Description
Overview
Harvard 60th Annual Update Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024 delivers comprehensive updates on state-of-the-art care in obstetrics and gynecology. Designed and presented by Harvard Medical School’s leading faculty, this program covers diagnosis and treatment advances across the reproductive health of women at every stage of life. The education emphasizes practical updates and evidence-based practice recommendations that can be integrated into clinical care to optimize patient management.
On-demand obstetrics and gynecology education — accessible anytime, anywhere.
Agenda
This program is structured to provide detailed coverage of current topics, allowing clinicians to customize their learning according to specific interests within obstetrics and gynecology. The agenda is divided into three segments, each focusing on different clinical areas associated with the specialty. Sessions include lectures, interactive discussions, and clinical skills development presented by clinical leaders.
- Clinical Obstetrics: March 8–9, 2024
- Preterm delivery
- Twins, placenta accreta, and other high-risk pregnancies
- Labor planning, induction, and complex delivery issues
- Managing weight gain in pregnancy
- Prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis
- Maternal hypertension
- Group obstetric care: centering programs
- Fetal growth restriction and abnormal development
- Depression during and after pregnancy: detection and management resources
- Optimizing pregnancy after preterm delivery, hypertension, cervical insufficiency, and stillbirth
- Postpartum care and maternal health
- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Urogynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology: March 10–11, 2024
- Fibroids, sarcomas, and patient counseling
- Surgical management of fibroids
- Complications in laparoscopic surgery and their management
- Gynecologic pelvic pain: diagnosis and treatment algorithms
- Overactive bladder diagnosis and management
- Evaluation and treatment of interstitial cystitis
- Best practices for vaginal hysterectomy
- Prevention and management of obstetric anal sphincter injuries
- Surgical complication prevention and treatment tools
- Management of ovarian masses
- Vulvar lesion diagnosis and treatment
- Prevention of cervical cancer
- Fertility-sparing options for uterine neoplasia
- Updates on trophoblastic disease
- Advances in gynecologic cancer care
- Cancer screening and risk-reduction counseling
- Infertility, Menopause, and Reproductive Endocrinology: March 12–13, 2024
- Cost-effective infertility workup
- Ovulation induction
- Referral guidelines for IVF
- Recurrent pregnancy loss
- Common reproductive endocrine disorders
- Genetics and infertility
- Egg freezing for fertility preservation
- Contraceptive options including long-acting reversible contraceptives
- Hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Congenital reproductive tract anomalies
- Health concerns in menopause management
- Female sexual dysfunction
- Osteoporosis management
- Fibroid management
- Pelvic pain related to endometriosis
- Special Program: Equity and Women’s Health – March 13, 3:30 to 5:15 pm
- Actionable items to reduce racial disparities
- Care considerations for non-binary or transgender patients
- Equity panel discussion: one year post-Dobbs
Speakers
The program features clinical leaders and master clinicians in obstetrics and gynecology, representing a broad range of subspecialties. Their expertise provides in-depth knowledge and practical guidance related to advances and challenges in the field. This faculty includes specialists in obstetrics, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, urogynecology, gynecologic oncology, reproductive endocrinology, infertility, and menopause management.
Target Audience
This update is intended for obstetricians, gynecologists, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, reproductive endocrinologists, fellows, residents, and other healthcare professionals involved in women’s reproductive health care seeking to reinforce their clinical knowledge with current evidence and practice innovations.
Why This Topic Matters
The Harvard 60th Annual Update Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024 addresses the evolving challenges in the specialty by providing current, evidence-based updates critical to clinical practice. Obstetrics and gynecology professionals benefit from this program through improved understanding of diagnosis, treatment options, and management strategies that reflect 2024 advancements and standards.
Presented through MedHub Central, this update supports clinicians in maintaining expertise in a complex specialty where knowledge of emerging research and clinical guidelines directly influences patient care quality across the reproductive lifespan.
