Keck USC Jorge H. Mestman Endocrine in Pregnancy and Women’s Health Symposium 2025

Date & Location: Saturday, March 1, 2025, 7:15 AM – 3:00 PM, Aresty Conference Center – USC Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles, CA
This program was created and named in honor of Dr. Jorge H. Mestman, a dedicated physician, teacher, and mentor to many for more than 40 years and going. His significant contributions to the field of endocrine in pregnancy continue to shape how we practice today. His philosophy of excellence in patient care and his values of integrity and collaboration are the foundations of this symposium.
The goal of this program is to provide a comprehensive and current update in the management of endocrine diseases as related to pregnancy including the preconception and postpartum periods. Management of endocrine diseases during this unique and challenging time in patients’ lives has become increasingly multifaceted as new evidence-based management strategies emerge.  This year, we are expanding to include pertinent issues of women’s health such as contraception and menopause in response to growing requests from our audience.
This program presents standards of practice as well as forward-looking perspectives representing the most current state of endocrine medicine in pregnancy and women’s health. The talks focus on prevalent issues such as gestational diabetes, contraception, and menopause to new technologies with the role of continuous glucose monitors in pregnancy, unique challenges of caring for patients of reproductive age with Cushings syndrome or mature-onset diabetes of the youth, and addressing hyperthyroidism from preconception to postpartum.
Presentations include evidence-based medicine and expert clinical experience along with panel discussions from audience questions.  The goal of this symposium is to help inform practice decisions in an era of complex clinical challenges in the care of endocrine conditions as related to pregnancy.
Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Discuss the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes and effectively treat and counsel patients during pregnancy and postpartum.
Be aware of mature diabetes of the youth and appropriately diagnose, counsel, and treat in setting of pregnancy.
Outline the various etiologies of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy and effectively counsel and manage during preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum.
Integrate continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancy into clinical practice.
Identify clinical challenges with fertility and pregnancy for patients with Cushing’s syndrome.
Navigate the various testing modalities for diabetes in pregnancy.
Discuss hormone replacement for menopause and contraception options for patients with endocrine conditions.
Discuss contraception considerations for patients with endocrine conditions.

 
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CompiledSyllabus_2025EndoPreg.pdf
Session I Could it be MODY. Mature-Onset Diabetes of Youth in Pregnancy.mp4
Session I Questions and Answers.mp4
Session I Understanding Gestational Diabetes.mp4
Session II Beyond the Glucose- Navigating Diabetes Testing in Pregnancy and Postpartum.mp4
Session II Paradigm Shift- The Transformative Role of CGM in Pregnancy.mp4
Session II Questions and Answers.mp4
Session III Management of Cushings in Women of Reproductive Age.mp4
Session III Management of Hyperthyroidism from Preconception to Postpartum.mp4
Session III Questions and Answers.mp4
Session IV Challenging Cases From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Joslin Diabetes Center.mp4
Session IV Hormone Replacement Therapy for Menopause- Current Insights and Future Directions.mp4
Session IV Navigating Contraceptive Choices for Patients with Endocrine Disorders.mp4
Session IV Questions and Answers.mp4