Women's Health Seminar

Women's Health Seminar is organized by American Seminar Institute (ASI).

Description:
Series 6 (WH6) Topics Include:  Pregnancy Plans, ASD, UTI's in Women, Contraception Options with Diabetes, Hormone Therapy for Menopause, and more.

Course Topics:
Gynecologic Oncology
Explain the relationship between hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer; Advise a patient who asks about lifestyle strategies to prevent breast cancer; Offer chemopreventive agents to reduce the risk for breast cancer to appropriately selected patients; Identify women at high risk for ovarian cancer; Interpret imaging findings and tumor markers in patients with adnexal masses.

Reimbursement for Medications/migraine in Women/vasectomy
Guide patients in finding assistance programs for uncovered medical expenses; Navigate the prior authorization and appeals process for treatments denied by a patient?s insurance company; Choose adequate therapies for migraine prophylaxis for patients in the perimenstrual period; Advise patients about the benefits and risks associated with the use of oral contraceptives for the treatment of migraine; Counsel male patients who are considering vasectomy.

Autism and Gender/inequities in Obstetric Care
Cite some possible reasons for the observed recent increase in the prevalence of autism; Diagnose autism spectrum disorder; Form a task force charged with adapting a health care environment to increase the accessibility and comfort level for patients with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities; Explain disparity and inequity as these concepts apply to health care; Use quantitative and qualitative data to plan quality improvement interventions.

New Concepts in the Use of Estrogen Therapy for Skeletal Health
Elaborate on the role of estrogen on skeletal health over a woman?s life span; Recognize the consequences of menopausal bone loss; Implement recommendations in updated guidelines for the use of hormone therapy; Weigh the risks and benefits of extended-duration hormone therapy for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis; Evaluate literature on the benefits and risks of hormone therapy in postmenopausal women.

Qualifies for Clinical Pharmacology

Menopausal Hormone Therapy/ Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Identify menopausal women who are candidates for hormone therapy; Select optimal doses and appropriate preparations of hormonal therapy for menopausal women; Cite differences between Food and Drug Administrationapproved bioidentical hormone therapy and compounded preparations; Counsel patients at risk for cardiovascular disease about nutrition optimization, exercise, and tobacco use; Address socioeconomic barriers to cardiovascular disease reduction.

Pregnancy/contraception
Counsel a woman with diabetes who presents for preconception advice; Identify risk factors for poor obstetric outcomes in women with diabetes; Manage hypertension and hyperlipidemia during pregnancy preeclampsia; Ask women of reproductive age about their plans for pregnancy; Summarize the relationship between hormonal methods of contraception and risks for gynecologic cancer.

Topics in Women's Health
List characteristics of sexual health, function, and dysfunction; Evaluate patients with female sexual dysfunction based on a biopsychosocial framework; Select appropriate therapy for female sexual interest or arousal disorder; Distinguish clinical signs of rheumatoid arthritis from those of osteoarthritis; Counsel patients about head-to-toe pain, inflammatory back pain, and shoulder and neck pain.

Contraception/comorbidities of Heart Failure
Implement evidence-based practice guidelines regarding safety and efficacy of contraceptives; Provide safe and effective options for contraception to women with diabetes, obesity, and migraine; Identify benefits of treating sleep-disordered breathing in patients with heart failure; Diagnose and treat iron deficiency in patients with heart failure; Employ appropriate strategies to control heart rate and rhythm in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

Covid-19 in Pregnancy/hormone-replacement Therapy
Evaluate new articles and research papers on COVID-19 in pregnancy; Optimize management of COVID-19 on pregnancy; Assess the risks and benefits of HRT in pre-, peri- and postmenopausal women; Develop informed individualized treatment plans for women considering HRT; Identify circumstances in which HRT can be used as a preventative measure.

American Urological Association Guidelines
Compare and contrast guidelines for treatment of ureteral stones from the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology; Explain the process for development of American Urological Association guidelines; Elaborate on major changes in recommendations for treatment of priapism; Summarize the guideline for treatment of recurrent UTIs in women recently released by the American Urological Association; Cite evidence underlying the new guideline for recurrent UTIs in women.