Family-Centered Pregnancy Care

Lee T. Dresang, MD, FAAFP, Family-Centered Pregnancy Care Course Director
University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, ALSO Medical Advisor, Advisory Group Chair and Associate Editor

Kelly Rodney Arnold, MD, FAAFP
Founder and Medical Director, Clinica Medicos, Associate Professor, Family Medicine Department of Family Medicine, UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Maya Bass, MD, MA, FAAFP
Program Director, Cooper/CMSRU Family Medicine Residency Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Cooper University Health Care Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Cooper Medical School Of Rowan University 

Melissa Beagle, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Program, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado

Emily Bressan, MD, FP-OB
Director of Maternal Child Health Fellowship, St Anthony North, Westminster, Colorado

Joseph Breuner, MD
Faculty Swedish Family Medicine Residency, Clinical Associate Professor University of Washington Department of Family Medicine

John Cullen, MD, FAAFP
Family Physician, Valdez, Alaska

Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP
Professor Department of Family Medicine.  Director Rural Program. Associate Dean for Rural Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado

Jessica Taylor Goldstein, MD, FAAFP
Associate Professor, Clinical Service Director – Maternal & Child Health, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Benjamin J.F. Huntley, MD, FAAFP
Clinica Family Health and Wellness, Lafayette, Colorado

Sarah James, DO, FACOFP
Director of Osteopathic Education, Associate Professor University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

Elizabeth Kvach, MD, MA, FAAFP
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Medical Director, LGBTQ+ Health Services, Denver Health, she/her

Larry Leeman, MD, MPH
Professor of Family and Community Medicine, Director of Milagro Perinatal Substance Use Program, University of New Mexico School of Medicine Albuquerque, New Mexico

Susanna R. Magee, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Chief of Obstetrics and Family Medicine, Landmark Medical Center, Director of Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship of Rhode Island, Associate Medical Editor, ALSO

Amy Nacht, DNP, CNM, MPH, FACNM
Associate Professor, Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ASOG), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado

Jeffrey D. Quinlan, MD, FAAFP
Professor, Chair, and DEO, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Iowa

Cristina Rabaza, MD
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency Program, Denver, Colorado

John Rocco MacMillan Rodney, MD, FAAFP
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Obstetrics, Medicos Medical Center

Wm MacMillan Rodney, MD, FAAFP, FACEP
Professor Family Medicine – Wm Carey Osteopathic, Professor OB Gyn University of Tennessee, Memphis. Chair Fellowship Programs at Medicos Medical Center—Memphis

Amanda E.B. Swanson, MD, FAAFP, Sr.
Clinical Faculty, Rural Program, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, School of Medicine

Sarah Tiggelaar, MD, CLC, FAAFP
Assistant Professor and Director of the Maternal-Child Health Fellowship, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York

Zeynep Uzumcu, MD, (she/her)
Faculty, Overlook Family Medicine Residency, Summit, New Jersey

Separate registration and fee are required to attend a session. Select a session during registration.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

1) Advanced Labor Analgesia Techniques
John S. Cullen, MD, FAAFP (Lead)
1:15–3:15 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Consult a pregnant patient for intrathecal and spinal analgesia and then place a spinal needle in the correct position.
• Administer either fentanyl/duramorph or bupivicaine.
• Recognize correct dosages and indications.

2) Ultrasound Biometry
Lee T. Dresang, MD (Lead)
1:15–3:15 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Perform the four biometry measurements needed for estimating the fetal weight in the second and third trimester: biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur length.
• List indications for performing fetal biometry.
• Diagnose and manage fetal growth restriction and fetal macrosomia.

3) Management of Breech Presentation
Larry Leeman, MD, MPH (Lead)
1:15–3:15 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Accurately diagnose breech presentation at 35-36 weeks.
• Offer or refer for external cephalic version for breech at early term time.
• Manage emergency vaginal breech delivery including use of upright positions and maneuvers to resolve complications during vaginal breech birth.

4) Cesarean Delivery
John Rocco MacMillan Rodney, MD, FAAFP (Lead)
3:45–5:45 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Define the steps of a cesarean section including evidence-based techniques and strategies to decrease complications and improve outcomes.
• Summarize strategies for caring for patients with higher BMI, adhesions, hemorrhage and lacerations at cesarean delivery.
• Apply techniques of uterine artery ligation and B-Lynch on simulation surgical models.

5) Ultrasound Anatomic Survey
Lee T. Dresang, MD (Lead)
3:45–5:45 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Implement the recommended components of an anatomic survey according to the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
• Distinguish normal from abnormal with major fetal anomalies.
• Describe a long-term strategy for developing anatomic survey skills.

6) Non-pharmacologic Management of Labor Pain
Amy Nacht, DNP, CNM, MPH, FACNM (Lead)
3:45–5:45 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Compare and contrast the psychoemotional and basic physiologic measures that provide comfort and reduce stress for people in labor.
• Identify evidence-based strategies for reducing pain and stress for people in labor
• Consider the integration of at least four non-pharmacologic techniques for reducing stress and pain in labor into practice.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

7) Balloon Therapy for Labor Induction and Hemorrhage Management
Melissa Beagle, MD, MPH (Lead)
1:15–3:15 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Assess the evidence surrounding use of balloon therapy as tools for induction of labor (single vs. double balloon, duration of placement, etc).
• Insert Foley or Cook Catheter for labor induction.
• Use JADA or Bakri Balloon for treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.

8) Osteopathy in Pregnancy
Sarah James, DO, FACOFP (Lead) 
1:15–3:15 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Describe the use of osteopathic manipulative medicine to treat pregnancy-related symptoms through an evidence-based case-based approach.
• Demonstrate manipulative techniques to assist women with the discomforts of pregnancy.
• Describe the components of documentation, billing and coding for osteopathic manipulation treatment.

9) Manual Rotation
Lee T. Dresang, MD (Lead)
1:15–3:15 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Identify the presence of the occiput posterior (OP) position during late pregnancy, and during first and second stages of labor. 
• Diagnose a persistent OP using ultrasound. 
• Teach women with persistent OP position up to three position changes that may provide relief of back pain, and possibly assist in correction of the malposition. 
• Demonstrate proper techniques of manual rotation of the persistent OP position during stage two when the fetus is at a +2 station and vertex presentation.

10) Breast US, Placenta Accreta, and First Trimester Ultrasound
Wm MacMillan Rodney, MD, FAAFP, FACEP (Lead)
3:45–5:45 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Recognize indications for first-trimester ultrasound.
• Perform transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound.
• Manage findings on first-trimester ultrasound.

11) Manual Vacuum Aspiration
Mark Deutchman, MD, FAAFP (Lead)
3:45–5:45 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Review appropriateness of MVA or EVA for specific medical indications, necessary equipment and describe the room set up to perform an MVA or EVA.
• Rehearse patient-centered counseling for MVA or EVA as management options.
• Demonstrate pain management options and identify common paracervical block techniques.
• Practice trauma-informed techniques of MVA for early pregnancy loss and abortion.

12) Repair of Third/Fourth Degree Perineal Lacerations
Larry Leeman, MD, MPH (Lead)
3:45–5:45 p.m.
$180

Upon completion of this session, you should be able to:

• Perform a detailed and accurate postpartum perineal examination.
• Use current evidence-based techniques to repair 3rd and 4th-degree lacerations.
• Describe optimal postpartum care for women with 3rd and 4th-degree perineal lacerations.

*Separate registration and fee required to attend a clinical procedure workshop.
Schedule is subject to change. 

The following hotel is available for accommodations during the course. Contact the hotel to make arrangements for your stay. Making reservations early is encouraged.