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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM • PLENARY SESSIONS
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Contraception Day Keynote/Workshop
LET’S GET SERIOUS: EVIDENCE CLEARLY SUGGESTS WHAT
COULD BE DONE TO DIMINISH UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES
Robert A. Hatcher, M.D., M.P.H.
Emory School of Medicine
Needs Assessment and Description
The percentage of pregnancies that are unintended
remains high in the United States at approximately 50%.
One approach to decreasing the number of unintended
pregnancies is to promote the use of long-term
contraceptive methods such as the intrauterine device
(IUD). Studies have shown that IUD acceptance increases if
presented and inserted at the time of delivery. The goal of
this symposium is to educate physicians and allied health
professionals in the clinical utility and placement of IUDs.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able
to:
1. Educate their patients about the many advantages and
few disadvantages of long-acting reversible
contraceptives.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Plenary Session 4
THE SOCIETY OF REPRODUCTIVE SURGEONS LECTURE
THE ROLE OF REPRODUCTIVE SURGERY IN THE ART ERA
Endowed by a 1999 grant from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Togas Tulandi, M.D.
McGill University
Introducer: Gary Frishman, M.D.
Needs Assessment and Description
Due to the availability of assisted reproductive technologies
(ART), the need for reproductive surgery as a primary
treatment for infertility has declined. However, it has
an important role in improving the success rate of ART
treatment and, recently, in fertility preservation. Reports of
new indications and techniques are published continuously.
Some warrant practice pattern changes and the need to
educate practitioners not only to promote fertility, but also
to preserve fertility and reproductive function of young
women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able
to:
1. Summarize need and evidence-based development
of minimally-invasive reproductive surgery to increase the
success of assisted reproductive technologies.
2. Describe surgical techniques to improve success rates
after ART treatment.
3. Outline various methods of fertility preservation, including
ovarian transposition and ovarian cryopreservation and
transplantation.
Room 230 A/B
Chapin Theatre
Moderator: Richard S. Legro, M.D.
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2. Explain why the copper T380A IUD is the emergency
contraceptive of choice.
3. Develop protocols for the placement of IUDs within 10
minutes after delivery.
ACGME COMPETENCY
Patient Care
TEST QUESTION:
Which one of the following contraceptive methods is
effective for 10-12 years, maybe longer, from when it is
placed?
A. Etonogestrel implant
B. Etonogestrel vaginal ring
C. Levonorgestrel implant
D. Levonorgestrel intrauterine device
E. Copper T 380-A intrauterine device
ACGME COMPETENCY
Medical Knowledge
Patient Care
TEST QUESTION:
After participating in this session, I will do the following in my
practice:
A. Perform diagnostic laparoscopy as the first step in an
infertility evaluation.
B. Prescribe antibiotics to women with hydrosalpinx before
IVF treatment.
C. Surgically repair a hydrosalpinx before IVF treatment.
D. Remove all ovarian endometriomas before IVF
treatment.
E. Provide counseling for fertility preservation to young
women undergoing local pelvic radiation or
chemotherapy.
F. Not applicable to my area of practice.