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

Utilize your osteopathic clinical skills in the diagnostic and treatment of common OB/GYN complaints in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Hi-yield osteopathic manipulation techniques that are simple and swift will complete your patient treatment plans and make you everyone's favorite Doctor!

Meaghan Nelsen, DO

Dr. Meaghan Nelsen is originally from New York and graduated from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine with a master’s degree in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine as well as a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009. She completed her residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology in New Jersey and went on to practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After three years in practice, she went on to complete a second residency in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine at Southampton Hospital in New York. She is now the only physician in the country maintaining dual Board certifications in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. Dr. Nelsen is dedicated to training the next generation of osteopathic physicians at UNTHSC-TCOM where she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, serving as the Course Director for Year 2 OMM as well as Reproductive Endocrinology 2.  In addition to Women's Health services, Dr. Nelsen specializes in providing osteopathic manipulation for women, infants, and children.

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

• Apply your knowledge of common obstetrics & gynecological pathophysiology to an osteopathic treatment plan for your patients
• Incorporate simple, safe, and effective osteopathic techniques into your treatment plans
• Anticipate, prevent, and treat common complaints from obstetric patients, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings, using OMT
• Anticipate, prevent, and treat common complaints from gynecologic patients, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings, using OMT

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. Nelsen has no relationahips with ineligible companies to disclose.

This activity was originally prepared October 2020. It was reviewed July 2022 and is valid until July 31, 2024.

This activity is not commercially supported.

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.

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.

NPs, CNMs, & PAs

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

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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.