Individual Presentation:

• Silvia Ramos, MD, PhD
  "Involvement of Zfp36L2/TIS11D in oocyte maturation"
  Laboratory of Reproductive Biology and Toxicology (LRDT) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) - NIH at the Research Triangle Park on February 28, 2012.

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Meeting Presentations:

Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology 2012 Winter Meeting Feb 28-Mar 3, 2012 in New Orleans, LA.

Poster Presentations:

• "Effect of Anticholinergics on Cognitive Function in Postmenopausal Women." 
  Geller EJ, Crane AK, Wells EC, Robinson BL, Khandelwal CM, Jannelli ML, Connolly A, Parnell BA, Matthews CA, Busby-Whitehead J.

APGO/CREOG March 7-10, 2012 in Orlando, Florida

Oral Presentations:

• "Patient Safety and Resident Education" 
  Connolly A.
• “Surgical Skills Feedback in the Operating Room: “Surf Carding”
  Hansen D, Schuler K, and Connolly A.
• "Effective Mentoring:  What Works, What Doesn't, and What the Literature Supports”
  Connolly A, and Flora R.
• "Facilitating surgical skills teaching and assessment." 
  APGO Surgical Scholars Course, Connolly A.
• "Dialogue with CREOG Education Committee"
  Connolly A.

Society for Gynecologic Oncologists March 23 - 27, 2012 in Austin, Texas

Poster Presentations:

• Zhou C,  Steplowski T, Hallum K, Dickens BA,  Malloy KM. Gehrig PA, Boggess JF, Bae-Jump V.
  "Estrogen induction of telomerase activity through regulation of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) dependent pathway in human endometrial cancer cells".
• Lopez-Acevedo M, Laskey R, Hanna R, Secord AA, Poniwierski M, Gehrig PA, Lyman GH, Havrilesky LJ.
  "Impact of platelet count in women with advanced ovarian cancer receiving adjuvant multi-agent systemic chemotherapy".
• Franasiak J, Ko E, Kidd J, Boggess J, Secord AA, Bell M, Gehrig PA.
  "Physical strain and urgent need for ergonomic training among gynecologic oncologists who perform minimally invasive surgery.
• Ko E, Clark L, Franasiak J, Bae-Jump V, Gehrig PA.
  Obesity Portends a Significantly Higher Risk of Recurrence in Women With Grade 3 Endometrial Carcinoma: A Call to Action".
• Suri A, Goodman L, DiFurio M, Soper JT, Van Le L.
  "Surgical Margins and the risk of local recurrence in vulvar cancers: a continuum of risk". (Featured poster)
• Suri A, Goodman L, DiFurio M, Soper JT, Van Le L.
  "Predictors of lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Squamous Cell Vulvar Cancer".

Oral Presentations and Leadership Roles:

Dr. Bae-Jump

• Discussant in Plenary 2 Session: Morbidity and factors contributing to outcomes in gyn cancers.  She discussed Metformin and the implications for treatment of endometrial cancers

Dr. Boggess

• Course Director for Montz Symposium on Robotic surgery
• Moderator and Discussant for oral poster session

Dr. Clarke-Pearson

• SGO Council and Executive Committee
• Nominating Committee (Chair)
• Development Committee
• Immediate Past-President

Lyn Filip, RN

• Program Committee 2012
• Palliative Care Conference Committee 2011
• SGO Allied Health Care Symposium

Dr. Fowler

• Ovarian Cancer: past, present and future.

Dr. Soper

• Course Director-Sunrise Session: "Update on management of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease"

Dr. Van Le

• Postgraduate Program Chair
• Moderator Education Session II-Oncofertility: Update on enhancing fertility for gynecologic oncology patients.

Society for Gynecologic Investigation, March 21-24, 2012 in San Diego, CA

• Beamon CJ, Meltzer-Brody S, Grewen K, Stuebe AM.
  "Postpartum Weight Retention and HPA-Axis Response to Stress".
• Stuebe AM, Meltzer-Brody S, Grewen K.
  "Maternal BMI and Neuroendocrine Physiology during Lactation".
• Smith D, Herring A, Wise A, Siega-Riz AM, Stuebe A.
  "Diabetes-Associated Genetic Variants and Gestational Weight Gain among African-American Women".