11-26-12 Dear AAPLOG Colleague, THE 2013 AAPLOG CME MEETING The meeting will be held Saturday, Feb 23, 2013, at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Washington, DC. We have applied for 8 CME hours. We should hear regarding this application within a month. Registration fee for CME hours will be $175, payable at the door by check, cash, or CC. (This will include lunch) The program: 8:00 Introduction 8:10 Byron Calhoun, MD “Substance Abuse and Pregnancy” 8:55 Joe Stanford, MD, MPH “Fertility and the menstrual cycle” 9:55 Freda Bush, MD “Girls Uncovered: New research on what America’s sexual culture does to young women” 10:40-10:50 Break 10:50 Sr Diana Dreger, MD “Physicians or Technicians: Why Conscience Matters” 11:35 Thea Ramirez, MSW “Counseling on adoption for women with unintended pregnancy” 12:20-1:20 Lunch in the conference hall (During lunch there will be a report/video by Alan Sawyer on his recent medical missions trip to New Guinea. 1:20 Jokin DeIrala, MD, MPH, PhD “AIDS prevention and risk compensation: Are some public health responses to AIDS and other STI´s failing?” 2:20 Nate Hoeldtke, MD “Ready or Not: Prenatal Diagnosis in 2013 and Beyond” 3:05 Priscilla Coleman, PhD “Abortion and Childbirth: A Focus on Psychologic al Morbidity and Mortality” Break 3:50-4:00 4:00 David Prentice, PhD “Stem Cell Update—From the Lab to the Clinic” 4:45 Vincent Rue, PhD “Partners in Trauma – Identifying the Mental Health Impact of Abortion on Men and Their Intimate Relationship” 5:30 Adjourn If you are interested in attending, contact us at prolifeob@aol.com to so indicate (to give us a number count).. After Christmas we will confirm if our program has been accepted for 8 CME hours. Hotel reservations (ask for the AAPLOG block of rooms at $159/night rate) can be made at 202-289-7600, or reserve your room online at: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1105133018&key=94378 Reservations must be made by Jan 21, 2013, to get the $159 rate.