Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

a. Review the health disparities of uterine fibroids

b. Review the data for medical treatment of fibroids with oral GnRH antagonist combinations

c. Review data on surgical and interventional fibroid treatments including data  from FEMME trial and COMPARE-UF registry

d. Discuss the long-term risks of hysterectomy with ovarian conservation

FACULTY

Elizabeth A. Stewart, M.D.

Consultant/Fellowship Director, Division of Reproductive Endocringology

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Surgery

Mayo Clinic Alix College of Medicine

Faculty Disclosure

Baystate Health Continuing Interprofessional Education follows the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.  The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

Dr. Elizabeth A. Stewart is a consultant for AbbVie and Myovant; she is also a CME faculty and course Director of MedSource, MED-IQ, and PER, and is the author of UpToDate.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

None of the other planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.