UCSF CME: Essentials of Women's Health: An Integrated Approach to Primary Care and Office Gynecology 2019

UCSF CME: Essentials of Women's Health: An Integrated Approach to Primary Care and Office Gynecology 2019 is organized by The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Jun 30 - Jul 05, 2019 at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort, Waimea, Hawaii, United States of America.

Accreditation:
UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 19.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Pharmacotherapeutics CEUs for Nurses: For the purposes of recertification the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. This activity is designated for a maximum of 14.00 pharmacotherapeutic credits towards meeting the requirement for nursing pharmacology continuing education. Nurses should claim 0.1 CEUs for each contact hour of participation in designated pharmacotherapeutic continuing education.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Pharmacy: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Maintenance of Certification: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 19.25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

ACOG: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has assigned up to 19 cognate credits to this program.

Overview:
Increasing appreciation of the unique needs of women patients and women's health care providers has created a need for innovative educational programs on women’s health. This program, designed for family physicians, internists, gynecologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and all others involved in providing quality health care for women, will provide a practical update on a full range of common but controversial issues in women’s health. The course will serve to enhance the skills of those already working in women’s health as well as help develop new skills for those expanding their work to include more primary care and office gynecology. Developed and taught by UCSF faculty in both general internal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology, the course will present an integrated approach to women’s health. Emphasis will be placed on new developments in preventive care and cardiovascular risk factors in women, issues in reproductive health, and clinical strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecologic complaints and common medical problems of women. Special emphasis will be placed on office skills needed for modern day practice including: enhanced skills in physical examination, patient counseling, common office procedures, assessment of new medical technologies and therapeutics, clinical nutrition, and reading the medical literature. The course will use interactive lectures, clinical vignettes, hands-on workshops, small group discussions, audience response, and questions and answers. A detailed syllabus will be provided.

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:
• Implement new guidelines for prevention and early detection of cancer with clinical exam, pap tests, genetic testing, and diagnostic imaging.
• Implement new guidelines for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors in women.
• Diagnose and treat common problems in women's health including abnormal uterine bleeding, menopause, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, thyroid disorders, osteoporosis, sleep disorders, family planning, STI’s, and sexual health.
• Recognize and treat common lesions of the vagina, vulva, and cervix.
• Diagnose and treat common sports injuries.
• Facilitate counseling and informed decision-making in preventive medicine, contraception, and abortion.
• Perform physical examinations and common office procedures in gynecology and sports medicine.
• Counsel patients about dietary change, exercise, vitamins, and supplements.
• Treat pain with minimal amounts of opiod medication.
• Improve communication with all patients.
• Effectively prescribe new diagnostic tests and new medications.
• Increase quality and decrease costs in medical practice.