Continuing Medical Education (CME)

• Dr. Mark H. Yudin, MD, MSc, FRCSC
  Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Infectious Diseases
  St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
  

• Dr. Robert Gagnon, MD FRCSC
  Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, McGill University

• Dr. Owen Hughes, MD, CFPC
  Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa

• Dr. Vyta Senikas, BSc MDCM, FRCSC, FSOGC, CSPQ, MBA
  Associate Executive Vice-President
  The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)

Learning Objectives

• Appreciate the risks posed by H1N1 infection to pregnant women and the fetus
• Identify the position of pregnant women in the Canadian and Provincial H1N1 vaccine priority lists
• Identify the benefits and risks of H1N1 vaccination in pregnancy
• Understand the differences between adjuvanted and unadjuvanted H1N1 vaccines for pregnant women
• Review clinical management considerations regarding the timing and mode of delivery of pregnant women requiring hospitalization for H1N1 influenza-like-illness (ILI)
• Discuss the role of antiviral agents in pregnant women with H1N1 infection

This online CME event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. This program is recognized as 2 hour(s) of Continuing Professional Development.

ob/gyn specialist, family physician, midwife, nurse and pharmacist