Tuesday, November 24,2009   
“Teen Pregnancy—A Kentucky Epidemic”
   
Connie Gayle White, MD, MS
Director, Division of Women’s Health
Department for Public Health
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
   
Learning Objectives: 
1) Understand the severity of the teen pregnancy problem in Kentucky with respect to the US and contiguous states.
2) Recognize the consequences of teen pregnancy on Kentucky medically, socially and economically.
3) Identify strategies to diminish teen pregnancies in Kentucky.

Acknowledgments: No commercial support was provided for this Grand Rounds.

Disclosures: The speaker has no relationships with relevant commercial interests.


Tuesday, December 1, 2009   
“National Children’s Study Overview”
   
David Tollerud, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences
   
Deborah Winders Davis, DNS
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Director, Child Development Unit/Louisville Twin Study
University of Louisville School of Medicine 

Learning Objectives:
1) Describe the history of the National Children’s Study.
2) Identify key elements of the NCS protocol as it applies to Jefferson County.
3) Recognize the need for support from the medical community for strategic planning and implementation of the NCS study goals.
4) Identify resources for additional information about the NCS.

Disclosures: The speaker has no relationships with relevant commercial interests.

Acknowledgments: No commercial support was provided for this Grand Rounds.


Tuesday, December 8, 2009   
“Evaluation of the Infertile Couple”
   
Johanna S. Archer, VMD, MS, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health
University of Louisville School of Medicine   
   
Learning Objectives:
1) Diagnose the various causes of subfertility.
2) Determine the appropriate treatment options.
3) Understand when it is time to refer the couple to a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist.

Disclosures: The speaker has no relationships with relevant commercial interests.   

Acknowledgments: No commercial support was provided for this Grand Rounds.


Tuesday, December 15, 2009   
“Evidence-Based…Searching - Finding - Evaluating - Updating - Storing - Publishing ?”
    
Sue L. Raymond, MLS, MS
Librarian, University Hospital
Instructor, Department of Libraries
University of Louisville
   
Learning Objectives:
1) Select search terms for optimal retrieval in a Medline search.
2) Recognize key components of an evidence-based article.
3) Be aware of additional tools to supplement Medline retrieval and stay current on the topic.
4) Create an Endnote library, write a paper and submit for publication.
   
Disclosures: The speaker has no relationships with relevant commercial interests.

Acknowledgments: No commercial support was provided for this Grand Rounds.


"Happy Holidays - Grand Rounds will Resume on Tuesday, January 5, 2010"


Time & Location
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health Regularly Scheduled Series are held on Tuesdays from September through June at 7:30 a.m - 8:30 a.m. in the Ambulatory Care Building Glass Room.

Additional Information
For more information, please contact  Maggie Steptoe: 502-561-7446 or   

mmstep01@gwise.louisville.edu

Designation Statement
The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.