Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jena Glavy, M.D., FACOG, IBCLC
Medical Director, Mother Infant Care Center
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.
 

Monica Brannon, BSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC Inpatient Lactation Consultant
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.

1. Review the public health implications of breastfeeding.
2. Describe the anatomy and physiology of lactation.
3. Recognize the role of health care providers in supporting breastfeeding.
4. Apply evidence-based principles to the management of lactating patients.
5. Discuss strategies to protect and support breastfeeding.

1. Describe the role of an obstetric anesthesiologist.
2. Discuss options for labor analgesia provided by anesthesiologists.
3. Explain goals with anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
4. Identify risks associated with labor analgesia and anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
5. Describe the prevalence and consequences of pain during cesarean delivery.
6. Create quality improvement initiatives aimed at decreasing the incidence of peripartum birth trauma.

Army Capt. Alexa Vercelli, DO, Ph.D.
Chief Resident
Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Bethesda, Md.

1. Differentiate an against medical advice form from the process of informed refusal and appropriate clinical documentation.
2. Apply the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' RESPECT communication framework when patients decline medically recommended care.
3. Use the BRIDGE framework to guide informed-refusal conversations, documentation, safety planning, and continued care in women’s health.

Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO
National Institutes of Health Associate Director for Research
on Women’s Health
Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health
Bethesda, Md.

1. Summarize how the Office of Research on Women’s Health supports biomedical research and its translation into primary care settings across the life course of women.
2. Compare how sex differences affect women’s experiences with chronic and multiple chronic conditions.
3. Characterize women’s health experiences across the life course: early adult, midlife, and mature adulthood.

1. Explain the difference between acute and chronic pain and how the difference impacts treatment.
2. Describe the evaluation and management of endometriosis.
3. Summarize how pelvic floor physical therapy is used to treat chronic pelvic pain.
4. Outline when to refer patients for pelvic floor physical therapy.

1. Review a brief history of contraception.
2. Describe the role of the provider in contraceptive care.
3. Discuss contraceptives available.
4. Outline current guidelines for contraceptive management.
5. Apply knowledge to patient cases.