Friday, May 20th
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Registration
6:30 PM Cocktails
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Welcome Dinner / Keynote Speaker
Kathryn Tunstall Chairman of the Board and Founder, Conceptus, Inc
Saturday, May 21st
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM General Session: All attendees
Hysteroscopic Tubal Occlusion: A Decade of Clinical Experience
Tamara Callahan MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN
Dr. Callahan will present the evolution of hysteroscopic tubal
occlusion including the latest clinical data with a focus on procedural success, effectiveness and safety.
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Concurrent Physician/ Operations Breakout Session
Physician Session – Hysteroscopy Skills
and Essure Lab
Speaker: Linda Bradley MD
Vice Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health Institute, Director of The Fibroid and Menstrual Disorders Center and Director of Hysteroscopic Services. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH
This hands-on hysteroscopy lab will focus on techniques, managing complications and skills needed to improve patient outcomes. Attendees will have the opportunity to practice their hysteroscopy skills on both a dry lab model and the state-of-the art EssureSim computer simulation model.
Operations Session – Integrating Essure into the Affiliate: from the front door to the recovery room
Moderator: Teri Trivisonno MSN, CNP, Associate Director, Affiliate Clinical Operations PPFA
Guest Speaker: Sue Speth, Director, Group Purchasing Organization Services, Afaxys, Inc
Guest Speaker: Carla Monacelli, Argenta Advisors Reimbursement Consultants
This session will take you through everything you need to know from an Operations perspective about offering Essure at the Affiliate. Contracts, equipment and staffing requirements, scheduling and reimbursement are just a few of the topics to be covered during this session
11 AM – 12:00 Developing Essure within your Affiliate
Moderator: Planned Parenthood Affiliate Personnel
A discussion on how to get started with Essure, increase patient awareness and satisfaction and ensure a successful Essure introduction in your affiliate.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM General Session: Q & A Panel
Listen to a panel of your peers as they discuss their Essure experiences and answer questions from the audience. The panel will consist of Planned Parenthood physicians and operations personnel who have integrated Essure into their Affiliates.
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM General Session: Closing Keynote Speaker
3:00 PM Adjourn