The 2005 meeting of North American Society of Obstetric Medicine is being held in
conjunction with the annual meeting of the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
on February 8-12th , 2005 in Reno, Nevada. It will begin on February 8th with a day long
educational course on medical problems in pregnancy, co-sponsored by NASOM and
SMFM. This day long course will be followed by a NASOM focus group on the evening
of February 8th This session will offer both an internists and a maternal fetal medicine
physicians perspective on the role of thromboprophylaxis for caesarean delivery and the
use of oral hypoglycaemic agents in pregnancy. It should be a lively discussion.
On the morning of February 9th, 2005, NASOM will have its annual scientific meeting
with presentation of abstracts of research in progress or completed research and interesting
case reports. Trainees and junior faculty are encouraged to present. There will also be
invited speakers giving updates on HIV, neurology and thyroid disease in pregnancy. It
promises to be an excellent meeting and a great opportunity to collaborate.
The registration form can be found further down in this document.
Abstract deadline is Dec 20, 2004. A call for abstracts can be also found later in the
document.
Information about how to register for the SMFM/NASOM course on February 8th can be
obtained at www.smfm.org.
Medical Complications of Pregnancy SMFM/NASOM Course PROGRAM
Reno Tuesday February 8, 2005
Requires registration via SMFM- see SMFM website in the following weeks
07:45 – 08:00
Welcome
08:00 – 08:40
Cardiac disease in pregnancy Uri Elkayam
08:40 – 09:20
Lupus and APS in pregnancy Maurice Druzin
09:20 – 10:00
Thrombophilias and obstetric complications – will everyone end up
on heparin? Ware Branch
10:00 – 10:30
Panel/Break
10:30 – 12:00
Mini symposium: Anticoagulation in pregnancy
Moderator: T. Murphy Goodwin
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Measuring anti Xa/regimens
Heart valves
Thrombolysis
Regional anesthesia
Difficult cases/new anticoagulants
Lynn Barbour
Uri Elkayam
Karen Rosene-Montella
William Camann
Marc Rodger
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 13:40
Respiratory insufficiency intrapartum
Raymond Powrie & William Camann
13:40 – 14:15
Common themes in Liver/GI conditions
AFLP, Cholestasis, Hyperemesis
T. Murphy Goodwin
14:15 – 14:50
Prevention Strategies for Maternal Infection
Richard Lee & James McGregor
14:50 – 15:20
Panel/Break
15:20 – 16:00
Principles and resources for assessing fetal risk from exposures in
medically complicated pregnancies
Anthony Scialli
16:00 – 17:15
Brief updates
Approach to thrombocytopenia in pregnancy
Update on Asthma mgmt
Fetal effects of hypothyroidism
Diagnostic x-Ray exposure and fetal outcome
Hypertension developments
17:15 – 17:30
Panel
Marc Rodger
Raymond Powrie
Erin Keely
Anthony Scialli
Karen Rosene-Montella
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE REGISTRATION FORM
and ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION for NASOM FEBRUARY 9th/2004
First Name:
Last Name:
Degree (MD, PhD, etc. separate with commas)
Email Address:
Middle:
Address 1:
City:
State or Province:
Country:
Postal Code:
Affiliated Hospital:
Affiliated Medical School:
Department:
Professional Title (ex. Associate Professor)
Business Phone Number:
Business Fax Number:
Primary Specialty:
Secondary Specialty:
Interests (Research and Clinical):
Membership Dues and Annual Meeting Costs
$75.00 US for annual membership
$50.00 US (trainees/non-physicians) for annual membership
$75.00 US for 2005 annual meeting for members and all trainees
$100.00 US for non-members for 2005 annual meeting
Additional contribution $__________________ Total US$ ____________________
Method of Payment:
Cheque made payable to The Society of Obstetric Medicine
Please print this page and mail it with your payment to the address below.
Erin Keely, MD
Ottawa Hospital, Riverside Campus
Ottawa K1H 7W9
613-738-8400 ext 81938
ekeely@ottawahospital.on.ca
Call for Abstracts
North American Society of Obstetric Medicine Annual Meeting,
Reno Nevada February 9, 2005
Abstracts are an important part of the North American Society of Obstetric Medicine
Annual Meeting. Abstract submissions from one of the following four categories will be
considered: 1) new research findings, 2) research work in progress/new proposals, 3)
medical education, or 4) case report. Submissions from trainees and junior faculty are
encouraged. No submission fee is required.
Abstracts should be no more than 250 words in length and formatted in Microsoft Word.
Submissions should be prepared with the goal that presentation time should be kept to less
than 10 minutes with 5 additional minutes being allotted for questions. Bold and capitalize
the entire title. Then state the authors’ names, listing first the author who will present the
paper. Indicate the institution(s) and city and province or state where work has been
carried out. Do not include degrees, titles, institutional appointments or address. The
abstract will appear in the program as submitted.
The deadline for abstract submissions is December 20, 2004.. Submissions should be
sent by email to: ekeely@ottawahospital.on.ca
The Peter Garner Young Investigator Prize will be awarded to the best presentation by a
junior faculty/trainee.
If you have any questions please contact Dr. Erin Keely (ekeely@ottawahospital.on.ca)
Other NASOM News
Notes from the 2004 NASOM Annual Meeting
The 2004 Annual Meeting was held in Vancouver in conjunction with the North American
Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (NASSHP)/ équipe de recherche
interdisciplinaire sur la pré-éclampsie et ses determinants (ERIPED)
There were several state of the art lectures including:
 Dr. Siri Kjos: New concepts of gestational diabetes,
 Dr. Tom Easterling: Pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia,
 Dr. Dick Wissler (president of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and
Perinatology): High Risk anesthesia considerations that the internist should know
 Dr. Uri Eklayam: Controversies in anticoagulation of obstetric patients with
mechanical heart valves.
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There were 9 abstract presentations:
Pre-eclampsia and complement activation: case report and research plan.
S. Pandipati, H Galen, VM Holers
Urinary Protein to creatinine ratio is a clinically useful test in pregnancy.
C. Blackburn, R Powrie, M Phipps, CJ Sung, S Weitzen, K Rosene-Montella
Diabetic Hyperosmolar state and pregnancy.
S Nayak, R Lee, K Fitazpatrick, M Ray, H Lippes.
A comparison of the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) with direct measurements of
insulin resistance in pregnancy with and without GDM
M Montoro, S Kjos, A Xiang, T Buchanan
Compliance with postpartum testing in women with gestational diabetes
R Khurana, H Danial.
A case of laparoscopic splenectomy during the second trimester for the treatment of ITP
secondary to SLE
J Griffiths, W Sia
A broken heart? A case of MI in pregnancy.
P Gibson
How common is deep vein thrombosis after cesarean delivery?
W Sia, R Powrie, A Cooper, L Larson, M Phipps, P Spencer, N Suave, K RoseneMontella
Venous thromboembolism in women undergoing caesarian section: Compliance with a
regional policy on VTE prophylaxis
TL Hawkins, P Gibson, I Lange.
The Peter Garner Young Investigator Award was awarded to Dr. Winnie Sia for her
presentation on How common is deep vein thrombosis after cesarean delivery?
News and Updates:
1. International Society of Obstetric Medicine
The International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM) is up and running. The second
meeting is taking place in Vienna Austria Nov 14-17 2004 in conjunction with the
International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy. The intent of this
organization is to provide an international forum for physicians involved in the care of
medical problems during pregnancy. The ISOM plans to have a meeting at least every 2
years and is meant to complement rather than replace the present regional obstetric
medicine societies that exist in Australasia, the UK, South Africa and North America.
Membership information will be available by the end of November at the ISOM website
www.isomnet.org or can be obtained now be contacting the ISOM treasurer, our own
Mathew Sermer or his secretary Niki Fotinos at 413-586-8411.
2. Membership fees
Membership for NASOM will now be separate from the annual meeting. Registration is
available on line at www.obmed.org or through contacting Erin Keely at
ekeely@ottawahospital.on.ca. The registration fees are $75 US for physicians and $50 US
for trainees and allied health care professionals.
3. Website
The Obstetric Medicine website at www.obmed.org is undergoing a major transformation
under the efforts of Lucia Larson and Raymond Powrie in Providence Rhode Island. Its
previous incarnation, built in 1999 was static and difficult to update, as was readily
apparent! However, we are in the progress of creating a whole new website with a fresh
new look in a much more readily updateable format.
Features will include a password protected access to membership information, a journal
watch and a whole new area for news and events.
Look to see the new website up and running by the end of this year. When it does go live,
all active members of NASOM will receive an email which will contain their password for
accessing the members-only section of the website. You can then go to the website to edit
your membership listing and select your preferences as to details about yourself you like
to make available to the membership.
4. Future meetings and courses
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American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, San Francisco April 14-16, 2005
o Medical Topics in Pregnancy panel discussion Thurs April 14, repeated Fri
April 15, 2005
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Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Pertinatology 37th Annual Meeting at the
Desert Springs (A JW Marriott Resort and Spa) in Palm Desert, California May 47, 2005.
o Ray Powrie will be giving a lecture entitled “What’s new in Obstetric
Medicine.” Information available at www.soap.org
SGIM (Society of General Internal Medicine) 28th Annual Meeting will be held on
May 11-14, 2005 in New Orleans, LA.
Michael Carson will be organizing his annual interest group at SGIM and
several of our members have submitted educational programs for
consideration by the meeting committee.