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44 TH ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM
medicine providers and nurse practitioners, will review the use of contraception among women with chronic medical
problems. Compliance and medical eligibility criteria will also be addressed, as well as specific case dilemmas.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this course, participants should be able to:
1. Summarize medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use in the United States.
2. Discuss contraceptive management for women with specific chronic medical conditions.
3. List non-birth-control benefits of contraceptives that may improve selected chronic conditions.
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Developed in Cooperation with the Nurses’ Professional Group
FACULTY
Andrea M. Braverman, Ph.D., Chair
Sony Sierra, M.D., M.Sc., Co-Chair
Erin A. Yontz, B.A., M.S.
ACGME COMPETENCY
Patient Care
NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COURSE DESCRIPTION
Recurrent early pregnancy loss is a devastating condition affecting about 3% of couples trying to conceive. Evaluation and
management of recurrent loss requires a knowledgeable and dedicated interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses,
psychologists, lab and ultrasound staff. Infertility nurses often act as case managers and play an important role in assisting
in the testing process and providing emotional support for these patients. Nurses and other healthcare providers involved
in the care of recurrent pregnancy loss patients should have knowledge of current standards of practice, professional
guidelines, and evidenced-based evaluation and treatment options to optimize care for these vulnerable couples.
This one-day postgraduate course will assist nurses and other healthcare providers with the management of recurrent
pregnancy loss (RPL) and will include topics such as the evidence-based evaluation and treatment, psychological and
social impact, and the important nursing implications of caring for the patient with RPL.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this course, participants should be able to:
1. Define early pregnancy loss and describe the incidence and etiology of this condition.
2. Summarize evidence-based evaluation and treatment of recurrent early pregnancy loss to optimize care for these
vulnerable couples.
3. Describe the role of the nurse in the evaluation, treatment and emotional support of patients with recurrent pregnancy
loss.
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Developed in Cooperation with the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology
FACULTY
Robert E. Brannigan, M.D., Chair
Sjoerd Repping, M.D.
Paul J. Turek, M.D.
Daniel H. Williams, M.D.
ACGME COMPETENCY
Patient Care
NURSING IMPLICATIONS FOR RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS
Course PG14 (Sunday) • ROOM 324 C/D
FERTILITY PRESERVATION IN THE MALE: FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD, STEM CELLS TO SPERMATOZOA
Course PG15 (Sunday) • ROOM 324 G/H CME
NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COURSE DESCRIPTION
Male fertility preservation is much more complex than just sperm banking in the adult oncology patient. A comprehensive
fertility preservation program should be able to address all males from childhood through adulthood and all types of cells
from spermatogonial stem cells to motile spermatozoa. However, very few of these comprehensive programs exist, due to a
definite gap in knowledge, competence and performance.
This course for several different types of clinicians, including urologists, reproductive endocrinologists, geneticists, social
workers and embryologists, will address a far-reaching array of subjects, all centered on the theme of fertility preservation
in the male. Topics to be covered in detail include: definition of the scope of the issue; prepubertal testis tissue harvesting
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