Online Program
Advances in Endometriosis: Diagnosis and Treatments 2024
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Cost: $ 35.00
Contact Hours 2.5
Objectives:
After viewing this presentation, the learner will be able to:
- Identify practitioners’ awareness and clinical suspicion for endometriosis by understanding the importance of the history.
- Recognize the critical role that Providers play in the triaging of adolescents.
- Conceptualize how wrong origin paradigms determine wrong treatment paradigms and how current management of endometriosis is harmful in many ways.
- Describe the biologic rationale for treating patients with endometriosis within a new care paradigm.
Target Audience:
This is an interprofessional continuing education activity developed for healthcare professionals as well as those interested in women’s health. Dr. Kip Mackenzie speaks about the origin of the mistreatment/misdiagnosis of endometriosis. Endometriosis affects at least 10% of women worldwide and is still misunderstood. Dr. Mackenzie explains the signs and symptoms of endometriosis, and how healthcare providers’ awareness, especially those working with adolescent girls such as school nurses, family physicians, pediatricians, and pharmacists, will positively impact students getting referral and treatment for endometriosis. This content is important for the healthcare team and collaborations between physicians, pharmacists and nurses is vital for proper diagnosis and treatment in adolescents and young women
This event is accredited for 1.5 hours of CME and CPE continuing education credits in Joint Providership through Northeastern University School of Nursing, Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Northeastern University’s Office of Experiential and Continuing Professional Education.
Presenter:
Malcom (Kip) MacKenzie, MD
Dr. Mackenzie is an attending ObGyn Physician at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, with academic appointments at Northeastern University, Boston University and Harvard Medical School. Practicing for over 30 years, he is Director of the Endometriosis Care Center of New England at Mount Auburn, focused on providing advanced endometriosis care including complex surgical treatments for advanced stages of endometriosis. He performs surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital and has an outpatient office at Mount Auburn Healthcare Waverley Oaks, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Speakers Disclosures
Dr. Mackenzie, program course director and speaker, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Off-Label Discussion: The faculty member does not plan on discussing the unlabeled/investigational use of any commercial products.
Planning Committee and Disclosures
Ms. Kathleen Hassey, DNP, M.Ed., BSN, RN, FNASN, program nurse advisor has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Ms. Jenny Gormley, DNP, MSN, BA, RN, NCSN, FNASN, program nurse advisor has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Dr. Deborah Copeland, BS, PharmD, RPh, FNAP, program pharmacy advisor, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditor Disclosures
Dr. Zakeri, Northeastern University’s Director of Professional Programs, Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
The following planning committee members from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s Office of Continuing Medical Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose: Dr. Daniel Alford, Boston University’s CME Course Director and Assistant Dean and Michael Burk, BS, Operations Manager.
Continuing Education Information:
Northeastern University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurse Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Provider Number 2016U018
How to Earn Credit and Obtain Your Certificate
Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit:
Program attendees can earn Continuing Pharmacy Education credits for this program by electronically logging onto the website: http://www.rxce.neu.edu , inserting the activity specific code number and successfully completing the activity post-test with a passing score of 70% or greater, and program evaluation.. Participant names will be checked against program attendance for verification of attendance. Credits will be electronically transferred to the CPE Monitor System. No Statements of Credit will be issued.Program participants can earn 1.5 contact hours of continuing education credits.
For questions about accreditation contact Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Office of Experiential and Continuing Pharmacy Education at: 617.373.5418 or cpe@northeastern.edu.
Continuing Medical Education Credit
In order to successfully complete this activity, you are required to review the online content and complete a post-test with a passing score of 70% or greater, and program evaluation.
How to Request a Certificate
By reviewing the course content and completing the evaluation, physicians are entitled to receive 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
After the activity you will receive an email from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine’s CME Office with a link to their credit-claim website. To receive a certificate for your participation in this activity, you will need to create an account on the CME Office’s website and complete the evaluation survey. Then your certificate will be available for immediate download.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Disclaimer
THIS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. IN NO EVENT SHALL BOSTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM. IN NO EVENT SHOULD THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL CARE. NO PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS BEING ESTABLISHED. IN NO EVENT SHOULD INFORMATION IN THE MATERIALS REGARDING LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR LEGAL LIABILITY BE CONSIDERED LEGAL ADVICE OR USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONSULTING WITH AN ATTORNEY.
For questions about CME accreditation, contact Boston University School of Medicine – CCE Office at: (617) 358-5005 or cme@bu.edu.
Commercial Support Disclosure:
The planners and presenters have no relevant financial relationships within the past 24 months to report.