19th Annual Women's Health Conference

Milwaukee, WI US
April 7, 2017

In southeastern Wisconsin, physicians and other healthcare providers consistently identify overprescription of opiate (narcotic) pain medications as a significant contributor to the opiate and heroin overdose and addiction crisis. This will be addressed in a presentation by Dr. Cresta Jones, an expert on opiate use disorder and women’s health, specifically addressing Responsible Opiate Prescribing – Curbing the Opiate Use Disorder Epidemic

Women’s health providers in our system have identified that we have currently limited expertise in cutting edge treatment of menopause, and there is no current menopause specialist at MCW. Dr. Vanessa Barnabei, former MCW faculty, will present an update on the treatment of menopause.

Transgender women’s health care is an emerging area of interest in women’s health and a highly requested topic for CME activities. Dr. Jessica Francis is an MCW leader in transgender health care and will be speaking on best practice for transgender women’s healt

 

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 6.75 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

 

Target Audience

  • Obstetricians / Gynecologists
  • Internists
  • Family Practitioners
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants
  • Certified Nurse Midwives
  • Registered Nurses

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, I will be able to:

  • To identify the most common clinical complaints in menopause and identify best practice management and treatment for these conditions
  • To apply the appropriate evaluation and treatment for female adolescents with gynecologic complaints
  • To identify unique issues for healthcare in the LGBT community, and acquire tools to effectively address these issues in their LGBT patient population
  • To analyze the opioid epidemic in the US, and apply tools in practice for best opiate prescribing to minimize overuse and development of opiate use disorder in the female patient population
Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Erin Briesath
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 805-6673
Email: 
[email protected]
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 6.75 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
Course opens: 
03/07/2017
Course expires: 
11/17/2017
Event starts: 
04/07/2017 - 7:30am CDT
Event ends: 
04/07/2017 - 4:30pm CDT
Cost:
$0.00
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Harley-Davidson Museum
500 West Canal Street
Milwaukee, WI 53203
United States
Planning Committee:
Cresta Jones, MD
Nancy Havas, MD
Jessica Francis, MD
Loryjean Kostich, CNM
Julia Houdek, NP
Erin Briesath
Shannon Dreier, MBA
Kristi Rapp, MBA
 
Presenters:
Abbey Kruper, PsyD
Vanessa Barnabei, MD, PhD
Jessica Francis, MD
Kelly Rae Hodges, MD
Cresta Jones, MD
Liz Gorecki, RD, CSO, CD, CNSC
Keisha Adams, MD
Tasneem Alaqzam, MD
Kate Dielentheis, MD
 

All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose with the exception of the following person:

 

In accordance with the ACCME® standards for Commercial Support Number 6, all in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships. These relationships were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest resolution process and resolved.

Available Credit

  • 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 6.75 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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