CME Events

February 28, 2025

Title: Placental Pathologies: A clinically practical guide to common and rare pathologies
Speaker: Dr. Gabrielle Bonneville
Objectives: 

• List important placental structures and functions  
• Understand the main pathological findings, ultrasound findings and clinical outcomes in each of the following pathological entities:  
  • Maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) 
  • Fetal vascular malperfusion (FVM) 
  • Villitis of unknown etiology (VUE) 
  • Chronic histiocytic intervillositis (CHI) 
  • Massive perivillous fibrin deposition (MPVFD) 
• Review current literature on recurrence risk and potential preventative strategies   

CME Event

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February 21, 2025

Title: The Importance of an Obstetrical Survey System Learnings from the PPQAC
Speaker: Dr. Philippa Brain
Objectives: 

• To understand the critical incident review process
• To review quality safety
• To review a case of maternal mortality
• To understand local reviews
• To see the value of individual cases 
• To learn future improvements

CME Event and Educational Case Rounds

Due to privacy issues and patient confidentiality, no recordings have been made

February 14, 2025

Title: Current Insights on GSM Management and Treatment Advances
Speaker: Dr. Shunaha Kim-Fine
Objectives: 

• Provide an overview of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM)
• Review the pathophysiology of vulvovaginal atrophy & sex hormone deficiency in menopause
• Summarize the latest GSM guidelines
• Introduction to novel therapeutic option for vulvovaginal atrophy management in postmenopausal women
• Review of pivotal safety and efficacy clinical studies.

CME Event

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February 07, 2025

Title: Are We Ready for AI in Medical Education? Perspectives from the Royal College Taskforce on AI
Speaker: Dr. Tanya Horsley
City-Wide Rounds – No recording due to privacy issues

January 31, 2025

Title: Legal Information with Field Law, Part II: An update on birth injury law in Canada and demystifying the state of women's reproductive legal rights in a post Roe v. Wade world
Speakers: Justine Blanchet and J. Mark Jackson, K.C.
University of Alberta welcomes Field Law partners Mark and Justine on January 31st, 2025. For this presentation, they will provide an update on birth injury laws in Canada, and will unpack the legal impact on women's reproductive rights following the US Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade. 

UofA Event – Cancelled

January 24, 2025

Title: Perioperative considerations for gender-affirming surgery in transgender men and non-binary patients
Speaker: Dr. Carmen Soltys
Objectives:

Describe the effect of exogenous testosterone on the gynecologic organs. 
Manage unwanted or abnormal uterine bleeding in transgender and non-binary patients. 
Implement an approach to the consult for gender affirming hysterectomy and oophorectomy, including discussion regarding: 

• Management of perioperative testosterone
• Fertility preservation
• Long-term health consequences of bilateral oophorectomy
   

CME Event

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January 17, 2025

Title: Bones Are (Not) Hard: Osteoporosis for Obstetricians
Speaker: Dr. Laura Hinz
Objectives:

• Define osteoporosis and state why it is important 
• Discuss screening, diagnosis, and treatment options for post-menopausal osteoporosis 
• Evaluate the role of BMD and FRAX in premature ovarian insufficiency 
• Describe the effect of aromatase inhibitors on bone 
• Recognize the entity of Pregnancy and Lactational Osteoporosis 
• Consider the role of BMD in ovarian suppression (GnRH use)  

CME Event

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January 10, 2025

Title: The Return of M&M ROUNDS!
Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Cooper
Objectives:

• Introduce the concept of bias in adverse outcome analysis 
• Evaluate system level issues that may lead to severe maternal adverse outcome 
• Identify learning opportunities by review of a case of septic shock in Obstetrics 

CME Event

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