Center for Pelvic Health Symposium: Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Pelvic Floor Disorders

Chicago, IL US
January 4, 2019
The goal of this activity is to enhance provider experience with evidence-based management of pelvic floor disorders. It will help them critically evaluate and assimilate information on advances and techniques that impact the field of pelvic floor surgery and to use this evidence to improve practice and patient care. Interpersonal and communication skills are expected to improve in a learning environment conducive to a community of practice.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals interested in the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorders.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  • List anatomical, physiological. and psychological mechanisms that contribute to various bowel, bladder and pelvic organ disorders;
  • Describe the types and etiologies of various bowel, bladder and pelvic organ disorders;
  • List indications diagnostic and imaging modalities for evaluation of bowel, bladder, and pelvic organ disorders;
  • Describe surgical and non-surgical interventions including physical therapy for bladder bowel and pelvic organ disorders;
  • Identify appropriate treatment options for pelvic organ prolapse;
  • Analyze various treatment options for functional disorders of pelvic organs and defecation.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Page Kirkpatrick
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
pkirkpatrick@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-6142
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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 4.50 Participation
  • 4.50 Physical Therapist
Event starts: 
01/04/2019 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
01/04/2019 - 3:30pm
Activity opens: 
05/20/2018
Activity expires: 
12/12/2019
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                    Center for Pelvic Health Symposium: Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Pelvic Floor Disorders Agenda

Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery
900 E 57th St
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

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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 at pkirkpatrick@bsd.uchicago.edu.

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.

COURSE DIRECTORS
  Konstantin Umanskiy, MD
  Associate Professor of Surgery
 
 
 

  Juraj Letko, MD
  Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology
 
 
 
 

Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest prior to 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 US 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 to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Physical Therapist Credit
The University of Chicago Medical Center is a licensed continuing education provider with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy, license # 216-000030. All participants will be provided with a certificate of attendance. This course is approved for 4.5 continuing education hours for licensed therapists (PT, PTA) in Illinois. The University of Chicago Medical Center has not applied to any other state for therapist CE credit. Participants will need to do this individually through their jurisdiction outside of Illinois.

Other Health Professions Credit
Nurses and other healthcare professionals 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 three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
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Profession TypeFee
Physicians$100
Other Healthcare Professionals$50


CANCELLATION POLICY If you cancel your participation in this conference, your registration fee less a $25 administrative fee will be refunded when written notification is received by December 21, 2018. No refunds will be made after December 21, 2018.


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