“Help me OB/GYN! You’re my only hope” 

Pregnant patients often seek care in primary, urgent, and emergency settings for a variety of obstetric and non-obstetric issues, which can create anxiety for front-line providers. In our six-episode mini-series, “Help Me OB/GYN – You’re My Only Hope!”, we explore common scenarios that bring pregnant patients to healthcare facilities, aiming to equip generalists with best practices and valuable insights straight from the experts. Whether you're an internist, pediatrician, family medicine physician, or emergency medicine provider, this podcast is tailored to boost your confidence in caring for pregnant patients across all healthcare settings.

Hosts:
     Chatura Alur, M.D., M.P.H.                                Meghan G. Theofiles, M.D. 

                                         

Listening is free and no CME Credit is available for this series.  

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Guest:  Julie A. Lamppa, APRN, CNM

Episode 1: Conversations in OB/GYN Edition | First Trimester Bleeding

Welcome to our OB/GYN mini-series! “Help me OB/GYN! You’re my only hope”. 

This podcast edition is specifically designed for the non-OB/GYN frontline provider.  

September 3, 2024

Today, we’re going to be addressing first trimester bleeding and we are joined by our content expert, Julie A. Lamppa, APRN, CNM. She is the director of our midwifery services at Mayo Clinic Rochester and the director of the Early Pregnancy Care Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.     

Guest:  Julie A. Lamppa, APRN, CNM

Episode 2: Conversations in OB/GYN Edition | Loss Management

Welcome to our OB/GYN mini-series! “Help me OB/GYN! You’re my only hope”. 

This podcast edition is specifically designed for the non-OB/GYN frontline provider. 

September 5, 2024 

Today, we’re back with Julie A. Lamppa, APRN, CNM, director of our midwifery services at Mayo Clinic Rochester and director of the Early Pregnancy Care Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. For this episode, we will be continuing our conversation about first trimester bleeding but going more towards how it relates to pregnancy loss. 

Guest: Margaret E. Long, M.D. 

Episode 3: Conversations in OB/GYN Edition | Hyperemesis

Welcome to our OB/GYN mini-series! “Help me OB/GYN! You’re my only hope”. 

This podcast edition is specifically designed for the non-OB/GYN frontline provider.

September 12, 2024

Today, we’re going to be talking about nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. We definitely see this in the healthcare setting, outside of the specialty office; and sometimes I wonder, do I know the latest and greatest information about this and how do we best manage these patients. To help us with this, we have Margaret E. Long, M.D. She’s an obstetrician and gynecologist researcher and award-winning educator and one of our faculty members here at the Mayo Clinic. 

Guest: Jenna N. Wygant, APRN, C.N.P., D.N.P. 

Episode 4: Conversations in OB/GYN Edition | Unexpected Pregnancy

September 19, 2024

Welcome to our OB/GYN mini-series! “Help me OB/GYN! You’re my only hope”. 

This podcast edition is specifically designed for the non-OB/GYN frontline provider.

Sometimes we encounter unexpected pregnancies as healthcare professionals and clinicians. To help us “skill-up” for those conversations, we have Jenna N. Wygant, APRN, C.N.P., D.N.P. She is an advanced practitioner and assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.  

Guest: Regan N. Theiler, M.D., Ph.D. 

Episode 5: Conversations in OB/GYN Edition | Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy: Part One

September 26, 2024

Welcome to our OB/GYN mini-series! “Help me OB/GYN! You’re my only hope”. 

This podcast edition is specifically designed for the non-OB/GYN frontline provider.

Today, we’ll be discussing common infections during pregnancy. We are joined by Regan N. Theiler, M.D., Ph.D., obstetrical hospitalist and immediate past-chair of the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Not only does she serve on the National Clinical Committee for the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, but she has also earned a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology. 

Guest: Regan N. Theiler, M.D., Ph.D. 

Episode 6:  Conversations in OB/GYN: Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy: Part Two

October 3, 2024

Welcome to our OB/GYN mini-series! “Help me OB/GYN! You’re my only hope”.  

Today, we are going to be discussing inpatient management of infections in pregnant patients. Specifically, infections that might show up on a general medicine service or in the emergency department. To help us understand how to better assess and manage these patients, we are joined by Regan N. Theiler, M.D., Ph.D., obstetrical hospitalist and immediate past-chair of the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.