Family-Centered Pregnancy Care Live Course

All registrants will have access to an online version of the syllabus during the course.

*Separate registration and fee required to attend a clinical procedure workshop.

To register by fax or mail, download the registration form.
 

AAFP health and safety protocols.

Lee T. Dresang, MD, Course Chair
Crystal Beal, MD
Jenny Yuan Wang, MD
Johanna B. Warren, MD, FAAFP
John S. Cullen, MD, FAAFP
Joseph Breuner, MD
Joy Shen-Wagner, MD, FAAFP
Julia McDonald, DO, MPH
Kerry Watrin, MD
Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP
Maya Bass, MD, MA, FAAFP
Portia Jones, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Rebecca L. Benko, MD, FAAFP
Sara G. Shields, MD, FAAFP
Sarah J. James, DO
Sarina Schrager, MD, MS
Stephen D. Ratcliffe, MD, MSPH
Steven E. Dresang, MD
Susanna R. Magee, MD, MPH
Zeynep B. Uzumcu, MD

Separate registration and fee are required to attend a session. Select a session during registration.

Friday, August 18, 2023

#1 Insertions and Removals of IUD: Fundamentals
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Utilize the CDC MEC and SPR at the point of care to determine whether a patient with medical comorbidities is an appropriate candidate for an IUD and identify rare contraindications to IUD use when they arise.
• Counsel patients about IUDs and implants in a non-biased, non-judgmental format, providing evidence-based information in a way that builds trust through shared decision making regarding contraceptive choices.
• Develop hands on skills for insertion and removal of all IUD types currently available in the US.

#2 Management of Persistent Occiput Posterior Position
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Identify the presence of the occiput posterior (OP) position during late pregnancy, and during first and second stages of labor. Diagnose a persistent OP using ultrasound.
• Teach women with persistent OP position up to three position changes that may provide relief of back pain, and possibly assist in correction of the malposition.
• Demonstrate proper techniques of manual rotation of the persistent OP position during stage two when the fetus is at a +2 station and vertex presentation.

#3 Ultrasound in Early Pregnancy
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Practice transabdominal and transvaginal scanning techniques to identify the uterus, bladder and adnexa in a non-pregnant patient.
• Recognize how to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy using transabdominal and transvaginal scanning techniques and describe the normal progression of first trimester sonographic milestones.
• Visualize embryonic cardiac activity, discuss usage of M-mode to calculate a fetal heart rate, and describe the sonographic appearance of missed abortion, incomplete abortion, free pelvic fluid and ectopic pregnancy.

#4 Uterine Aspiration: MVA and EVA for Early Pregnancy Loss, Abortions, and More
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Review appropriateness of MVA or EVA for specific medical indications, necessary equipment and describe the room set up to perform an MVA or EVA.
• Rehearse Patient centered counseling for MVA or EVA as management options.
• Demonstrate pain management options and identify common paracervical block techniques.
• Practice trauma-informed techniques of MVA for early pregnancy loss and abortion.

#5 Osteopathy in Pregnancy
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Basic & Advanced Sessions (Basic for non-Dos, Advanced for DOs and others with related experience).
• Describe the use of manipulative medicine technique to treat pregnancy related low back and pelvic pain through a case-based approach.
• Demonstrate manipulative techniques to assist women with the discomforts of pregnancy.
• Review documentation, and billing and coding for osteopathic manipulation treatment.

Saturday, August 19, 2023

#6 Ultrasound in Early Pregnancy
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Practice transabdominal and transvaginal scanning techniques to identify the uterus, bladder and adnexa in a non-pregnant patient.
• Recognize how to confirm an intrauterine pregnancy using transabdominal and transvaginal scanning techniques and describe the normal progression of first trimester sonographic milestones.
• Visualize embryonic cardiac activity, discuss usage of M-mode to calculate a fetal heart rate, and describe the sonographic appearance of missed abortion, incomplete abortion, free pelvic fluid and ectopic pregnancy.

#7 Insertions and Removals of IUD: Fundamentals
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Utilize the CDC MEC and SPR at the point of care to determine whether a patient with medical comorbidities is an appropriate candidate for an IUD and identify rare contraindications to IUD use when they arise.
• Counsel patients about IUDs and implants in a non-biased, non-judgmental format, providing evidence-based information in a way that builds trust through shared decision making regarding contraceptive choices.
• Develop hands on skills for insertion and removal of all IUD types currently available in the US.

#8 Osteopathy in Pregnancy
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
$160

• Basic & Advanced Sessions (Basic for non-Dos, Advanced for DOs and others with related experience).
• Describe the use of manipulative medicine technique to treat pregnancy related low back and pelvic pain through a case-based approach.
• Demonstrate manipulative techniques to assist women with the discomforts of pregnancy.
• Review documentation, and billing and coding for osteopathic manipulation treatment.

*Separate registration and fee required to attend a clinical procedure workshop.
Schedule is subject to change. 

View information about the poster display proccess and submission for approval. 

Please email a copy of your Poster for approval on or before Friday, July 14, 2023 to Karla Krause at kkrause@aafp.org. Posters will be reviewed by the FCPC Chair and notification by email if accepted or denied. You must be registered for FCPC to have  your Poster displayed during the conference.