Conference Objectives
Upon completion of this conference, the participant will be able to:
- Recognize Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) and its impact on quality of life while applying evidence-based hormonal and non-hormonal treatment options
- Advise overweight GYN patients with Co-morbidities on successful weight loss strategies beyond simple diet and exercise including use of available pharmaceuticals
- Learn new approaches for how to better protect the female patient’s bone health after menopause
- Understand the nuances of migraine, headache, and what the gynecologist can, and should do for such a patient
- Gain confidence in how to diagnose, evaluate and treat hair loss
- Understand the importance of breast cancer risk assessment and risk stratification due to genetic (including dense breast) and non-genetic causes
- Gain confidence in adhering to guidelines for breast cancer screening with 3D mammography and appropriate risk based additional screening protocols
- Become familiar with new and upcoming aspects of contraception
- Evaluate abnormal bleeding and distinguish disease states originating in the endometrium and myometrium
- Adopt a holistic approach to treating overactive bladder and develop strategies for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction, including surgical and non-surgical options
- Understand what appears to be an epidemic of miscarriage, and how to explain it to patients as well as treat it
- Add new competencies for managing menopausal symptoms, using both hormonal and non-hormonal approaches, while separating fact from fiction
- Differentiate between low sexual desire and hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), and appreciate how to improve both by engaging evidence-based treatments
- Appreciate the complexities of vulvovaginitis, including the causal conditions, and derive an appropriate differential diagnosis for acute and chronic conditions with the concomitant treatment plan
- Understand the new guidelines for cervical cancer screening, management of abnormal cervical cytology, applying the new guidelines – including recommended practice management algorithms – into clinical decision making
- Differentiate the physiological actions of estrogens from androgens, implementing evidence-based androgen replacement paradigms for improved health and sexual function
Downloadable Conference Slides
Please look for an email a few days prior to the conference containing a link to download the lecture slides to device (or print a copy if you wish to have one on hand at the meeting). Once onsite, you will receive a notebook with lecture objectives and notes pages.
CME Certificate
Your course evaluation and CME certificate will be sent to the email you provided when registering. Please use an email address that allows an attachment to ensure timely delivery of materials.
Meals
An expanded continental breakfast, as well as break refreshments will be provided daily in the exhibit hall.
Exhibits
Pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and therapeutic equipment companies are scheduled to be on site.
Group Registration Discount and Refunds
Sign up with others and get a group discount! Call our office to receive $75 off each registrant’s fee when you register two or more at the same time.
A fee of $75 is charged for cancellations received by September 6, 2024. We are sorry, but we cannot provide refunds after that date.
Music City Welcomes You.
Welcome to Nashville, Tennessee – a city alive with music. Country music fans can check out Honky Tonk Central on Broadway, visit the iconic Grand Ole Opry or stop by the Country Music Hall of Fame. Downtown Nashville offers excellent dining options like Hattie B’s Hot Chicken for their famous fried chicken, and The Hampton Social for a fine dining experience with a rooftop view. Not far from downtown, the Nashville Zoo is a family favorite where you can see over 3,000 species including rare, clouded leopards and Mexican spider monkeys. For nature lovers, take a hike at Radnor Lake, only a few miles from downtown. Explore the Gulch – Shopping, dining, art and live music. Tour a distillery, take an evening trolley tour, or go on a foodie adventure with a Nashville food tour! The options are endless for things to do and see in this famous music city.
The Westin Nashville
A limited number of rooms has been set aside at $299 per night (taxes and fees apply). Please call (866) 912-1028 to reserve your room and identify yourself as an attendee of Survival Skills for Today’s Gynecologist Conference Sept 2024. The reservation deadline is September 6, 2024.