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2nd Annual Below the Belt Conference
Conference Overview
This conference was developed as a means to promote and raise awareness of the importance
of early detection and prevention surrounding pertinent women’s health issues that
occur not only in the Atlanta Community, but also worldwide. It will provide an update
on several women’s health issues that are commonly seen in clinical practice including
topics such as sexual and voiding dysfunction, urologic and gynecologic disorders,
and many more.
By providing this educational conference, we can pursue our mission on all fronts:
empowerment, education, and prevention. With these tools, we can provide an opportunity
for the community and its leaders to gain an increased understanding to better serve
the women of the Atlanta community.
Target Audience
This program is intended for practicing physicians, medical educators, nurse practitioners,
allied health professionals, residents, fellows, and physicians in graduate medical
education programs. The program focuses on disease and conditions that occur disproportionately
among women.
Program Objectives
1) Apply clinical skills from a broad range of professional core functions to address
the barriers to effective treatment for issues such as: hormone supplementation, weight
management, female sexual desire disorder, urogenital fistulas, infertility, fecal
incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and other categories.
2) Identify the underlying etiologies of female sexual desire disorder, fecal incontinence,
pelvic organ prolapse, interstitial cystitis, infertility and other categories.
3) Discuss state of the art treatments available to address issues such as menopause,
weight management, female sexual desire disorder, infertility, fecal incontinence,
pelvic organ prolapse and other categories.
Accreditation
Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
Morehouse School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum 6 hours AMA
PRA Category 1 credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with
the extent to their participation in the activity.
Facts to Consider
Female Sexual Dysfunction
Around 43% of women ages 18 and older are afflicted with FSD in various forms. About
one-fifth of these women experience symptoms of significant magnitude to cause dissatisfaction
with their quality of life.
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is another disease that is relatively widespread internationally. More
than 176 million women worldwide are subject to endometriosis, and proper treatment
is not available to most of the afflicted.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
50% of women experience loss of pelvic support after having given birth.