Women’s Health Update for GPs

Course Description

This course contains the following topics:

• Well-Woman Visits in 2018: How Should We Approach Cervical Cancer Screening and Routine Pelvic Examinations? – George F. Sawaya, MD
• Prevention of Common Infections in Women: Best Practices in Vaccination – Lisa Winston, MD
• Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Current Guidelines for Hypertension, Lipids, and Aspirin – Robert B. Baron, MD, MS
• Preventing, Recognizing, and Managing Opiate Use Disorders – Katherine Julian, MD
• Updates in Contraception: Advances in Technical and Interpersonal Care – Christine E. Dehlendorf, MD,MAS
• Current Concepts in Caring for Transgender Patients – Maddie Deutsch, MD, MPH
• Current Strategies for Menopause Management – Judith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH
• Understanding Central Sensitization Syndromes: Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pelvic Pain, and Painful Bladder Syndrome – Molly Heublein, MD
• Updates in Breast Cancer Screening – Karla M. Kerlikowske, MD
• Best Practices in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia – Bruce J. Miller, MD
• Cutting-edge Genetics, Made Easy – Mary E. Norton, MD
• Gynecologic Cancers in the Age of Precision Medicine – Lee-may Chen, MD
• Management of Obesity: Diet, Drugs, and Surgery – Michelle Guy, MD
• Common Sports Injuries in Women – Carlin Senter, MD
• Current and Emerging Strategies for Osteoporosis – Douglas C. Bauer, MD

What you will learn

Those who complete the entire program should be able to:

• Discuss and implement new guidelines for women for prevention and early detection of cancer with clinical exams, pap tests, genetic tests, and diagnostic imaging
• Discuss and implement new guidelines for women to prevent infectious diseases with vaccines, screening, and counseling
• Discuss and implement current guidelines for women to prevent cardiovascular diseases with treatment of hypertension, lipid disorders, and aspirin
• Diagnose and treat common and controversial problems in women’s health including osteoporosis, menopause, fibromyalgia, obesity, cognitive impairment, sports injuries, and allergies
• Counsel patients about new developments in genetic testing
• Understand new treatment options for women with gynecologic cancers
• Counsel patients about treatment options in contraception
• Provide comprehensive health care for transgender patients
• Select the best diagnostic tests; Evaluate and prescribe new medications
• Utilize optimal strategies to enhance value in medical practice
• Advocate for quality health care services for women