Patient-Centered Care of the Pelvic Floor

Friday, October 18, 2024, 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM, Volney Richmond Auditorium, Seattle, WA

This comprehensive course delves into the multifaceted aspects of patient-centered care for pelvic floor disorders. It is designed for healthcare providers across diverse specialties and offers a deep exploration of various conditions affecting the pelvic floor, with a focus on evidence-based management strategies and patient-centered approaches.

Join faculty experts from Virginia Mason as they cover topics on overactive bladder and urgency urinary incontinence, menopause and pelvic health, abnormal bowel habits, pelvic floor dysfunction, bloating, fibroid treatment options, and surgical approaches and considerations. This course will also address the role of acupuncture, pelvic floor physical therapy and trauma-informed care in treatment approaches.

Teaching methods include lecture, Q&A with faculty, panel discussion, and case presentations.

1. Discuss the patient perspective on urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, recurrent urinary tract infections, the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and pelvic organ prolapse
2. Identify early definitive treatment options for the symptomatic young patient
3. Describe treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) and urge urinary incontinence (UUI)
4. List current options for surgical management of urinary incontinence
5. Review the diagnosis and symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse
6. Utilize at least three techniques from evidence-based interventions to support a traumatized client
7. Explain differences between abdominal and perineal operations to prolapse
8. Summarize the treatment algorithm for obstructive defecation
9. Analyze high yield signs and symptoms to direct workup and treatment of common male pelvic conditions
10. Discuss strategies to help clinicians gain pertinent information during a patient interview about change in bowel habits and pelvic floor dysfunction
11. Describe the process of developing measurable, patient centered goals in pelvic floor PT
12. Recommend acupuncture proposed mechanisms of action for pelvic floor conditions
13. Identify diet and lifestyle factors that may contribute to exogenous gas and discuss common remedies
14. Determine ideal candidates for hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
15. Compare and contrast the different uterine-sparing fibroid treatments available
16. Review historical patterns for oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy

Online registration is closed. For assistance email [email protected]

 

Tuition:

$140.00 - In Person

$115.00 - Livestream attendance

Online registration will be open through Wednesday, October 16. For registration assistance, call the CME department at 206.341.0142.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (4.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (4.75 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Virginia Mason Medical Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, October 18, 2024