Podcast Series: Best Practices in the Management and Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage

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This series of educational podcasts focuses on the importance of proactive preparation for the management of both primary and secondary postpartum hemorrhage, as well as specific strategies that may help to minimize the potential for resulting morbidity and mortality.

Podcasts:

Safe and Effective Use of Methylergonovine Maleate in Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhage

Presented by:

Neil Simmerman, MDSenior Staff Physician
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan

Neil Simmerman is currently a board certified Senior Staff physician in the Henry Ford Medical Group in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He serves as faculty for the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship and is voluntary faculty for the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Simmerman has research and clinical interests in minimally invasive and robotic surgical approaches to common gynecologic problems such as fibroids, irregular bleeding and pelvic pain. Dr. Simmerman has published research in multiple areas of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The Management of Persistent Postpartum Uterine Atony

Assessment of and Proactive Preparation for Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhage

Presented by:

David L. Weinstein, MDChief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of OB-GYN
Washington University School of Medicine

David L. Weinstein, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified OB/GYN and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He has been practicing obstetrics and gynecology since 1989. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Weinstein serves as the Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, and is an Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Department of OB/GYN at Washington University School of Medicine.

Preventing Post-Delivery Blood Loss in Women Undergoing Nonelective C-sections

Presented by:

Murray Dweck, MDMedical Director
Florida Department of Health in Brevard County
Clinical Preceptor Professor
University of Central Florida College of Nursing

Murray F. Dweck, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified OB/GYN and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists who has been in practice for 19 years. He is currently the Medical Director at the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County. Dr. Dweck also serves as Clinical Preceptor Professor at the University of Central Florida College of Nursing, where he mentors Advanced Nurse Practitioner students. Dr. Dweck has special interests in management of abnormal pap smears, high-risk obstetrics, ensuring access to prenatal care for all women, and performing no-scalpel vasectomy.

Disclosures

All faculty, planning committee members, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant relationships with any commercial interests related to this activity. The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of this publication.

Neil Simmerman, MD has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationship specific to the subject matter within the last 12 months.

David L. Weinstein, MD, has affiliations with Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (consultant).

Murray F. Dweck, MD, has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships specific to the subject matter within the last 12 months.

Scott Kober, MBA (medical writer), has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships specific to the subject matter within the last 12 months.