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In-Person (On Site) Attendance

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Remote (Virtual) Attendance

December 12 - 13, 2024
Hotel Nikko • San Francisco, CA
Course# MDM25M05

Overview

Increasing appreciation of the unique needs of women patients and women health care providers has created a need for innovative educational programs on women’s health. Increasingly difficult management decisions must be made in diverse ambulatory environments and via telemedicine. Attention to health disparities and the care of vulnerable patients and close collaboration with diverse specialists is essential for quality care for all women. This innovative program will provide a practical update on a full range of common but controversial issues in women’s health. Emphasis will be placed on new developments in preventive care for women, issues in reproductive health, clinical strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecologic and medical disorders of women. Interactive questions will amplify learning and ample time will be provided for questions and discussion. This course, taught by UCSF’s best teachers, is presented by the Division of General Internal Medicine, in close collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. The course is sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco.

TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is designed for family physicians, internists, gynecologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and all others involved in providing quality health care for women.

Onsite and Live Stream Meeting
Registrants will have the option to select in person attendance or remote online attendance.

Login instructions along with the digital syllabus will be shared with attendees a week before the meeting. Included in your registration fee is access to the course recordings on demand for 30 days after the course.  You must tune in to live conference (in person or remotely) to claim CME.

Objectives

The purpose of this course is to increase competence and improve clinician practice in women’s health. We specifically anticipate improvements in skills and strategies to:

• Discuss and implement new guidelines for prevention and early detection of cancer in women;
• Discuss and implement new vaccine guidelines to prevent common infections;
• Diagnose and treat common and controversial problems in women's health including heart disease, lipid disorders, osteoporosis, anemia, STIs, HIV, incontinence, anxiety and depression, menopause, and obesity;
• Diagnose and treat common skin conditions in women;
• Counsel patients about best practices in contraception and abortion;
• Understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on women’s health and treat patients with COVID-related conditions;
• Address common clinical issues of older women;
• Treat common sports injuries in women;
• Manage sexual issues in women;
• Improve the management of chronic pain and substance use disorders, 
• Optimize patient communication and shared decision making;
• Develop best practices to address health disparities and care for vulnerable patients;
• Improve interprofessional teamwork and collaboration;
• Advocate for quality health care services for all women.