CME

Host: Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACOG, CCRP

Guest: Sawsan As-Sanie, MD

Guest: James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG

A paradigm change is occurring in the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. This change will help facilitate the earlier diagnosis of endometriosis and promote more widespread use of medical therapy as opposed to surgery for many women. Accompanying this change will be a more patient-centric approach to care, as well as increased efforts to diminish the impact of healthcare disparities experienced by many women during their endometriosis journey. Join our faculty, Drs. Ayman Al-Hendy, Linda Bradley, Sawsan As-Sanie, Melissa Simon, James Simon, and Lee Shulman, as they address these many issues, with a focus on improving short- and long-term patient outcomes for women with endometriosis.

Host: Lee P. Shulman, MD, FACMG, FACOG

Guest: Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACOG, CCRP

A paradigm change is occurring in the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. This change will help facilitate the earlier diagnosis of endometriosis and promote more widespread use of medical therapy as opposed to surgery for many women. Accompanying this change will be a more patient-centric approach to care, as well as increased efforts to diminish the impact of healthcare disparities experienced by many women during their endometriosis journey. Join our faculty, Drs. Ayman Al-Hendy, Linda Bradley, Sawsan As-Sanie, Melissa Simon, James Simon, and Lee Shulman, as they address these many issues, with a focus on improving short- and long-term patient outcomes for women with endometriosis.

Host: Lee P. Shulman, MD, FACMG, FACOG

Guest: Linda Bradley, MD

A paradigm change is occurring in the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. This change will help facilitate the earlier diagnosis of endometriosis and promote more widespread use of medical therapy as opposed to surgery for many women. Accompanying this change will be a more patient-centric approach to care, as well as increased efforts to diminish the impact of healthcare disparities experienced by many women during their endometriosis journey. Join our faculty, Drs. Ayman Al-Hendy, Linda Bradley, Sawsan As-Sanie, Melissa Simon, James Simon, and Lee Shulman, as they address these many issues, with a focus on improving short- and long-term patient outcomes for women with endometriosis.

Host: Lee P. Shulman, MD, FACMG, FACOG

Guest: Sawsan As-Sanie, MD

Guest: Linda Bradley, MD

Endometriosis is often called a public health crisis for women. The delay in diagnosis can be greater than 10 years, during which time women suffer many physical and psychosocial issues that negatively impact their quality of life. Join Drs. Lee Shulman, Sawsan As-Sanie, and Linda Bradley as they identify strategies to overcome the diagnostic delay and its associated consequences.

Host: Lee P. Shulman, MD, FACMG, FACOG

Guest: Linda Bradley, MD

Guest: Melissa Simon, MD

Both provider- and patient-related healthcare disparities exist in the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. Many disparities derive from incorrect historical biases, while others are associated with social determinants of health, or SDOH. Join Drs. Lee Shulman, Linda Bradley, and Melissa Simon as they address these issues to help facilitate a patient-centered practice environment for all patients.

Host: Lee P. Shulman, MD, FACMG, FACOG

Guest: Linda Bradley, MD

Guest: Melissa Simon, MD

The use of validated patient questionnaires, notably the SF-36 and EHP-30 scales, can greatly hasten the suspicion for an endometriosis diagnosis. Coupled with shared decision-making, or SDM, this patient-centered process can help ensure therapeutic adherence. Join Drs. Lee Shulman, Melissa Simon, and Linda Bradley as they discuss how to utilize the SF-36 and EHP-30 questionnaires in clinical practice and explore strategies to facilitate patient-healthcare provider discussions to improve overall short- and long-term patient outcomes.

Host: Lee P. Shulman, MD, FACMG, FACOG

Guest: Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACOG, CCRP

Guest: Sawsan As-Sanie, MD

GnRH antagonists have emerged as a viable first-line (or subsequent-line) medical therapy for the management of endometriosis. They have proven to be effective and safe, and their use avoids the flare response observed with GnRH agonists. Join Drs. Lee Shulman, Ayman Al-Hendy, and Sawsan As-Sanie as they discuss the estrogen threshold hypothesis from the perspective of GnRH antagonists and delve into clinical data supporting the use of GnRH antagonists in the medical management of endometriosis.

Host: Lee P. Shulman, MD, FACMG, FACOG

Guest: Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACOG, CCRP

Guest: James A. Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, IF, FACOG

While both medical therapy and surgery often play a role in a woman’s journey with endometriosis, it is less clear how to best sequence these approaches to optimize a patient’s outcomes. Under what circumstances should you consider using a GnRH antagonist either before or after conservative surgery? Join Drs. Lee Shulman, Ayman Al-Hendy, and James Simon as they provide their collective thoughts on how best to sequence a GnRH antagonist with conservative surgery when managing endometriosis.

Host: Kara B. Markham, MD

Guest: Kenneth J. Moise Jr., MD

Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) is an alloimmune disorder between the mother and fetus, one with significant risk for dire health consequences for both. Fortunately, a better understanding of the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) pathway along with the emergence of an inhibitor of this pathway has brought with it an opportunity to greatly reduce the potential harm associated with HDFN. Join us as Drs. Kenneth Moise and Kara Markham discuss the pathophysiology of HDFN and present key clinical data that may change the landscape of medical intervention for HDFN.

Host: Josep Tabernero, MD, PhD

Guest: Sara Lonardi, MD

Guest: Zev A. Wainberg, MD

Join us for a CME online broadcast replay of a live satellite symposium from ESMO GI 2024, where experts discuss strategies to overcome barriers to implementing a collaborative, biomarker-based approach in precision oncology for HER2+ GI cancers. Learn how to individualize therapeutic planning and sequencing for patients with HER2+ gastric/GEJ cancers and improve response and durability in mCRC with HER2-directed therapies. The symposium also covers the role of genomic profiling in guiding treatment decisions for HER2+ BTC and emphasizes the importance of interprofessional collaboration in managing adverse events associated with HER2-directed therapies in patients with GI cancer.