Postgraduate Courses

Expedited Sessions

Updates in Labor and Childbirth Management

Course Director(s)

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  Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MSCI

  Assistant Professor
  Washington University School of Medicine
  St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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  Moeun Son, MD, MSCI

  Assistant Professor
  Yale University School of Medicine
  New Haven, CT, United States

This multi-disciplinary course is intended to update maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) specialists on new evidence-based strategies for labor management, particularly for high-risk patients. Participants will learn about contemporary evidence for high-quality intrapartum care and strategies to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes on the labor and delivery unit. Participants will also be able to review equitable approaches to patient-centered intrapartum care to further maximize their roles as MFMs on labor and delivery units. We aim for a unique approach to labor and delivery education that offers solutions to contemporary problems that are applicable to MFMs from around the world and address high yield topics that are different from traditional labor management courses.

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:05 AM

  Introduction and Welcome
  

  Panelist: Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MSCI – Washington University School of Medicine

  Panelist: Moeun Son, MD, MSCI – Yale University School of Medicine
• 8:05 AM – 8:30 AM

  Induction and augmentation methods in higher-risk patients: what the MFM needs to know
  

  Presenter: Moeun Son, MD, MSCI – Yale University School of Medicine
• 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

  Management of the cardiac patient in labor
  

  Presenter: Katherine E. Economy, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School
• 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

  Labor management of patients with obesity
  

  Presenter: Antonina I. Frolova, MD,PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
• 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

  Cesarean Infection Prevention
  

  Presenter: Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA – Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

  Break
• 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

  Nonreassuring fetal status: working towards a clear definition
  

  Presenter: Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MSCI – Washington University School of Medicine
• 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

  Contemporary OB Anesthesia options and considerations
  

  Presenter: Elizabeth M S Lange, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine
• 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

  Q & A
  

  Panelist: Katherine E. Economy, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School

  Panelist: Antonina I. Frolova, MD,PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine

  Panelist: Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MSCI – Washington University School of Medicine

  Panelist: Moeun Son, MD, MSCI – Yale University School of Medicine

  Panelist: Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, MPH, MBA – Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

  Panelist: Elizabeth M S Lange, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine
• 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  Lunch
• 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

  Using implementation science to improve labor and delivery outcomes and birth satisfaction
  

  Presenter: Rebecca F. Hamm, MD,MSCE (she/her/hers) – Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

  The birthing experience for marginalized populations: how can we provide more respectful care?
  

  Presenter: Courtney Townsel, MD MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
• 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

  Postnatal debriefing of mothers and clinicians following traumatic delivery
  

  Presenter: Katherine Campbell, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Yale University School of Medicine
• 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

  Q & A
  

  Panelist: Katherine Campbell, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Yale University School of Medicine

  Panelist: Rebecca F. Hamm, MD,MSCE (she/her/hers) – Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

  Panelist: Courtney Townsel, MD MSc (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan