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Navigating the Annual Pregnancy Meeting
January 4th 2021
The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) 2021 Annual Pregnancy Meeting will be held virtually throughout the month of January, with core meeting activities taking place Jan. 25-30. SMFM’s President, Judette Louis, MD, MPH, and Program Committee Chair, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MSc, tell readers what they can expect in the new online format.
First Enhanced Recovery After Surgery guideline for minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
November 23rd 2020
The first Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) guideline for standardizing and optimizing perioperative care for women undergoing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS) has been published in The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology.
Female veterans with PTSD at higher risk of heart disease
November 13th 2020
Female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially younger women who are non-white, have an increased risk of developing heart disease.
Surgeons Panel Discussion
November 11th 2020
Three esteemed surgeons discuss technology, weighing the pros and cons of existing and newly developed platforms.
Maximizing peer surgical coaching
November 11th 2020
Although peer surgical coaching bolsters surgical education and promotes continuous professional development throughout a surgeon’s career, the reality is that few surgeons apply coaching theory or operationalize the concept of coaching.
Mentoring, consistent training essential for reaching surgical excellence
November 11th 2020
Homing in on passion, commitment, are key also to maintaining excellence in surgical field.
Factors to consider for fertility surgery with endometriosis
November 9th 2020
With patient-centered care being the mantra of 21st-century medicine, the decision to proceed with fertility surgery in women with endometriosis should be based on the individual patient, her reproductive expectations, her specific disease pattern, her support, family network, and available health care resources.
Future of endoscopic gynecologic surgery
November 6th 2020
“Improved vision, laparoscopy and endoscopic surgery were made possible by an image revolution,” said Michel Canis, MD, PhD, an ob/gyn from Clermont-Ferrand, France, who chaired the panel.
Surgical anatomy of the frozen pelvis
November 4th 2020
“Operating on a frozen pelvis is probably the most difficult situation a gynecologist can face within his surgical activities,” said moderator Mario Malzoni, chief of the Endoscopica Malzoni Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery at the National Center for Endometriosis, in Avellino, Italy.
Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health
November 2nd 2020
On Friday, Oct. 30, Elizabeth A. Howell, MD, MPP, led a presentation on the intertwined racial and ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health that exist for women and babies of color.