Women's Health

At the completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the basic principles underlying evidence based medicine and critical analysis
2. Evaluate whether an association represents a causal link
3. Discuss the pathophysiology and etiology of primary and secondary amenorrhea
4. Develop a simple cost-effective method for diagnosing the various types of amenorrhea, using procedures available to all physicians
5. Appreciate the epidemiology of HPV disease in women
6. Describe current guidelines for cervical cancer screening
7. Review management algorithms for abnormal cervical cancer screening results
8. Apply current recommendations for HPV prevention with vaccine
9. Discuss the incidence and impact of abnormal uterine bleeding
10.Discuss the myths and realities regarding oral contraceptives
11.Appreciate the different hormonal preparations available for oral contraceptives
12. Discuss the role of long acting reversible contraceptives
13. Discuss the data from the women’s health initiative
14. Discuss risk factors for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
15. Discuss methods of identifying patients at risk for hereditary cancers
16. Utilize BRCA results to appropriately manage patients
17. Discuss alternatives to hormone replacement to control menopausal symptoms