Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Dr. Jeanne Conry, 64th President of The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Assistant Physician-in-Chief at The Permanente Medical Group in Roseville, CA, and Associate Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Conry reflects on three presidential initiatives she advanced during her tenure: (1) formal, ongoing investigations into the environmental impacts on health, (2) a national campaign to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality, and (3) launch of the Well Woman Task Force.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD In the past several years, endometrial ablation has become an increasingly utilized method for minimalizing heavy menstrual bleeding. What's more, this procedure has since been brought into the outpatient setting. But what do clinicians who are considering bringing this procedural practice into their offices need to know before moving forward? Joining Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss the benefits and limitations of in-office endometrial ablation is Dr. Monte Swarup, Partner at New Horizons Women’s Care from the Arizona OB/GYN Affiliates, and Clinical Assistant Professor at Midwestern University in Phoenix, AZ.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Dr. Mark DeFrancesco, 66th President of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, to the program. Dr. DeFrancesco looks back at the accomplishments of his immediate predecessors, and reflects on the three-fold initiative to which he will dedicate his efforts on behalf of ACOG to advance the OB/GYN specialty for years to come. Dr. DeFrancesco is managing partner at Westwood Women’s Health in Waterbury, Connecticut, a division of Women’s Health Connecticut. He is a founding member of this organization, and served as its chief medical officer for many years.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Dr. Tom Gellhaus, President-Elect of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, to discuss his vision for ACOG's initiatives to come, inspired in part by both his unique clinical training background and his extensive legislative activity experience on behalf of OB/GYN specialists nationwide. Dr Gellhaus is Clinical Associate Professor of OB/GYN and Director of General OB/GYN at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa. City.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Approaching the topic of body weight with patients is a sensitive issue. It can be challenging for providers to discuss health issues related to excess weight while also remaining sensitive to terminology and language that may offend patients. Host Dr. Jennifer Caudle welcomes Dr. Adarsh Gupta to provide insight on how to approach obesity during an office visit. Dr. Gupta is the Director of the Center for Medical Weight Loss & Metabolic Control, and Associate Professor of Family Medicine at Rowan School of Medicine.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Hypnosis, as a medical tool, doesn't enter the daily lexicon of clinical practice in most hospital settings. But for those familiar with its applications, hypnosis can be a versatile and powerfully effective therapeutic aid across the broad spectrum of psychiatric and somatic disease states. Will the healthcare community at large start to embrace these emerging roles for hypnosis over time, or will the practice remain marginalized to peripheral stereotypes of mysticism and the occult? Joining Dr. Matt Birnholz to explore hypnosis in medicine and the many questions therein is Dr. David Gandell, hypnosis expert and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York.

Most women in the United States will develop fibroids at some point in their lives. But the range of issues experienced is very wide, from asymptomatic disease to debilitating illness. Joining Dr. Renee Matthews to examine the mysterious etiology and pathogenesis, quality of life impacts, and modern medical and surgical approaches to fibroids is Dr. Jessica Shepherd, Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecology at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Shepherd is also founder of Her Viewpoint, an online community empowering women about their health.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Placenta accreta, also known as invasive placentation, is on the rise in US labor and delivery wards. It’s also potentially deadly, and healthcare professionals need to know how to detect it quickly and manage it safely. Joining Dr. Matt Birnholz at Omnia Education’s Women’s Health Annual Visit in New York to discuss the types, risks, and therapeutic approaches for placenta accreta is Dr. Jordan Perlow, Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, and Associate Clinical Professor of OB/GYN at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD In today's clinical practice, there is no appropriate "one size fits all" treatment approach for COPD. But while this progressive trend toward personalized medicine standards helps optimize COPD care for each patient, the cost-to-benefit ratio for drug development changes as COPD evolves from one disease state into a larger disease spectrum. What is the current to future pipeline for drug R&D in the COPD arena, and is the horizon optimistic for delivering better treatment methods to patients? Joining Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss the "Pulmonary Pipeline" is Dr. Nicholas Gross, pulmonologist and industry news reporter. Dr. Gross is emeritus professor of medicine and molecular biology at Loyola University in Chicago.

Host: Prathima Setty, MD Guest: Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is the most prevalent sexual disorder for women of all ages, but it is also one of the most difficult to address. Clinicians need to understand the implications and address the concerns of their patients. Host Dr. Prathima Setty discusses this topic with Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD, Chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and Professor, Departments of Reproductive Biology and Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. About NAMS The interview was conducted live at The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2014 meeting. Founded in 1989, NAMS is North America's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the health and quality of life of all women during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause and healthy aging. Its multidisciplinary membership of 2,000 leaders in the field-including clinical and basic science experts from medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology, nutrition, anthropology, epidemiology, pharmacy, and education-makes NAMS uniquely qualified to serve as the definitive resource for health professionals and the public for accurate, unbiased information about menopause and healthy aging. To learn more about NAMS, visit www.menopause.org.