Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Quarterly

Series Director

Luis Pacheco, MD

Target Audience and Needs

It is essential for faculty, residents, medical students, and clinical staff to keep abreast in topics such as medical ethics and opioid and pain management specifically associated with obstetric and gynecological patients in order to deliver optimal patient care. This series is designed to develop a greater awareness among participants on how to recognize, analyze and respond to these situations.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Identify best practices for prescribing opioids and pain management strategies in obstetric and gynecology patients.
• Demonstrate ethical dilemmas and identify resolution to difficult ethical issues that present in patient care.
• Identify potential fetal and neonatal harms and benefits of opioid addiction treatment during gestation.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator 

Samantha Mejia, BHA
samejia@utmb.edu
409-772-6803