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In Person attendance
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Virtual Attendance
June 5 - 7, 2025
Hotel Nikko • San Francisco CA
Course# MOB25003
Registration Fees
| Early Bird Ends - 4/15/25 | Regular Fee After - 4/15/25 | |
| $825 | $875 | Physicians |
| $625 | $675 | Other Health Professionals, Advanced Practice Providers |
| $525 | $575 | Residents/Fellows |
Cancellations received in writing before the first day of the course will be refunded, less an administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please submit your cancellation request at https://tiny.ucsf.edu/cmehelp
Overview
In its 48th year, this course covers current issues in antepartum and intrapartum assessment and clinical management in obstetrics. The course is designed for physicians, midwives, obstetric nurses, and trainees. The faculty instructors are internationally known through their clinical and basic research, scholarly articles, and texts.
Course Highlights Include:
- J.T. Parer Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception Thursday Evening
- Interactive Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Cases Panel Friday Afternoon
- Access to course slides and replays for any content you may have missed
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Counsel patients regarding alloimmunization and use of noninvasive screening tests for Rh status
- Diagnose and manage abnormal findings in the placenta and umbilical cord
- Improve management of fetal heart rate tracings in labor
- Counsel patients and manage twin gestations
- Minimize the impact of childbirth on the pelvic floor
- Diagnose, evaluate, and manage autoimmune disorders in pregnancy;
- Evaluate and manage patients with a short cervix in pregnancy
- Counsel and manage patients with previable premature rupture of membranes
- Understand the contribution of state perinatal collaboratives to improved pregnancy outcomes
- Improve management of hypertension in pregnancy and postpartum
Onsite and Live Stream Conference
The course sessions will take place at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Live Stream and Onsite registrants will receive instructions along with the digital syllabus a week before the conference. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand after the conference for a limited time period. You must tune in to live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME. All course times listed are Pacific Standard Time.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Course Outline
| THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2025 | Speaker | |
| 7:00- 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | |
| 7:30- 8:00 a.m. | Registration | |
| 8:00- 8:05 a.m. | Introduction and morning moderator: Aaron B. Caughey, MD, PhD |
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| 8:05- 8:35 a.m. | Update on Rh testing and management: New tests and recommendations | Melissa Rosenstein |
| 8:35- 9:05 a.m. | What’s new in carrier screening? | Teresa Sparks |
| 9:05- 9:35 a.m. | Ultrasound findings in the placenta and umbilical cord: When to worry | Mary Norton |
| 9:35- 9:55 a.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 9:55- 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:15- 10:45 a.m. | Practical tips for diabetes management in pregnancy and postpartum | Nasim Sobhani |
| 10:45- 11:15 a.m. | Update on induction of labor | Robyn Lamar |
| 11:15- 11:45 a.m. | First trimester obstetrical ultrasound: Tips for early dating scans | Kate Connolly |
| 11:45- 12:05 p.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 12:05- 1:30 p.m | Lunch (individually arranged) | |
| Afternoon Moderator: Mary E. Norton, MD |
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| 1:30- 2:00 p.m. | Care of the pregnant patient with a common genetic disorder | Kate Swanson |
| 2:00- 2:30 p.m. | Antepartum management of twin pregnancies | Annalisa Post |
| 2:30- 3:00 p.m. | Normalizing the high risk birthing experience | Molly Killion |
| 3:00- 3:20 p.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 3:20- 3:40 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:40- 4:10 p.m. | Minimizing the impact of childbirth on the pelvic floor | Olga Ramm |
| 4:10- 4:40 p.m. | Management of chronic hypertension in pregnancy | Sarah Osmundson |
| 4:40- 5:10 p.m. | Update on alloimmunization | Juan Gonzalez |
| 5:10- 5:30 p.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 5:30- 6:45 p.m. | Wine and Cheese Reception | |
| FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2025 | ||
| 7:00- 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | |
| Morning Moderator: Brian Shaffer, MD |
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| 8:00- 8:30 a.m. | Management of periviable PPROM | Sarah Osmundson |
| 8:30- 9:00 a.m. | Maternal cardiac disease: Common complaints or serious concern? | Ian Harris |
| 9:00- 9:30 a.m. | Race concordant prenatal care | Andrea Jackson |
| 9:30- 9:50 a.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 9:50- 10:10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:10- 10:40 a.m. | Care of the pregnant patient with an autoimmune disorder | Roxanna Irani |
| 10:40- 11:10 a.m. | Improving care through statewide perinatal collaboratives | Deirdre Lyell |
| 11:10 -11:40 a.m. | Management of the short cervix | Hayley Miller |
| 11:40- 12:00 p.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 12:00- 1:30 p.m. | Lunch (individually arranged) | |
| Afternoon Moderator: Tekoa L. King CNM, MPH |
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| 1:30- 2:00 p.m. | Intrapartum Management of the Fetal Heart Rate | Judette Louis |
| 2:00- 2:30 p.m. | Evaluation and Management of Category II Fetal Heart Rate Tracings | Libby Patberg |
| 2:30- 3:00 p.m. | Timing of Delivery of Terminal Bradycardias: How Long is Too Long? | Aaron Caughey |
| 3:00- 3:20 p.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 3:20- 3:40 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:40- 5:10 p.m. | Aaron B. Caughey MD, MPH, PhD moderator Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Cases - Panel Discussion Meghan Duck, Judette Louis, Sarah Osmundsen, Deirdre Lyell, Libby Patberg |
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| SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2025 | ||
| 7:00- 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | |
| Morning Moderators: Mary Norton, MD & Aaron Caughey, MD |
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| 8:00- 8:30 a.m. | Plastics, pregnancy, and the placenta: How big a problem? | Marya Zlatnik |
| 8:30- 9:00 a.m. | Update on Postpartum Contraception | Arianna Cassidy |
| 9:00- 9:30 a.m. | Community Birth | Melissa Cheyney |
| 9:30- 9:50 a.m. | Questions and answers | |
| 9:50- 10:10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:10- 10:40 a.m. | Update on breast-feeding | Susan Crowe |
| 10:40- 11:10 a.m. | Fetal growth restriction | Brian Shaffer |
| 11:10-11:40 a.m. | Postpartum Hypertension: Updates on Management | Judette Louis |
| 11:40- 12:00 p.m. | Questions and answers |
Course Chairs
Mary E. Norton, MD
Professor Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences David E. Thorburn, MD and Kate McKee Thorburn Endowed Chair in Perinatal Medicine and Genetics
Aaron Caughey, MD, PhD, MPP, MPH
Professor and Chair Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Associate Dean for Women's Health Research & Policy, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Tekoa L. King, CNM, MPH
Emeritus AIM Course Chair
Brian L. Shaffer, MD
Prenatal Diagnosis Director
Sutter West Bay Medical Group, San Francisco, CA
In Memorium, Course Founder
J.T. Parer
Faculty
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Travel & Lodging
Hotel Nikko
222 Mason Street, San Francisco CA 94102
Hotel Phone: 415-394-1111 / Reservations: 800-248-3308
Rates: $249/night
Cutoff Date: May 14, 2025 or once room block is filled
Enjoy San Francisco’s renowned attractions such as the historic cable cars, neighborhoods such as Chinatown and North Beach, shopping in Union Square, or sampling culinary delights at the Ferry Building.
The Hotel Nikko is a luxury gem located in San Francisco’s shopping, dining, and entertainment district. Experience the contemporary ambiance of an Asian inspired boutique hotel in Union Square with sleek rooms and suites, meeting space, dining, and an indoor pool. A block of guestrooms has been reserved at the special UCSF conference rate of $249/night. An amenity fee of $39 per room per night is waived for guests in our roomblock. Please visit the hotel’s website to learn more about their current list of amenities.
By staying at the host hotel, you help UCSF meet its contractual obligations and keep registration fees reasonable.
Airlines
UNITED AIRLINES
UCSF has negotiated special fares with United Airlines for our course attendees.
Download Online Booking Instructions (.pdf)
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