CME Credit Available
This activity offers
1 Category 1-A AOA
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

About
This presentation provides a comprehensive exploration of osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT) for abdominal and pelvic pain. The session will review the five main treatment models for Osteopathic Manipulation, highlighting their relevance to various body regions associated with abdominal and pelvic pain. Participants will also learn about diagnosing somatic dysfunction in the abdomen and pelvis, and be guided through a sample osteopathic manipulative treatment plan. This illuminating discussion seeks to deepen physicians' understanding of OMT and equip them with practical skills to better address their patients' pain.

Faculty
Millicent King Channell, DO, MA, FAAO, FNAOME

Dr King Channell, is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Board Certified in Family Medicine/OMT, and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM/OMM). She has served in numerous academic roles, including as a Residency Director, as well as Department Chair for OMM. Dr. Channell has made numerous scholarly contributions to osteopathic medicine; most notably she co-authored the book The 5 – Minute Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Consult (Wolters Kluwer 2019, LWW, 2008). Dr Channell is a graduate of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine and the Costin Institute at Midwestern University. She is actively involved in the Osteopathic profession, currently serving on American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) Board of Trustees. She previously served on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) Osteopathic Principles Committee and as a member of the Board of Directors for the National Board of Osteopathic.

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Learning Objectives
Those participating in this activity will receive information that should allow them to:

• Review the five treatment models for osteopathic manipulation
• Demonstrate the relevance of somatic dysfunctions from various body regions to abdominal and pelvic pain
• Review the components for diagnosing somatic dynsfunction of the abdomen and pelvis, including fascial strains, oubic shear diagnoses, and relevant muscle hypertonicity
• Develop a sample osteopathic manipulative treatment plan for padominal and pelvic pain

Conflict of Interest Disclosures
ACOOG requires each planner and presenter to identify all conflicts of interest, and mitigates risk of bias using a series of strategies for relevant conflicts. Unless otherwise noted below, the ACOOG, ACOOG staff and planners for this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. King Channell has no relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Release & Review Date
This activity is valid between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2025.

System Requirements
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Requirements for Successful Completion
To successfully complete this activity, participants must:

• Complete the pre-test
• Watch the video
• Pass the post-test (70% or greater)
• Complete the activity evaluation
• Claim credit

A certificate will be immediately available.

Commercial Support
This activity is not commercially supported.

CME Accreditation
The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Designation
The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ACOG Cognate Credit(s)
The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this activity for Category 1 College Cognate Credits. Maximum Cognates are equal to the number of  maximum AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM . A reciprocity agreement with the AMA exists that allows AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM to be equivalent to ACOG Cognate Credits.

NPs, PAs & CNMs
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) recognizes activities approved for Category 1-A credit through the American Osteopathic Association and Category 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as providing advanced practice CE content hours for applicants seeking renewal through continuing education credit.

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) recognizes activities approved for Category 1-A credit through the American Osteopathic Association and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as Regular Category 1 CME for national certification maintenance.

The Certificate Maintenance Program of the American Midwifery Certification Board accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to satisfy its contact hours requirement. 

All NPs, PAs, CNMs and other health professionals participating in this activity will receive a certificate of completion commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ACOOG strongly recommends all non-physician health professionals check with their certification/licensing organizations to confirm credit reciprocity.

Disclaimer
This activity is offered by the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) for educational purposes only. Every patient case is different, and physicians must rely on their medical knowledge, experience, and relationships with patients to make clinical decisions. This material is not intended to represent the best or only methods or procedures appropriate for the condition discussed; rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement or opinion of the authors or presenters, which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners. Physician judgment must remain central to the selection of diagnostic tests, management strategies, therapy options, and follow-up of a specific patient's medical condition.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
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Grievances
Any registrant finding evidence that the continuing medical education program presented is inappropriate with regard to facilities, materials, content, or observes any unacceptable promotion by a commercial interest in the same room as the educational activity, whether by company representative or presenter, may submit a grievance in writing to ACOOG, PO Box 17598, Fort Worth, TX 76102. Unresolved issues regarding this activity will require a formal written complaint to the AOA Division of CME, 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.

Privacy Policy
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Data Use
Data collected as part of this activity may be analyzed as part of educational research to study the effectiveness of educational interventions on health care, population health, health care providers and others, or to identify additional needs and gaps for future interventions.

Refunds
Refunds are not available for this educational product.