Behind the Screen: The Impact of AI Companions on Adolescents
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Behind the Screen: The Impact of Cyberbullying on Adolescents
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Alzheimer's Disease Early Diagnosis and Management
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Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatrics
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Balancing Relief and Risk: Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents
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Wellness in Practice: Small Steps with Big Impacts
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Parkinson’s: Diagnosis and Treatment
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Pediatric Obesity: The Role of GLP – 1 Receptors
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Colon Cancer Insights: Screenings and Risk Factors
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Primary Care and GLP-1: Navigating Weight Management
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Evaluation and Credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MedChat70
Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.
Statement of Need
Chronic pelvic pain is a common condition that can negatively impact an individual's quality of life. Providers should be aware how to effectively diagnosis and manage chronic pelvic pain. This podcast will be a discussion that will review key aspects of the management of chronic pelvic pain and include diagnosis and treatment. There will be a focus on surgical indications for treatment of chronic pelvic pain and the applications.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
- Define chronic pelvic pain.
- Discuss the differential causes and diagnoses of acute and chronic pelvic pain.
- Review the latest evidence-based recommendations in the assessment and management of chronic pelvic pain.
Moderator
Kris Barnsfather, M.D.
Obstetrician Gynecologist
Women's Care Physicians of Louisville
Norton Healthcare
Louisville, Kentucky
Speaker
Steven J Radtke, MD, FACOG, FMIGS
Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgeon
Norton Urogynecology Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Moderator, Speaker and Planner Disclosures
The planners, moderator and speaker of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Commercial Support
There was no commercial support for this activity.
Physician Credits
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For more information about continuing medical education, please send an email to cme@nortonhealthcare.org.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for .75 contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org.
Resources for Additional Study:
Female Pelvic Conditions: Chronic Pelvic Pain
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35420402/
Do we want to know the enormity of women’s severe menstrual disorders and chronic pelvic pain?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38570116/
Norton Healthcare, a not for profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. Five Louisville-based hospitals and three hospitals in Southern Indiana, provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women’s and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com.
Date of Original Release | Sept. 2024; Information is current as of the time of recording. Course Termination Date | Sept. 2026
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
Podcast Production and Editing: www.unmuteaudio.com