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Meet the Expert Roundtables
Participate in organized discussions led by leaders in the field bringing a variety of perspectives to various urogynecology topics.
See schedule for roundtable descriptions.
Register for a RoundtableCurrent attendees may add a roundtable to their registration using the link in their confirmation email.
Wednesday, October 23, 12 PM - 1 PM EDT
RT01: Challenges and Solutions for Barriers to Care Among Transgender Patients
Roundtable Facilitator: Jacqueline Kikuchi, MD – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Roundtable Facilitator: Felicia Balzano, MD – Walter Reed
RT02: Complex Postpartum Care: Managing Wound Breakdown, Fistulae & Fecal Incontinence
Roundtable Facilitator: Lauren E. Giugale, MD – University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Roundtable Facilitator: Lisa C. Hickman, MD – Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
RT03: How to Make the Most of Fellowship Application/Interviews: Fellows’ Perspectives
Roundtable Facilitator: Ashley E. Hilton, MD – University of Colorado
Roundtable Facilitator: Jasmine Tibon, MD – UT Health San Antonio
RT04: Incorporating Surgical Coaching and Mentoring Into Resident & Fellow Curriculum
Roundtable Facilitator: Fiona M. Lindo, MD, MPH – Houston Methodist Hospital
RT05: Case Studies in Recurrent UTI: Practical Advice to Implement the Guidelines.
Roundtable Facilitator: Mary Grey -. Maher, MD, FPMRS – Yale University School of Medicine
Roundtable Facilitator: Christine Harvey
RT06: A Resources and Grants Tool Kit for Health Care Equity and Disparities Research
Roundtable Facilitator: Karolynn Echols, MD – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Roundtable Facilitator: Sarah S. Boyd, MD – Penn State University College of Medicine
RT07: Opportunities for Value-Based Care in Urogynecology
Roundtable Facilitator: Sarah Collins, MD, FACOG, FACS – The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Roundtable Facilitator: Joan Blomquist, MD – Greater Baltimore Medical Center
RT08: Pelvic Floor Disorders: Emotional and Mental Burden, Patient Perspectives
Roundtable Facilitator: Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD – Los Angeles Institute for Pelvic and Sexual Health
Roundtable Facilitator: Sherrie J. Palm, Founder/CEO – Association for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Support
RT09: Putting the Quality in Qualitative Research
Roundtable Facilitator: Lauren Caldwell, MD – University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
RT10: Steps to Academic Career Advancement for Physicians Underrepresented in Medicine
Roundtable Facilitator: Charelle M. Carter-Brooks, MD, MSc – George Washington University SMHS
Roundtable Facilitator: Elisa R. Trowbridge, MD, FACOG, FPMRS – University of Virginia School of Medicine
RT11: Treatment of SUI in Latin America, Challenges and Realities
Roundtable Facilitator: SEBASTIAN PEREZ JUNQUEIRA, MD – GEDREP
Roundtable Facilitator: Victor A. Miranda, MD, MSc – Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
RT12: Ureaplasma and You: How to Diagnose and Manage This Emerging Pathogen
Facilitator: Kara L. de Winter, MD, FACOG, URPS – Praxis Urogynecology
Thursday, October 24, 6:45 AM - 7:45AM EDT
RT01: Advancing Ethics and Sustainability in Urogynecologic Global Health Initiatives
Roundtable Facilitator: Anna Pancheshnikov, MD, FACOG – Cooper University Health Care; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Roundtable Facilitator: Nancy Ringel, MD, MS – Yale School of Medicine
RT02: Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Urogynecologic Workforce
Roundtable Facilitator: Gnankang Sarah Napoe, MD, MS – University of Pittsburgh
RT03: Case Studies in Sacral Nerve Stimulation: 3rd line Treatment Options for OAB/UUI
Roundtable Facilitator: Mary Grey-Maher, MD, FPMRS – Yale University School of Medicine
RT04: Fellowship to Clinical Practice: Keys to Success for Employed Urogynecologists
Roundtable Facilitator: Folusho S. Tugbiyele, MD – Northside Hospital and Health Network
RT05: How to Conduct Scientific Peer Review
Roundtable Facilitator: Katie Propst, MD – University of South Florida
Roundtable Facilitator: Michelle Y. Morrill, MD – Kaiser San Francisco
RT06: Inclusion of Spanish-Speakers in Urogynecological Research: Are We Doing Enough?
Roundtable Facilitator: Marian Acevedo-Alvarez, MD, MPH – Loyola University Medical Center
Roundtable Facilitator: Denisse M. Soto Soto – University of Puerto Rico
RT07: Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation with Apical Sling
Roundtable Facilitator: Abner Santos, MD – Asociacion Latinoamericana de Piso Pelvico
Roundtable Facilitator: Maricel Zocco, Medic – UFundación Favaloro
RT08: The Geriatric and Incontinent Woman: Clinical Considerations for Management
Roundtable Facilitator: Candace Parker-Autry, MD – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem
RT09: Tips and Tricks for the New Attending - Lessons I Did Not Learn in Fellowship
Roundtable Facilitator: Nabila Noor, MD – Lehigh Valley Health Network
RT10: Upstream Quality Improvement, Social Determinants of Health, and Disparities
Roundtable Facilitator: Robert Flora, MD, MBA, MPH – McLaren Health Care
RT11: Vestibulodynia in Urogynecological Practice
Roundtable Facilitator: Alexandra Dubinskaya, MD (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Institute for Pelvic & Sexual Health
Roundtable Facilitator: Karyn S. EILBER, MD – Cedars-Sinai
RT12: Managing Pelvic Hematoma after Urogynecologic Procedures
Roundtable Facilitator: Woojin Chong, MD, FACOG, URPS, CPE – Inspira Health