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Survival Skills For Today's Gynecologist Spring 2025

Conference Objectives:

Upon completion of this conference, the participant will be able to:

  • Recognize Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM: previously called vulvovaginal atrophy or VVA) and its impact on quality of life while applying evidence-based hormonal and non-hormonal treatment options
  • Advise overweight patients with Co-morbidities and obese women on successful weight loss strategies beyond simple diet and exercise including use of latest available pharmaceuticals (i.e. glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonists; glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist)
  • Learn new approaches for how to better protect the female patient’s skeletal health after menopause including the safe use of antiresorptive (i.e denosumab) and anabolic agents (i.e romosozumab).
  • Understand the nuances of diagnosing, preventing and treating migraine headache including use of the triptans and CGRP antagonists, and what the gynecologist can, and should do.
  • Gain confidence in how to
  • Gain confidence in adhering to guidelines for breast cancer screening with 3D mammography and appropriate risk based additional screening protocols to put you and your patient at ease.
  • Become familiar with new and upcoming methods of contraception, potential benefits and risks compared to existing methods focusing on data not hype.
  • Evaluate abnormal bleeding and distinguish disease states originating in the endometrium and myometrium
  • Adopt a holistic approach to treating overactive bladder and develop strategies for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction, including surgical and non-surgical options
  • Understand what appears to be an epidemic of miscarriage, and how to explain it to patients as well as treat it
  • Add new competencies for managing menopausal vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes, hot flushes, and night sweats), using both hormonal and non-hormonal approaches, while separating fact from fiction
  • Differentiate between situational low sexual desire and hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), and appreciate how to improve both by engaging evidence-based diagnostics and treatments
  • Appreciate the complexities and nuances of vulvovaginitis, including the causal conditions, and derive an appropriate differential diagnosis for acute and chronic conditions with the concomitant evidence-based treatment plan
  • Understand the new guidelines for cervical cancer screening, management of abnormal cervical cytology, applying the new guidelines – including recommended practice management algorithms (with and without human papilloma virus testing) – into clinical decision making
  • Differentiate the physiological actions of estrogens from androgens, implementing evidence-based androgen replacement paradigms for improved general health and sexual function

 

Conference Materials

Please look for an email a few days prior to the conference with a link where you can download lecture slides to your tablet or computer or print a syllabus if you wish to have one on hand at the meeting.  At registration, you will receive a notebook with lecture objectives and notes pages. Please use an email address that allows an attachment to ensure timely delivery of materials.

CME Certificate 

Your course evaluation and CME certificate will be sent to the email you provided when registering. Please use an email address that allows an attachment to ensure timely delivery of materials. 

Exhibits

Pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and therapeutic equipment companies are scheduled to be on site.

Meals

An expanded continental breakfast, as well as break refreshments will be provided daily in the exhibit hall.

 

Group Registration Discounts and Refunds

Sign up with others and get a group discount! Call our office to receive $75 off each registrant’s fee when you register two or more at the same time.

A fee of $75 is charged for cancellations received prior to April 3, 2025. Refunds cannot be issued after April 3, 2025.

 

New York Marriott Downtown

This year, explore the vibrancy of New York and all that Lower Manhattan has to offer from the centrally located New York Marriott Downtown. Enjoy dozens of nearby restaurants, galleries and parks, all with beautiful views of the Hudson River. You are just a short stroll from the

9/11 Memorial and Museum, the Oculus Center and the Brooklyn Bridge. Also within walking distance is South Street Seaport where you can learn about New York’s origins as a world port. If shopping is on the agenda, walk over to Brookfield Place for a shopper’s paradise with

well-known specialty stores, small boutiques and amazing restaurants. At night, take in the bright lights of this iconic city’s fantastic skyline.

A limited number of rooms have been set aside starting at $320 per night (note: no facility fee). Reservations can be made by calling the New York Marriott Downtown directly at (212) 385-4900 or (800) 228-9290 and identifying yourself as an attendee of Survival Skills. The reservation deadline is Thursday, April 3, 2025.

We recommend making your reservation in advance as the hotel may sell out prior to the reservation deadline.  April is a popular time in New York.