Contact

Vincent Walford
Howard University Health Sciences
vincent.walford@howard.edu
or Thelma Chapman
Call 202-806-5622

Dates of Summit

Thursday, March 29, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012

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Schedule

Thursday, March 29, 2012
4:30 PM
Registration
6:00 PM- 8:30 PM
Summit Sessions
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Meet-the-Professors Reception
Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library

Friday, March 30, 2012
8:00 AM – 6:15 PM
Summit Sessions and Abstract Presentations
Howard University Hospital
Towers Building, Auditorium, First Floor

Registration Information

Registration is required for all sessions, and includes lunch and the Reception.
Physicians Desiring Credits: $125
Physicians Not Desiring Credits: $50
No Required Fee For:
General Public

CME Information

Sponsor Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Howard University College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education; Howard University Hospital; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Howard University Hospital Community Clergy Partnership; Howard University Faculty Practice Plan; Howard University Women's Health Institute; the National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women’s Health; and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credits for Physicians: Howard University College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, designates this live activity for a maximum of eight and-one-half AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

2 Credits on Thursday and 6 1/2 on Friday. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Location
Thursday Evening
HU Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library
501 W Street, N.W
Washington, DC 20059

Friday

Howard University Hospital
Towers Building, Auditorium
2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20060

Parking
Parking is limited.
Travel by Metro is strongly encouraged. Exit at the Shaw- Howard University Stop and walk towards the university. Serviced by the Green and Yellow Line.

Host Hotel Information
Hotel Helix
1430 Rhode Island Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
Hotel: (202) 462-9001
www.hotelhelix.com/washington-dc-hotel

Special Rates Available for a Limited Time
Make Reference to:
Howard University Fibroid Summit 2012

Overview of the Summit
The focus of the Fibroid Summit is to answer pivotal questions regarding the higher incidence and characteristics of fibroids in African American women. Including, new promising fibroid research and innovations in treatment modalities, emphasizing the impact on the female reproductive tract, reproductive potential, and quality of life.

Howard University Fibroid Summit Agenda
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library
501 W Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20059

Start Time	End Time	Session	Speakers
4:30 PM		Registration
5:45 PM	6:05 PM	Welcoming	Celia Maxwell, MD, FACP Associate Dean for Research Howard University College of Medicine
		Introduction and Remarks	Wayne Frederick, MD, MPH, FACS Deputy Senior Vice President Howard University Health Sciences Mark S. Johnson, MD, MPH Dean, Howard University College of Medicine
6:05 PM	6:15 PM	Call to Action	Janine Austin Clayton, MD Acting Deputy Director Office of Research on Women’s Health National Institutes of Health
6:15 PM	6:30 PM	Historical Perspective	Deborah M. Smith, MD, MPH Obstetrics and Genecology Whitman Walker Clinic
6:30 PM	7:10 PM	Scientific Program: Impact of Uterine Fibroids on Disparities in Infertility in African-American Women	Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD Executive Dean and Vice President Morehouse School of Medicine
7:10 PM	7:50 PM	Uterine Fibroid Embolization: Current Outcomes	James Spies, MD, MPH, FSIR Chairman, Department of Radiology Georgetown University
7:50 PM	8:30 PM	Questions & Answers Closing Remarks Evaluations	Kevin Scott Smith, MD, FACOG Division Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Chief Medical Officer Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital Balwant Ahluwalia, DVM, PhD Professor, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology Howard University College of Medicine
Friday, March 30, 2012 Howard University Hospital—Towers Building, Auditorium 2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20060
Start Time	End Time	Session	Speakers
7:00 AM		Registration—Continental Breakfast and Exhibtor Booths
8:00 AM	8:20 AM	Welcome	Mark S. Johnson, MD, MPH Dean, College of Medicine Howard University Kerry Lewis, MD Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital
8:20 AM	8:40 AM	Introduction and Remarks	Kevin Scott Smith, MD, FACOG Division Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital Balwant Ahluwalia, DVM, PhD Professor, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Howard University College of Medicine
8:45 AM	9:20 AM	Plenary Lecture: Past, Present and Future	James Segars, MD Head, Unit on Reproduction Endocrinology and Infertility, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Genetics, Biology and Epidemiology of Uterine Fibroids
9:20 AM	10:00 AM	Genetic Studies of Predisposition to Uterine Fibroids	Cynthia Morton, PhD Director, Cytogenetic Brigham and Women's Hospital
10:00 AM	10:40 AM	Why Are Fibroids a Bigger Problem for Women of African Descent?	Elizabeth Stewart, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Mayo Clinic
10:40 AM	11:15 AM	Coffee Break
11:15 AM	11:55 AM	Risk Factors for Uterine Fibroids in Black Women	Lauren Wise, ScD Boston University Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health Boston University
Therapy and Management of Uterine Fibroids
11:55 AM	12:35 PM	Role of Medical Therapy in the Treatment of Fibroids	Alicia Armstrong, MD Chief, Gynecologic Consult Services Eunice Kennedy Shriver, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
12:35 PM	2:00 PM	Lunch, Poster Presentations and Exhibitor Viewing
2:00 PM	3:00 PM	Panel Discussion Patients' Panel Forum: Fibroids Symptons & Solutions	Kevin Scott Smith, MD, FACOG Division Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital
3:00 PM	3:40 PM	Operative Hysteroscopy: The Essentials	Linda Bradley, MD Vice Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Heath Institute Cleveland Clinic
3:40 PM	4:20 PM	New Frontiers in Fibroid Surgery	Kevin Scott Smith, MD, FACOG Division Chief of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital
4:20 PM	4:50 PM	Coffee Break
4:50 PM	6:00 PM	Panel Discussion Where Do We Go From Here?	Moderator(s): Dr(s). Balwant Ahluwalia and Kerry Lewis
6:00 PM	6:15 PM	Closing Remarks and Evaluations

Target Audience: Healthcare Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Other Practitioners) and Researchers (Biomedicine, Epidemiology, Clinical and Translational Science, Therapeutics, Academic Medicine). The General Public interested or concerned with the latest developments in the treatment of fibroids is also welcome and encouraged to attend.