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ForwardAdvances in the Management of Benign Gynecologic Conditions
Chicago, IL US
April 18, 2026
From Evidence to Action: Advance Your Expertise in Benign Gynecology!
Strengthen your clinical confidence and sharpen your skills in the diagnosis and management of both common and complex benign gynecologic conditions, including abnormal uterine bleeding, fibroids, pelvic pain, and endometriosis.
This dynamic, practice-focused activity delivers the latest evidence-based updates, streamlined management algorithms, and advanced surgical techniques you can apply immediately in your clinic and operating room. Through interactive case discussions, expert-led instruction, and hands-on surgical simulation, you’ll refine decision-making, enhance technical precision, and gain practical strategies for delivering multidisciplinary, patient-centered care.
Designed to bridge emerging research with real-world practice, this program helps reduce variation, improve outcomes, and elevate the quality and safety of care across diverse clinical settings.
Join colleagues and leaders in the field to learn, practice, and leave ready to implement what matters most: better care for your patients.
Target Audience
This activity is designed for general obstetrician-gynecologists practicing in community settings and affiliated hospitals throughout the Chicagoland area.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe current guideline-based indications and contraindications for medical, minimally invasive, and non-surgical management of benign gynecologic conditions.
- Identify imaging features of fibroids and endometriosis that influence disease classification and management planning.
- Apply preoperative planning principles to develop safe surgical strategies for patients with large fibroid uteri or complex pelvic pathology.
- Differentiate candidates appropriate for minimally invasive management from those requiring referral to subspecialty care.
- Integrate imaging findings, symptom burden, and reproductive goals into individualized management plans for patients with endometriosis or fibroids.
- Develop intraoperative strategies to minimize complications and preserve ovarian and surrounding tissue function during hysterectomy, myomectomy, and endometrioma excision.
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| Time | Session | Faculty |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:05 AM | Educational Goals and Reflective Practice | Sandra Laveaux, MD, MPH; Brooke Hernandez |
| 9:05 – 9:25 AM | How to Approach Robotic and Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Myomectomy for Large Fibroid Uterus | Sandra Laveaux, MD, MPH |
| 9:25 – 9:30 AM | Transition | — |
| 9:30 – 9:50 AM | Surgical Management of Ovarian Endometrioma | Laura A. Douglass, MD |
| 9:50 – 10:00 AM | Transition | — |
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM | Hands-on Learning | Laura A. Douglass, MD; Sandra Laveaux, MD, MPH |
| 11:00 – 11:05 AM | Transition | — |
| 11:05 – 11:25 AM | Imaging-Informed Medical Management of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain | Insiyyah Patanwala, MD |
| 11:25 – 11:30 AM | Transition | — |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | New Procedural Techniques and Medical Management of Fibroids | Farah Alvi, MD |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch | — |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Hands-on Learning | Farah Alvi, MD; Insiyyah Patanwala, MD |
| 2:00 – 2:05 PM | Reflective Practice and Key Takeaways | Sandra Laveaux, MD, MPH; Brooke Hernandez |
The agenda is subject to change.
Center for Care and Discovery
5700 S Maryland Ave
Room 07850
Chicago, IL
60637
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Explore advanced care provided by the Center for the Advanced Treatment and Research (CATeR) of Uterine Fibroids at their website! For questions about the program, contact Brooke Hernandez via e-mail.
CENTER FOR CARE AND DISCOVERY
Join us at UChicago Medicine’s flagship Center for Care and Discovery, a state-of-the-art clinical and academic environment designed for comfort and connection. The bright Sky Lobby features floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of Hyde Park and downtown Chicago, along with convenient on-site dining, coffee, and gathering spaces, creating an energizing, welcoming setting to learn, network, and recharge throughout the day.
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office via email.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTOR
Sandra Laveaux, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Center for the Advanced Treatment and Research (CATeR) of Uterine Fibroids
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Center for the Advanced Treatment and Research (CATeR) of Uterine Fibroids
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and, where appropriate, in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and, where appropriate, in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please note: The credit claiming process will close one month after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after one month may incur additional fees.
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please note: The credit claiming process will close one month after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after one month may incur additional fees.
REGISTRATION
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registration guide.
registration guide.| Registration Type | Fee |
| Registration with Hands-On Simulations | $200 |
| Registration with Observation Only | $100 |
| CANCELLATION POLICY: f you cancel your participation in this conference, your registration fee, less a 50% administrative fee, will be refunded when written notification is received by March 18, 2026. No refunds will be made after March 18, 2026. | |
HOW TO CLAIM CREDIT
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Please note: The credit claiming process will close 30 days after the activity ends. Requests to claim credit after 30 days may incur additional fees.
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