ACOG Compassionate Conversations

In the tenth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Brenna Hughes, MD, MSc, FACOG and Gail Demmler Harrison, MD discuss congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV). They explore how healthcare professionals can support prospective parents through CMV diagnosis, provide compassionate care, and help families navigate caring for children with congenital CMV.To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website!  We are grateful to Astellas for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series.  ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection. All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion.

In the ninth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Stacey Ammerman, DO, FACOG, NCMP, DABOM, Judith Volkar, MD, MBA, FACOG and Sara Cichowski, MD, FACOG take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the connection menopause symptoms and sexual health with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients on their managing their changes in anatomy, desire, libido and more as well as ways to discuss needs with partners. To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website!  We are grateful to Astellas for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series.  ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection. All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion.

In the eighth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Karen Adams, MD, DO, FACOG, NCMP, DABOM and Kerri Anthony, MD, FACOG, MSCP  take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the vasomotor menopause symptoms and sleep with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients on their managing their vasomotor symptoms and subsequent impacts on sleep. To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website! We are grateful to Astellas for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series. ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection. All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion

In the seventh episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Kerri Anthony, MD, FACOG, MSCP and Stacey Ammerman, DO, FACOG, NCMP, DABOM take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the skills and strategies for maintaining quality of life while managing menopause symptoms with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients on their lifestyle goals and how to treat their menopause symptoms. To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website! We are grateful to Astellas for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series. ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection. All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion

In the sixth episode of our Compassionate Conversations podcast series, Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA and Amina Mohamed-Saleh will take a deeper dive into how health care professionals can discuss the impacts of postpartum on infant bond and family relationships with their patients in an empathetic, sensitive manner. We’ll focus on how to have mindful conversations with patients and how to integrate inclusive language and the role of culture on postpartum depression and bonding.   To hear more about Compassionate Conversations, check out our website!   We are grateful to Sage Therapeutics and Biogen for its support of ACOG’s Compassionate Conversation series. ACOG is solely responsible for all content including speaker and facilitator selection. All opinions discussed by the moderator and panelists are their own and not reflective of ACOG opinion.