Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM Eastern Time / 7:00 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
Duration: 1 hour
Moderator: Alita Perez-Tamayo, MD
Speakers: Thomas Cataldo, MD, FACS, FASCRS; Roger Lefevre, MD, MBA; Deirdre Folsom, PT
CME Credit Hours Available: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Webinar Description and Learning Objectives:
Pelvic floor disorders present a challenge to colorectal surgeons. Patient symptomatology varies, multiple organ systems are likely involved, and workups often include radiographic studies that are challenging to interpret. Furthermore, approaches to patient care vary by institution depending on the presence of subspecialists, equipment, and the presence of a multidisciplinary clinic/conference. This webinar will attempt to highlight the challenges and provide actionable advice to surgeons caring for patients with pelvic floor disorders through case-based discussions.
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
- Understand the role of surgical intervention for obstructive defecation, prolapse, and fecal incontinence.
- Recognize the important role gynecologic surgeons play in caring for pelvic floor patients and when a multidisciplinary approach is best.
- Understand the benefits and appropriate timing of pelvic floor physical therapy for the management of pelvic floor disorders.
Moderator
Alita Perez-Tamayo, MD
Dr. Alita Perez-Tamayo is a colon and rectal surgeon that serves as a Surgical Attending at both the University of Illinois in Chicago and Cook County Health and Hospitals System, where she also holds key academic positions, including Program Director of the Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship. Dr. Perez-Tamayo earned her M.D. from Tufts University and completed her residency in General Surgery at the University of Vermont, followed by a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at Cook County Health. She is also an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago, where she contributes significantly to surgical education and training and is the director of pelvic floor. Her research and clinical interests include health disparities in colorectal cancer, pelvic floor disorders, and surgical innovation.
Speakers
Thomas Cataldo, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Dr. Cataldo has an undergraduate degree in bio engineering from Columbia University. He subsequently went to both medical school and surgical residency at University of Massachusetts in Worcester. He then did his colorectal fellowship at the Ochsner clinic in New Orleans. Dr. Cataldo has previously been on faculty at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and on Faculty and the Program Director for Colorectal Surgery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Roger Lefevre, MD, MBA
Dr. Lefevre completed his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pennsylvania State School of Medicine, a fellowship in Urogynecology & Reconstructive Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Weston, FL and a fellowship in Biodiversity at The Partnership Inc. in Boston, MA. He earned his MBA from the Heller School for Social Policy at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. Dr. Lefevre is the Division Chief of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery (UPRS) in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).
In fellowship, Dr. Lefevre’s interest was on improving surgical outcomes in native tissue repairs that are commonly performed for women with pelvic organ prolapse, and as a junior faculty, his focus shifted to help improve the patient’s perioperative experience and safety. He is dedicated to providing comprehensive, state of-the-art and compassionate care to women with voiding dysfunction and pelvic floor disorders and continues to invest much of his time in reviewing surgical cases for his department’s quality assurance committee. Dr. Lefevre’s main clinical interest of late has been in the management of Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB) specifically in the elderly & frail population. Traditional medical treatments continue to involve anticholinergic medications which can have debilitating side effects in this particular population. His research interest has been focused in identifying patients’ characteristics that can help predict the success of newer options such as intravesical Botox injections in the management of their OAB.
Deirdre Folsom, PT
Deirdre Folsom is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in physical therapy. She is the clinical lead at an outpatient clinic and in the Pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery office. She teaches the pelvic health lecture and lab at UVM and has participated in research related to the impact of pelvic floor PT on genitourinary symptoms published in the journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
Accreditation Statement
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
Designation Statement
ASCRS designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Board of Surgery (ABS) Continuous Certification
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Disclosures
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and ASCRS policy, all individuals with control over CME content (including but not limited to staff, planners, reviewers, and faculty) must disclose whether or not they have any financial relationships (either individually or as a group) with ineligible companies (formerly commercial interests) whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by patients.
No planners, faculty, or other individuals in control of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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