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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 May 28, 2025 will be refunded, less a $75 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 | |||
| 7:30- 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast & Registration | ||
| Morning moderator: Aaron B. Caughey, MD, MPH, PhD | |||
| 8:00- 8:05 a.m. | Introduction | Aaron B. Caughey, MD, MPH, PhD | |
| 8:05- 8:35 a.m. | P | Update on Rh testing and management: New tests and recommendations | Melissa Rosenstein, MD, MAS |
| 8:35- 9:05 a.m. | What’s new in carrier screening? | Teresa Sparks,MD, MAS | |
| 9:05- 9:35 a.m. | Ultrasound findings in the placenta and umbilical cord: When to worry | Mary Norton, MD | |
| 9:35- 9:55 a.m. | Q&A | ||
| 9:55- 10:15 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:15- 10:45 a.m. | P | Practical tips for intrapartum and postpartum diabetes management | Nasim Sobhani, MD, MAS |
| 10:45- 11:15 a.m. | P | Update on induction of labor | Nicola Perlman, MD |
| 11:15- 11:45 a.m. | First trimester obstetrical ultrasound: Tips for early dating scans | Kate Connolly, MD | |
| 11:45- 12:05 p.m. | Q&A | ||
| 12:05- 1:30 p.m | Lunch (individually arranged) | ||
| Afternoon moderator: Mary E. Norton, MD | |||
| 1:30- 2:00 p.m. | Care of the pregnant patient with a common genetic disorder | Kate Swanson, MD | |
| 2:00- 2:30 p.m. | Antepartum management of twin pregnancies | Annalisa Post, MD | |
| 2:30- 3:00 p.m. | Normalizing the high risk birthing experience | Molly Killion, RN, MS, CNS | |
| 3:00- 3:20 p.m. | Q&A | ||
| 3:20- 3:40 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:40- 4:10 p.m. | Minimizing the impact of childbirth on the pelvic floor | Olga Ramm, MD, MS | |
| 4:10- 4:40 p.m. | P | Management of chronic hypertension in pregnancy | Sarah Osmundson, MD, MS |
| 4:40- 5:10 p.m. | Update on alloimmunization | Juan Gonzalez, MD, PhD | |
| 5:10- 5:30 p.m. | Q&A | ||
| 5:30- 6:45 p.m. | Wine and Cheese Reception | ||
| FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2025 | |||
| 7:30- 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | ||
| Morning moderator: Brian Shaffer, MD | |||
| 8:00- 8:30 a.m. | Management of periviable PPROM | Sarah Osmundson, MD, MS | |
| 8:30- 9:00 a.m. | Maternal cardiac disease: Common complaints or serious concern? | Ian Harris, MD | |
| 9:00- 9:30 a.m. | Race concordant prenatal care | Andrea Jackson, MD, MAS | |
| 9:30- 9:50 a.m. | Q&A | ||
| 9:50- 10:10 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:10- 10:40 a.m. | Care of the pregnant patient with an autoimmune disorder | Roxanna Irani, MD, PhD | |
| 10:40- 11:10 a.m. | Improving care through statewide perinatal collaboratives | Deirdre Lyell, MD | |
| 11:10- 11:40 a.m. | Management of the short cervix | Hayley Miller, MD | |
| 11:40- 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | ||
| 12:00- 1:30 p.m. | Lunch (individually arranged) | ||
| Afternoon moderator: Tekoa L. King CNM, MPH | |||
| 1:30- 2:00 p.m. | F | Intrapartum management of the fetal heart rate | Judette Louis, MD, MPH |
| 2:00- 2:30 p.m. | F | Evaluation and management of Category II fetal heart rate tracings | Libby Patberg, MD |
| 2:30- 3:00 p.m. | F | Timing of delivery of terminal bradycardias: How long is too long? | Aaron Caughey, MD, MPH, PhD |
| 3:00- 3:20 p.m. | Q&A | ||
| 3:20- 3:40 p.m. | Break | ||
| Panel moderator: Aaron B. Caughey, MD, MPH, PhD | |||
| 3:40- 5:10 p.m. | F | Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Cases - Panel Discussion | Meghan Duck, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNS Judette Louis, MD, MPH Deirdre Lyell, MD Sarah Osmundsen, MD, MS Libby Patberg, MD |
| SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2025 | |||
| 7:30- 8:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast | ||
| Morning moderator: Mary Norton, MD & Aaron Caughey, MD | |||
| 8:00- 8:30 a.m. | Plastics, pregnancy, and the placenta: How big a problem? | Marya Zlatnik, MD | |
| 8:30- 9:00 a.m. | P | Update on postpartum contraception | Arianna Cassidy, MD |
| 9:00- 9:30 a.m. | Community birth | Melissa Cheyney, PhD | |
| 9:30- 9:50 a.m. | Q&A | ||
| 9:50- 10:10 a.m. | Break | ||
| 10:10- 10:40 a.m. | P | Update on breast-feeding | Susan Crowe, MD |
| 10:40- 11:10 a.m. | Fetal growth restriction | Brian Shaffer, MD | |
| 11:10-11:40 a.m. | P | Postpartum Hypertension: Updates on Management | Judette Louis, MD, MPH |
| 11:40- 12:00 p.m. | Q&A | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
P: Eligible for Nursing Pharmacology credit
F: Eligible for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring credit
Course Chairs
Aaron Caughey, MD, MPH, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Associate Dean for Women's Health Research & Policy
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon
Tekoa King, CNM, MPH
Emeritus AIM Course Chair
Mary Norton, MD
Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and
Reproductive Science, and of Pediatrics
University of California, San Francisco
Brian Shaffer, MD
Prenatal Diagnosis Director
Sutter West Bay Medical Group, San Francisco, CA
Faculty
UCSF Faculty
Arianna Cassidy, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Kate Connolly, MD
Perinatologist
Meghan Duck, MS, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNS
Perinatal Outreach Educator/Clinical Nurse IV
Juan M. Gonzalez Velez, MD, PhD
Professor
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division Director
Ian Harris, MD
Cardiologist
Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, San Francisco
Volunteer Medical Worker in Western Province, Solomon Islands
Roxanna Irani, MD, PhD
Roxanna A. Irani, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Executive Medical Director for Women's Health
Andrea Jackson, MD, MAS
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Director, Black Women's Health and Livelihood Initiative
Molly Killion, RN, MS, CNS
Complex OB Medicine RN Coordinator
Libby Patberg, MD
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Annalisa Post, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Olga Ramm, MD, MS
Urogynecologist and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgeon
Director, Center for Urogynecology and Women's Pelvic Health
Melissa G. Rosenstein, MD, MAS
Associate Professor, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Medical Director for Quality and Patient Safety for Obstetrics, UCSF
Nasim C. Sobhani, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine
Medical Director, Endocrine, Diabetes, and Pregnancy Program (EDAPP)
Director of Residency Research and Scholarship, OB/GYN Residency
Teresa N. Sparks, MD, MAS
Associate Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Clinical Genetics
Program Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship
Co-Director, Women's Reproductive Health Research/K12 Program
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics
Kate Swanson, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Genetics
Marya Zlatnik, MD
Perinatologist
Guest Faculty
Melissa Cheyney, PhD
Professor of Clinical Medical Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Susan Crowe, MD
Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Maternal Fetal Medicine
Stanford University
Judette Louis, MD, MPH
James M. Ingram Professor and Chair, College of Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology
Deirdre Lyell, MD
Dunlevie Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Co-Director & Co-PI, California Maternal and Perinatal Quality Care Collaboratives (CMQCC/CPQCC)
Medical Director, Labor and Delivery
Medical Director, Program in Placental Disorders
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Hayley Miller, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinical Fellow
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Sarah Osmundson, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nicola Perlman, MD
Clinical Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Stanford University
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.
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