THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS
and
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Presents its 44th Annual Symposium

"ADVANCES IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY"

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Continuing Medical Education Credit is provided through joint sponsorship with The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

PROGRAM CHAIR: Michael J. Murray, MD
Northern California Fertility Medical Center
Roseville, California

Program Content and details: Brochure in PDF format

Program Summary:

7:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.
Welcome
Clara Paik, MD, President Nor Cal OB/GYN Society

8:10 a.m.
Perinatal Management of Fetal Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Dilemmas
Brandy Hattendorf, MD

8:50 a.m.
Ultrasound Screening in Pregnancy
Darryl Jones, MD

9:30 a.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS & VISIT EXHIBITS

10:20 a.m.
Heart Disease Update for the OB/GYN:
Pregnancy, Inheritance Risk, and Contraceptive Options
Brandy Hattendorf, MD

11:00 a.m.
Prenatal Diagnosis:
Moving into the First Trimester
Douglas W. Hershey, MD

11:40 a.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
12:00 p.m.
BUFFET LUNCH & VISIT EXHIBITS

1:00 p.m.
Resucing Osteoporotic Fractures:
New Paradigms in Antiresorptive Therapy
Bruce Ettinger, MD

1:40 p.m.
Osteoporosis Risk Determination
FRC and FRAX Calculators
Richard L. Sweet, MD

2:20 p.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITS

3:10 p.m.
Initiating and Managing Anticoagulant Therapy During Pregnancy:
Who, When, and How
Richard H. White, MD

3:50 p.m.
Sex and the Brain
Stacy Wallach, MD

4:30 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ADJOURN

GENERAL INFORMATION:
The program has been designed to allow ample time for discussion, questions and answers and general interchange between faculty and participants. Sacramento is located about two hours from San Francisco, Reno, Lake Tahoe and the Sierras, and the Napa Valley wine country. Registration includes a syllabus, breakfast, lunch and refreshments at breaks. Course is limited to 150 participants.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
This program is designed to meet ongoing educational needs of the practicing Obstetrician and Gynecologist, gynecologic surgeon, resident in OB/GYN, medical students, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and all other health care professionals dedicated to providing and ensuring excellence in the delivery of women’s health care.

LODGING AND LOCATION:

Holiday Inn Northeast
Highway 80 & Madison Avenue Exit
5321 Date Avenue
Aviator, Freedom, Liberty and
Horizon Conference Rooms
Sacramento, CA 95841-2597
(916) 338-5800
(800) 388-9284

You may reserve a room by calling the Holiday Inn Sacramento Northeast at (916) 338-5800 or (800) 388-9284. The Northern California Obstetrical and Gynecological Society has arranged a block of rooms at the rate of $92 per night. There is no charge for parking at the hotel. You may reserve a room by calling the Holiday Inn Sacramento-Northeast at the numbers listed above.

  • From the East
    Take Interstate 80 West to San Francisco. Take Madison Avenue exit and turn left. Turn left at the second light onto Date Avenue. The hotel is one block straight ahead.
  • From the West
    Take Interstate 80 East to Reno. Take Madison Avenue exit and turn right. Turn left at the fi rst light onto Date Avenue. The hotel is one block straight ahead.
  • From the South
    Take I-5 North to Interstate 80 East. Take Madison Avenue exit and turn right. Turn left at the fi rst light onto Date Avenue. The hotel is one block straight ahead.
  • From the North
    Take I-5 South to Interstate 80 East. Take Madison Avenue exit and turn right. Turn left at the fi rst light onto Date Avenue. The hotel is one block straight ahead.