Exposures, Infections, and Obstructions - Avoiding mesh complications in Urogynecology

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Description

This webinar will focus on anatomic and surgical pearls to avoid complications with mesh based procedures.

Learning Objectives

Understand risk factors associated with sacral osteomyelitis.
Evaluate the pros and cons of mesh reperitonealization during sacrocolpopexy.
Describe surgical techniques to decrease mesh exposure.

Faculty

Akira Gillingham, MD is from Ottawa, Canada and studied Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University in Montreal. He attended Albany Medical College and graduated in 2013. He then completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Abington Hospital in 2017. Following residency, he completed a three-year fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Dr. Gillingham specializes in laparoscopic and robotic surgery and has been an invited lecturer and clinical educator at national meetings and physician training programs. He is a reviewer for the journal of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

Moderator

Christina Lewicky-Gaupp, MD is board-certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. She completed her Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery fellowship at University of Michigan after completing an Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency at University of Chicago. She is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology and the Director of Gynecologic Surgical Simulation.

Dr. Lewicky-Gaupp is the Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Peripartum Evaluation and Assessment of the Pelvic Floor around Delivery (PEAPOD) Clinic, one of only a few clinics of this kind in the country. Her research interests focus on maternal birth trauma, and she is currently leading a randomized controlled trial, studying the impact of education and fitness on birth outcomes.

She is a passionate and gifted surgical educator, receiving the Resident Excellent Teaching Award for three consecutive years and awarded Most Outstanding Teacher in Obstetrics & Gynecology in 2011. She has consistently obtained funding for both resident and fellow simulation education and leads multiple simulations in the wet, dry and virtual reality labs of NCASE (Northwestern Center for Advanced Surgical Education) and is director of the Fundamentals of Laparoscopy Simulation (FLS) for Gynecology.

Accreditation Statement

The American Urogynecologic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Urogynecologic Society 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.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) requires that individuals in a position to control the content of an educational activity disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. AUGS mitigates all conflicts of interest to ensure independence, objectivity, balance, and scientific rigor in all their educational programs. Furthermore, AUGS seeks to verify that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a CME activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis. AUGS is committed to providing learners with high-quality CME.

Faculty Disclosures

Akira Gillingham serves as a consultant for Coloplast and Astellas.
Christina Lewicky-Gaupp has no financial relationships to disclose.

All relevant financial relationshps have been mitigated.

Planner and Staff Disclosures

None of the planners, reviewers, or AUGS staff have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Summary


Availability:	Retired


Cost:	Member: $0.00 Non-Member: $50.00 Fellow: $0.00 Student: $0.00 Affiliate: $0.00 Fellow-Program: $0.00


Credit Offered:	No Credit Offered

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