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ForwardOB/GYN Clinical and Surgical Updates: Staying Current and Ahead of the Curve 2025
This course and optional workshops offer Live (in-person) attendance only
February 6 - 8, 2025 - Copper Mountain Resort - Copper Mountain, Colorado
Course Directors: Johnny Yi, M.D., Carrie L. Langstraat, M.D., and Anita H. Chen, M.D.
Mayo Clinic's OB/GYN practice has more than a 30-year history of conducting innovative and transformational courses for providers in obstetrics, gynecology, family medicine, internal medicine, and women’s health. We are pleased to offer our seventh annual enterprise-wide clinical and surgical OB/GYN course drawing leading experts from Mayo Clinic Arizona, Florida, Rochester, and Mayo Clinic Health System.
Highlights encompassing high-yield topics of OB/GYN and Women’s Health, including:
• Contemporary management of obesity
• Cell-Free DNA screening in pregnancy
• Surgical management of fibroids - different techniques
• Adolescent abnormal uterine bleeding
• Screening for gynecologic cancers, and considerations for fertility preservation
• Management of sexual dysfunction, pain, and pelvic floor disorders
Hands-on laboratories (optional) including:
• Laparoscopic suturing
• Gynecologic procedures and ultrasound
• Anal sphincter repair
• ACOG endorsed Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course
| Session | Day | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session - M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | February 6 - 8, 2025 | 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | $950 |
| General Session - Resident, Fellow, Nurse, PA, NP, Midwife, Allied Health, Retired | February 6 - 8, 2025 | 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | $850 |
| Gynecologic procedures and ultrasound* | February 6, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | $250 |
| Anal sphincter repair* | February 6, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | $250 |
| Laparoscopic suturing* | February 7, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | $250 |
| ACOG endorsed Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course* | February 7, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | $500 |
| vNOTES Workshop* | February 8, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | $250 |
| * All optional workshops require the purchase of the general session | |||
Target Audience
This course is designed for practicing obstetricians, gynecologists, family practitioners, general internists, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, residents, fellows and others who have an interest in women’s healthcare.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify a levator injury.
- Identify current recommendations on perimenopausal bleeding.
- Recognize the current best evidence in managing common obstetrical complications.
- Apply management strategies for women at high risk for cancer, women with precancer and cancer.
- Identify current recommendations on postmenopausal bleeding.
- Identify early treatment for pelvic floor disorders.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
OB/GYN Clinical and Surgical Updates 2025 | ||
Copper Mountain | ||
February 6-8, 2025 | ||
All Presentations Mountain Standard Time | ||
Day 1 | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | |
6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | 7:10 AM | Welcome Announcements |
7:10 AM | 7:30 AM | Pain management during office procedures |
7:30 AM | 7:50 AM | Care for the Caregivers: Peer Support After Adverse Events |
7:50 AM | 8:20 AM | Gyn Surgery for the vulnerable population |
8:20 AM | 8:40 AM | Q&A panel |
8:40 AM | 9:00 AM | Refreshment Break & Exhibitors |
9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Pearls for safe laparoscopic surgery, entry and anatomical considerations |
9:20 AM | 9:40 AM | Management of vaginal agenesis |
9:40 AM | 10:00 AM | Legal landscape of abortion in the US and Globally |
10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Q&A panel |
10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Adjourn General Session |
10:45 AM | 12:45 PM | Gynecologic Procedures and Ultrasound Workshop |
12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | LUNCH for workshop attendees |
1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 4th Degree Laceration Workshop – |
3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Registration, Snacks, and Exhibitors |
4:00 PM | 4:05 PM | Welcome Announcements |
4:05 PM | 4:45 PM | Fertility preservation in the setting of cancer |
4:45 PM | 5:05 PM | Evaluation and management of amenorrhea |
5:05 PM | 5:25 PM | Management of contraception side effects in adolescents |
5:25 PM | 5:35 PM | Q&A panel |
5:35 PM | 6:05 PM | Pediatric adolescent gynecologic surgery, special considerations in the pediatric and adolescent patient |
6:05 PM | 6:25 PM | Adolescent Transgender Care |
6:25 PM | 6:45 PM | The first pelvic examination |
6:45 PM | 7:00 PM | Q&A Panel |
7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Adjourn |
7:00 PM
| 8:30 PM
| Welcome Reception |
Day 2 | Friday, February 7, 2025 | |
6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | 7:10 AM | Welcome Announcements |
7:10 AM | 7:30 AM | Stillbirth: Compassion, Communication and Care |
7:30 AM | 7:50 AM | Management of 2nd stage of labor complications |
7:50 AM | 8:10 AM | Cell Free DNA screening for fetal red cell antigens |
8:10 AM | 8:30 AM | Q&A panel |
8:30 AM | 8:50 AM | Refreshment Break & Exhibitors |
8:50 AM | 9:30 AM | Postpartum Perineal Clinic- What can this offer to your practice |
9:30 AM | 9:50 AM | Preventing Preterm Birth: Riding the cerclage and progesterone rollercoaster |
9:50 AM | 10:10 AM | Pregnancy of unknown location |
10:10 AM | 10:30 AM | Q&A panel |
10:30 AM | 10:30 AM | Adjourn |
10:45 AM | 12:45 PM | Laparoscopic Suturing Workshop Ptarmigan C2 |
12:45 PM | 1:30 PM | LUNCH for workshop attendees |
1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 2nd Half of ECO |
3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Registration, Snacks, and Exhibitors |
4:00 PM | 4:20 PM | The Role of the Minimally Invasive Surgeon in the Treatment of Cervical Insufficiency - Trans-abdominal Cerclage |
4:20 PM | 4:40 PM | Trauma and PTSD during childbirth: why you should ask and what should be done about it |
4:40 PM | 5:00 PM | Fibroids- Surgical management MIS to Maximally invasive |
5:00 PM | 5:20 PM | Dosing HRT in younger patients |
5:20 PM | 5:40 PM | Early Detection, screening and risk reduction of GYN cancers |
5:40 PM | 6:00 PM | Everyone owns Chronic Pelvic Pain- How can we all contribute |
6:00 PM | 6:20 PM | Endometriosis: Where are we now |
6:20 PM | 6:40 PM | TBD |
6:40 PM | 7:00 PM | Q&A panel |
7:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Adjourn |
Day 3 | Saturday, February 8, 2025 | |
6:30 AM | 7:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | 7:10 AM | Welcome Announcements |
7:10 AM | 7:30 AM | Simplifying Endometriosis Imaging with Augmented Routine Pelvic Ultrasound |
7:30 AM | 8:10 AM | vNOTES vs Laparoscopic Surgery |
8:10 AM | 8:20 AM | Q&A panel |
8:20 AM | 8:40 AM | Supporting the Apex - prevention of prolapse |
8:40 AM | 9:00 AM | GLP1 Agonist Use for Weight Loss - the Good, the Bad, the Unknown |
9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Overcoming the Difficult Cervix for Intrauterine Procedures |
9:20 AM | 9:30 AM | Q&A panel |
9:30 AM | 9:50 AM | Refreshment Break & Exhibitors |
9:50 AM | 10:10 AM | Gynecologic Cancer Interception in Postmenopause: What we know, what we kinda know, what we don’t know |
10:10 AM | 10:30 AM | Postmenopausal Bleeding – Current Recommendations |
10:30 AM | 10:50 AM | Sexual Health: Low Libido |
10:50 AM | 11:00 AM | Q&A panel |
11:00 AM | 11:20 AM | Vulvar Dermatology – Steroids and Beyond |
11:20 AM | 12:00 PM | Complex HRT Cases |
12:00 PM | 12:20 PM | Ovarian cancer update |
12:20 PM | 12:30 PM | Q&A Panel |
12:30 PM | 12:35 PM | Wrap-up Adjourn |
12:35 PM | 1:00 PM | Lunch for workshop attendees |
1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | vNOTES Workshop |
Agenda subject to change
The meeting will take place at the Conference Center in the Cooper Mountain Village.
Guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with a special course rate of $329 per night at the Cambria Hotel Copper Mountain. A limited number of Jr. Suites and one-bedroom suites are available for $379/$450. To receive the special rates, reservations must be made before the room block is filled or before the cut-off date of January 5, 2025, whichever comes first. After January 5, 2025, reservations will be taken on space and rate availability.
Click here to make your reservation online for the regular rooms. If you are looking for dates other than our room block (2/5/25 - 2/9/25) please call the hotel direct - 970-306-7907. You will need to call for the suites. When making your reservation, please identify yourself as a participant of the Mayo Clinic OB/GYN Clinical Updates Course.
Group lift tickets will be available to reserve soon. The pricing will be $109/day for adults and $79/day for children (5-17 years old).
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 25.25 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| Session | Credits |
|---|---|
| General Session | 17.25 |
| Thursday | 6.00 |
| Friday | 6.00 |
| Saturday | 5.25 |
| Gynecologic procedures and ultrasound* | 2.00 |
| Anal sphincter repair* | 2.00 |
| Laparoscopic suturing* | 2.00 |
| ACOG endorsed Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course* | 4.00 |
| Total | 25.25 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 25.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 25.25 ANCC
- 25.25 Attendance
| Session | Day | Time | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Session - M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | February 6 - 8, 2025 | 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | $950 |
| General Session - Resident, Fellow, Nurse, PA, NP, Midwife, Allied Health, Retired | February 6 - 8, 2025 | 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | $850 |
| Gynecologic procedures and ultrasound* | February 6, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | $250 |
| Anal sphincter repair* | February 6, 2025 | 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | $250 |
| Laparoscopic suturing* | February 7, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | $250 |
| ACOG endorsed Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course* | February 7, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. | $500 |
| vNOTES Workshop* | February 8, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | $250 |
| * All optional workshops require the purchase of the general session | |||
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