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5/23/23 - MGR: Building a Village: Implementation of an Infertility, Pregnancy Loss and Postpartum Support Network in an Academic Medical Center

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: 1.00

Target Audience:

Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.

Educational Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, you should be able to:

  • List prevalence of fertility challenges among female physicians 
  • Describe key strategies to build an infertility, pregnancy loss and postpartum support network in an academic medical center
  • List 3 best practices to support colleagues who have experienced these challenges 

Suggested Additional Reading:

  • Rangel EL, Castillo-Angeles M, Easter SR, et al. Incidence of Infertility and Pregnancy Complications in US Female Surgeons. JAMA Surg. 2021;156(10):905–915. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.3301
  • Turner  PL, Lumpkins  K, Gabre  J, Lin  MJ, Liu  X, Terrin  M.  Pregnancy among women surgeons: trends over time.  Arch Surg. 2012;147(5):474-479.
  • Koczo, Agnes & Countouris, Malamo & Hauspurg, Alisse & Berlacher, Kathryn. (2021). Abstract 16932: Primary Hyperaldosteronism And Resistant Hypertension In Pregnancy. Circulation. 144. 10.1161/circ.144.suppl_2.16932. 

Authors:
Agnes Koczo, MD — Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Annie Im, MD — Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Im receives grant/research support from Incyte. Dr. Im is a consultant with Abbvie, CTI BioPharma, Sanofi, and NMDP. Dr. Im is a stockholder of DuoOncology.
Jennifer Corbelli, MD, MS — Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Katie Berlacher, MD, MS — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS — Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of PACCSM, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
No other planners, members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.