tailieunhanh - Essentials of Women's Health: An Integrated Approach to Primary Care and Office Gynecology

Trachoma has an impact on the entire family, but the mother’s blinding trachoma appears to have the greatest impact on the daughter. The girl-child may have to take on household responsibilities to the detriment of her education when the mother is blind. A daughter’s dowry may be undervalued if it is perceived that her disabled family members will need care in the coming years. The balance of the household may be upset in numerous ways, potentially leading to eventual impoverishment. Changes in work routine reverberate within the family by causing further displacement. When women in their 40s and 50s, and even as young as their 20s, are increasingly unable to carry out the activities required of them due to trachomatous. | Presented by the Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine and Department of Obstetrics Gynecology Reproductive Sciences University of California San Francisco Essentials of Women s Health An Integrated Approach to Primary Care and Office Gynecology June 26 - July 1 2005 Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Big Island Hawaii Essentials of Primary Care A Core Curriculum for Adult Ambulatory Practice August 14-19 2005 Resort at Squaw Creek North Lake Tahoe California J University of California San Francisco Essentials of Women s Health Office Gynecol An Integrated Approach to Primary Care and June 26 - July 1 2005 Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Big Island Hawaii Increasing appreciation of the unique needs of women patients and women health care providers has created a need for innovative educational programs on women s health. This program is designed for family physicians internists gynecologists nurses and nurse practitioners physician assistants pharmacists and all others involved in providing quality health care for women will provide a practical update on a full range of common but controversial issues in women s health. The course will serve to enhance the skills of those already working in women s health as well as help develop new skills for those expanding their work to include more primary care and office gynecology. Developed and taught by UCSF faculty in Primary Care Internal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology the course will present an integrated approach to women s health. Emphasis will be placed on new developments in preventive care and cardiovascular risk factors in women issues in reproductive health and clinical strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of common gynecologic complaints and common medical problems of women. Special emphasis will be placed on office skills needed for modern day practice including enhanced physical examination skills office gynecology and updates in contraceptive technology. The course will use formal lectures