Conferences

Objectives:

• Develop educational programming to serve our institution, community physicians and residents to improve women's healthcare
• Improve the quality of healthcare for women through technologies and therapeutic advances
• Enhance the understanding of ethical and cultural issues that impact care

Objectives:

• Provide structured, evidence-based educational sessions covering core and advanced topics in Maternal–Fetal Medicine.
• Support fellow preparation for board certification and independent clinical practice.
• Invite and schedule attendings from outside the MFM division to deliver multidisciplinary perspectives on relevant topics.
• Foster scholarly discussion, critical appraisal skills, and lifelong learning habits.

Objectives:

• Expose fellows to interesting clinical cases that may have suboptimal outcomes
• Understand current, relevant clinical protocols and how deviations from these protocols may have led to these outcomes
• Become aware of relevant literature and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine opinions pertaining to these cases
• Analyze how management affected outcome for mother, baby and extended family

Objectives:

• Expose fellows to significant new literature
• Enhance fellows' ability to review literature in critical fashion
• Understand how studies are done and how studies get published

Objectives:

• Review existing studies
• Introduce new research studies
• Understand current protocols of active studies
• Discuss new and existing protocols

Objectives:

• Expose fellows to fetal anomalies
• Understand sonographic details and images that are critical to the diagnosis of fetal anomalies
• Understand current protocols and up-to-date literature on the management and diagnosis of fetal anomalies
• Collaborate with neonatology and pediatric subspecialists on the care of patients with fetal anomalies to develop appropriate antenatal, delivery and postnatal care

Objectives

• Identify patients at risk for Placenta Accreta Spectrum and review diagnostic imaging findings.
• Develop coordinated, evidence-based delivery and surgical management plans.
• Promote multidisciplinary collaboration to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes.
• Review outcomes and refine institutional protocols to improve quality and safety of care.

Objectives:

• Review outpatient clinical performance metrics and identify trends impacting patient safety and care quality.
• Evaluate adverse events, near misses, and workflow challenges to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and implement targeted quality improvement initiatives within the ambulatory MFM setting.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous systems-based improvement.

Objectives:

• Review complex fetal cardiac cases and correlate prenatal imaging with anticipated postnatal management.
• Facilitate coordinated care planning among MFM, Pediatric Cardiology, Neonatology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and related teams.
• Optimize delivery timing and location to ensure appropriate neonatal cardiac support at birth.
• Enhance fellow education in fetal cardiac diagnosis, counseling, and multidisciplinary care planning.

Objectives:

• Review active high-risk maternal cases and assess current management plans.
• Identify patients at risk for clinical deterioration and establish proactive monitoring or intervention strategies.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care to optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.
• Promote evidence-based decision-making and shared clinical learning among faculty and fellows.

Objectives:

• Review and update clinical protocols to ensure alignment with current evidence and national guidelines.
• Identify areas of practice variation and develop standardized approaches to care.
• Evaluate protocol adherence and outcomes to inform quality improvement efforts.
• Promote multidisciplinary input in the development and revision of departmental policies.

Objectives:

• Review inpatient maternal and fetal outcomes, including severe morbidity and adverse events.
• Analyze cases to identify systems issues, communication gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor compliance with clinical protocols and safety initiatives.
• Implement targeted quality and safety strategies to enhance inpatient care delivery.