Have you seen the commercials for “pelvic mesh”-related litigation? Your patients have too–and may ask you about this!

Join us Tuesday, May 12th at 6:00 PM PT for “Controversial Topics in the Pelvis: MESH”—a special webinar from the Stanford Health Care Pelvic Health Center—and earn CME credit.

Register here to learn all the FDA and professional organization statements regarding abdominal and vaginal mesh, the different indications for mesh placement, and mesh-related complications.

Agenda:
1. FDA position on mesh: historical perspectives and current recommendations
2. Current use and complications of mesh for urinary and vaginal prolapse procedure
3. Mesh on the rectum: When and Why?
4. Q & A Panel

Join us Monday, July 27 at 5PM PST (8PM EST) to learn about the Department of Surgery at Stanford University and our residency programs. This one-hour program offers attendees the opportunity to hear from our Department Chair, Vice Chair of Education, and Residency Program Directors. Register here!

Department Chair Dr. Mary Hawn in conjunction with the San Jose Surgical Society hosts the new George B. Armanini Lecture.  Dr. Ron Weigel is Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Iowa.

Zara Cooper, MD, MSc is an acute care surgeon, trauma surgeon, and surgical intensivist certified in palliative medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.