Virtual Event Continuing Education

This activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Pacific Coast Reproductive Society

Target Audience

Practicing physicians, physicians in training, and scientists in training in the field of reproductive
medicine representing:

• Andrology/Male Infertility
• Reproductive Endocrinology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology

Physician team members and allied health professionals representing:

• Complementary Healthcare
• Mental Health
• Nursing
• Reproductive Biologists/Laboratory Specialists
• Outside Agencies
• Third Party Agencies
• Genetic Laboratories

Statement of Need/Program Overview

The Pacific Coast Reproductive Society annual meeting is designed to provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) to physicians and allied healthcare professionals. The Pacific Coast Reproductive Society’s (PCRS) global commitment to exceptional patient care is embodied in the continuing medical education of physicians, their teams, and allied professionals. Promoting the highest standards of clinical practice, patient safety, and improved patient outcomes, related to the treatment of infertility, is consistent with the principles and goals of PCRS.

The Pacific Coast Reproductive Society’s CME program is based on the integration of clinical practice, scientific research, and education in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Consistent with these values, the following goals of PCRS/CME are intended to:

1. Cultivate an atmosphere for thinking differently, unconventionally, or from new perspectives
2. Offer thought provoking programming enabling physicians, their teams, and allied health care professionals provide superior medical care for patients
3. Update or reinforce knowledge of current concepts, techniques or practices
4. Promote innovation in clinical practice and research
5. Foster the integration of advances in relevant scientific and clinical research ensuring clinicians access to timely and relevant information
6. Enable clinicians to recognize, practice, discuss, and apply new concepts, technologies, or practices, as they relate to the management of infertility in their specific area of clinical practice or research
7. Further the identification and recognition of ethical, psychological, and cultural patient concerns
8. Provide a forum for clinicians, academicians and other professionals in allied fields to create or renew collegial and collaborative relationships that enhance their effectiveness, promote high standards of clinical practice, patient safety, and improved patient outcomes
9. Facilitate a career-long continuum of medical education.
10. PCRS accomplishes these goals through its Annual Meeting, which includes multiple disciplines (in reproductive medicine) in an educational program attracting regional, national and international participants.

Educational Objectives

1. Discuss factors that affect the prognosis of an euploid embryo transfer.
2. Identify circumstances that might prioritize the use of testicular sperm, over ejaculated sperm, in IVF.
3. Define embryonic mosacism, and discuss the implications of transferring mosaic embryos.
4. Review facets of transgender care, including initiation of gender affirming therapies, fertility preservation, and the implications of such therapies on future gamete quality.
5. Review the emotional aspects of medical and reproductive treatment of transgender patients
6. Cite new information regarding embryo culture, biopsying, freezing and selection.
7. Familiarize fellows with different types of REI practices and provide preparatory information for the REI boards

Program Agenda

Please find the complete agenda by clicking here.

Faculty

Please click here for a list of faculty.

Physician Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Global Education Group (Global) and Society for Neuro-Oncology. Global is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

* This CME/CE activity complies with all requirements of the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act. If a reportable event is associated with this activity, the accredited provider managing the program will provide the appropriate physician data to the Open Payments database.

 Physician Credit Designation

Global Education Group designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Continuing Education

Global Education Group is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity for 6.5 contact hours is provided by Global Education Group. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) Continuing Education

Approval has been applied for and the program is pending CE approval from ABB/PEER.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

Global Education Group (Global) adheres to the policies and guidelines, including the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE, set forth to providers by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and all other professional organizations, as applicable, stating those activities where continuing education credits are awarded must be balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. All persons in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education program provided by Global are required to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the past 24 months to Global. All financial relationships reported are identified as relevant and mitigated by Global in accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE in advance of delivery of the activity to learners. The content of this activity was vetted by Global to assure objectivity and that the activity is free of commercial bias.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

The faculty have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

*A complete list of faculty disclosure information coming soon.

The planners and managers have the following relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:
Lindsay Borvansky; Ashley Marostica, RN, MSN; Andrea Funk, Liddy Knight, Ashley Cann, Felicia Kenan, Megan Miller, Katie Berry, and Kristen Hamilton all have reported that they do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain a discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Global Education Group (Global) and Pacific Coast Reproductive Society do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. 

The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization associated with this activity. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of patient conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

Global Contact Information

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact Global at 303-395-1782 or [email protected].

Instructions to Receive Credit

In order to receive credit for this activity, the participant must attend the live webinar sessions, score 70% or better on the posttest, and complete the program evaluation.

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