissa Wise, MD
Northeast Ohio Medical University
MFM Fellow

WITH ALT Kelly Little MD

Kelly Little, MD
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

WITH ALT Nathan Gilreath MDNathan 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
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