Presentations 2023

Jan Shifren (in photo) made numerous presentations in the fall: (1) “Menopause Management: Update for 2023” — Korean Menopause Society Annual Meeting in Seoul, South Korea; (2) “Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause” – International Menopause Society educational discussion video series with Dr. Marla Shapiro; (3) Cold, Hard Facts on a Hot Topic – Menopause & Leadership, a community education program with Callie Crossley for the Museum of Science and the Boston Club; (4) “Mastering Menopause Management in 2023,” Primary Care Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Continuing Medical Education course; (5) “Sexual Dysfunction in Women,” Spotlight on Advanced Topics in Women’s Mental Health, live Q&A session; (6) “Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Improving Diagnosis and Treatment to Optimize Health and Quality of Life,” Ninth Annual Lectureship in Honor and Memory of Veronica A. Ravnikar, MD.

Alisa Pascale presented on “Lichen Sclerosus” at the National Association of Nurse Practitioner’s in Women’s Health’s 26th Annual NPWH Women’s Healthcare Conference in San Diego (October).

Presentations at the FIGO XXIV World Conference, Paris, France (October) included (1) Adeline Boatin: “Ethical Considerations around Peri-viability: Considerations in Resource-Limited Settings” as part of the Oral Session hosted by the FIGO Committee in Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women’s Health; (2) Al Kassab L, Rattani A, Shahawy S: “Fasting Ramadan During Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Guide for the Obstetric Provider”; (3) Paola Del Cueto, Rohini Dutta, Lisa M. Bebell, Henry M. Lugobe, Godfrey R. Mugyenyi, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Jessica E. Haberer, Joseph Ngonzi, Adeline A. Boatin: “The Feasibility of Interactive Voice Response Systems for Patient-Reported Outcomes After Cesarean Delivery in Uganda”; (4) Adeline A. Boatin, Paola Del Cueto, Lisa M.Bebell, Henry M. Lugobe, Godfrey Mugyenyi, Kenia Martinez, Sudi Mohamed, Blair J. Wylie, Nicholas Musinguzi, Josh Metlay, Christina Psaros, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Jessica E. Haberer, Joseph Ngonzi: “Wireless versus Routine Vital Sign Monitoring after Cesarean Delivery in Uganda”; (5) Mehreen Zaigham, Paola Del Cueto, Lisa M. Bebell, Kaitlyn E. James, Rohini Dutta, Bizu Gelaye, Henry M. Lugobe,  Godfrey R. Mugyenyi, Jessica E. Haberer, Francis Bajunirwe Joseph Ngonzi, Adeline A. Boatin: “The Effect of Pain and Anxiety in Women giving Birth by Cesarean Section on the Quality of Informed Consent: a prospective intrapartum study in Uganda”; (6) S. Truong, P. Del Cueto, L. Bebell, H Lugobe, M. Godfrey, K. Martinez, S. Mohamed, B. Wylie, L Metlay, J. Haberer, C. Psaros, A. Boatin, J. Ngonzi: “Midwife Perspectives on Implementing Wireless Vital Sign Monitoring after Emergency Cesarean Delivery at a Tertiary Care Facility in Uganda”;(7) S. Shahawy, K. James, L. Al Kassab, S. Johns, HF Abdel-Rahim A Boatin: “Acceptability and Feasibility of Operative Vaginal Delivery and Trial of Labor after Cesarean Section in Egypt”; (8) J. Ramos, L. Roa, O. Byamukama, S. Deandre, R. Francisco, A. Hossam, A. Kwana, L. Ladfors, H. Lugobe, B. Maclean, S. Manotaya, S. Sarrah, K. Srisupundit, E. Svensson, K. James, A. Boatin: “Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Obstetrics & Gynecology residents on mode of delivery: A multi-country survey study.”

Malavika Prabhu was a panelist at the Society for Family Planning Annual Meeting on “Medication Abortion 14 0/7 – 27 6/7 weeks: Exploring Real-world Applications of the New Society Guidelines,” in Seattle (October).

Presentations at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Conference and Expo 2023 in New Orleans (October) included Charles Bormann: “Managing Great Expectations: What To Do When Patient Preference and Provider Counsel Diverges;” and John Petrozza: “KEEPR Hands-on Suturing Workshop and Surgical Presentations.” Poster presentations and abstracts were provided by Victoria W. Fitz: “Survey of Reproductive Surgeons on Intrauterine Adhesion (IUA) Prevention after Hysteroscopic Procedures”; Victoria S. Jiang: “Live Birth Outcomes Following the Ultrafast Blastocyst Warming Technique,” “Utilizing Number of 2PNs to Optimize Cumulative Pregnancy Outcomes in Fresh and Freeze-All Cycles with and without Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploid (PGT-A), and “Embryo Thawing for Single or Repeat Biopsy Does Not Have an Impact on Clinical Outcomes Following Frozen Embryo Transfers (FET)”; Hadi Ramadan: “Impact of Group Embryo Culture on High-quality Blastocyst Development and Cumulative Live Birth Outcomes,” and “Ozone Sauna (OS) and Pulse Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Delivered via the Hocatt Machine Could Improve Semen Parameters in Men: A Pilot Study; Evelyn Minis: “Sex Discordance in Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Cycles: A Marker For Quality Assurance (QA), “Effects of Supraphysiologic Estradiol (E2) Levels on Placental Characteristics Among Patients Undergoing In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)/Fresh Embryo Transfer (ET), and “Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Levels Are Higher in Women with Infertility: A Study Of 1627 Participants.”

Adeline Boatin presented “Digital Innovation for Quality Improvement Using Wireless Monitoring After Cesarean Delivery” and “Cesarean Delivery Variation in Ghana,” at the Medical Knowledge Fiesta, Accra, Ghana (September).

Malavika Prabhu presented “Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy” at the Massachusetts American College of Cardiology Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Cardio OB CME Course in Waltham (September).

Presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research’s Special Conference on Ovarian Cancer, held in Boston (September) included (1) Yao Sun, Zhenzhen Yin, Limeng Wu, Changli Yue, Sonu Subudhi, Pinji Lei, Alona Muzikansky, Bo R. Rueda, Lei Xu: “Losartan Rewires Ovarian Cancer Tumor-immune Microenvironment and Suppresses IGF-1 to Amplify Chemo-immunotherapy Sensitivity”; (2) Venkatesh Pooladanda, Shaan Kumar, Yusuke Matoba , Maryam Azimi Mohammadabadi, Dominique T Zarrella, Ursula A Winter, Sarah J. Hill, Hyungsoon Im, Bo R. Rueda: “Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Enriched Ovarian Cancer Stem Cell Fractions Promote Stem-like Properties in the More Vulnerable Tumor Cell Populations”; (3) Lissah K. Johnson, Maryam Azimi, Xingping Qin, Cameron Fraser, Elizabeth Stover, Yang Yang, Daohong Zhou, Bo Rueda, Kristopher Sarosiek: “Uncovering Novel Vulnerabilities in Ovarian Cancer by Studying Cell Death in Neoplastic Transformation.”

Bo Rueda presented a lecture at the 56^th Annual meeting for the Society for the Study of Reproduction in Ottawa, Canada (July): “Defining the functional contributions of Galectin 3 in driving the aggressive pathology of Uterine Serous Cancer.”

Presenters at the American Urogynecology Society 2023 Conference (June) included Vi Duong: “Impact of Vaginal Bacteria on Vaginal Fibroblast Proliferation in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse” and an ePoster “Improving Patient Survey Response Rates to Urogynecologic Web-Based Questionnaires”; Elizabeth Byrne: “Association between vaginal microbiota and vaginal immune markers in postmenopausal people,” “The Evolution of Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Surgical Experience in OB/GYN Trainees” and “Characteristics of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Patients with Connective Tissue Disorders;” Talia Plummer: “Investigating Health Disparities: The Association Between Race, Language and Treatment in Patients With Overactive Bladder”; Milena Weinstein: “Impact of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training with and without a Motion-based Device on Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms” and “Digital Therapeutic Device for Urinary Incontinence: An 18- and 24-Month Follow-up of an RCT.”

Ilona Goldfarb presented “Management of Postpartum Hypertension Inpatient and Outpatient: CRICO Patient Safety Grant Supported Work” to the CRICO Massachusetts Obstetrical Leaders (May).

Milena M. Weinstein was honored for the Best Overall Abstract Presentation: “18- and 24-Month Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing 8 Weeks of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Guided by a Digital Therapeutic Device versus Home Program” (May).

Mark Clapp presented “NLP for Risk Stratification in Obstetrics” at the American Association of Medicine College’s Health Equity Summit (May).

Malavika Prabhu presented a New England Journal of Medicine case on “Pheochromocytoma in Pregnancy” at the Mass General 5C Cardiology course, and she also participated in an FDA-sponsored panel titled “Creating Optimal Pain Management for Tailoring Interventions for Surgery in Pregnancy and Childbirth” (April). 

Shruthi Mahalingaiah presented “Associations of PCOS and Time to Regular Cycles with Endometrial Hyperplasia and Endometrial Cancer” at the Society of Reproductive Investigation (SRI) Conference in Brisbane, Australia Caroline Mitchell presented “Novel Microbial Treatments” at the SRI Mini Symposium (March).

Presenters at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Annual Conference (February) included Bryann Bromley: “Characteristics of quality assurance programs for ultrasound,” “Creating and Maintaining Quality Standards for Obstetric Ultrasound,” “Developing an Optimal Maternal-Fetal Medicine Ultrasound Practice” and “Developing an Optimal Maternal-Fetal Medicine Ultrasound Practice.” Other presenters: Allison Bryant Mantha: “Health Equity and Its Association with CVD in Pregnancy”; Christina Duzyj Buniak: forum chair for “Placenta Accreta Spectrum”; Andrea Edlow presented “Keeping Research in MFM”; Camille Powe was a course director for “Finding the Sweet Spot: Updates in Diabetes During Pregnancy” presented jointly with the American Diabetes Association, and “Finding the Sweet Spot: Updates in Diabetes During Pregnancy” presented jointly with the American Diabetes Association, and “Insulin Pumps 201: Updates on Insulin Delivery Including Automated Systems.”Malavika Prabhu: “Sepsis in Obstetrical Care: Background, Overview and Bundle Highlights.” Rachel Wood presented “Changes in Induction of Labor and Cesarean Delivery Post ARRIVE trial: A Quasi-experimental Analysis,” coauthored by Taylor Freret, Mark Clapp, and Sarah Little. Vincent OB/GYN staff who contributed to 12 poster presentations included Taylor Freret, Ilona Goldfarb, Molly Siegel, Sarah Bernstein, Erik Clinton, Lydia Shook, Sarah Brigida, Kalpana Acharya, Stepan Demidkin, Cordelia Muir, Arantxa Medina Baez, Andrea Edlow, Kaitlyn James, Hannah Swift, Joon Kim, Mark Clapp, Thomas Kishkovich, Fowsia Warsame, Mireya Taboada, William Barth, and Christina Duzyj Buniak.

Mark Clapp and Alex Melamed gave Grand Rounds at Tufts University School of Medicine on “Making Sense of the World without an RCT (Randomized Control Trial),” and Mark Clapp also presented at the Colorado Neonatal Outcomes Research Alliance “Evidence and Adoption of Late Preterm Steroids” (January).

Presentations 2022

At the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology 38th Annual Meeting, held Jul 3-6, in Milan, Italy, the following Vincent faculty presented:

Sessions

Andrology before ART: “The impact of cryopreserved sperm on Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) outcomes: Is frozen as good as fresh?” — Cherouveim, S. Vagios, K. Hammer, V. Fitz, V. Jiang, K. James, I. Dimitriadis, C. Bormann, I. Souter.

The best sperm for the best embryo: “Analyzing the impact of simple wash versus density gradient sperm preparations on intrauterine insemination outcomes. Is the cost-effective and time-efficient option just as good?” — Velmahos, S. Vagios, P. Cherouveim, I. Dimitriadis, C. Bormann.

Posters: Embryology

“Use of artificial intelligence to assess the effects of assisted hatching on embryo development and implantation Potential” — V. Jiang, C. Bormann, I. Souter, I. Dimitriadis, M.K. Kanakasabapathy, P. Thirumalaraju, H. Shafiee.

“The impact of clomiphene Citrate (CC) on the endometrium in comparison to gonadotropins (Gn) in intrauterine-insemination treatments (IUI): Is it thinner and does it matter?” — Y. Lu, P. Cherouveim, V. Jiang, I. Dimitriadis, C. Bormann, K. James, I. Souter.

“Placental pathology following Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) with or without ovarian stimulation” — I. Souter, P. Cherouveim, V. Fitz, K. Hammer, V. Jiang, C. Sacha, I. Dimitriadis, C. Bormann, K. James, D. Roberts.

“Is there an association between pre-ovulatory estradiol levels and placental pathology of singleton livebirths conceived with gonadotropins/intrauterine insemination (Gn/IUI) treatments?” — V. Fitz, P. Cherouveim, K. Hammer, V. Jiang, C. Sacha, I. Dimitriadis, C. Bormann, K. James, D. Roberts, I. Souter.

“Fresh tansfer with supernumerary PGT-A biopsy: the best of both worlds” — V. Jiang, I. Dimitriadis, I. Souter, C.L. Bormann.

Mark Clapp and Alexander Melamed presented ‘Making Sense of the World without and RCT’ at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Grand Rounds in July.

Caroline Mitchell presented “Vaginal Health in Menopause” at the Taking Charge of Your Magnificent Menopause Symposium, held March 3 in San Diego, CA. In April, she presented “Our Microbes, Ourselves” virtually for the Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds, University of Washington, Seattle WA.

Adeline Boatin presented at the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons of North America: Annual Conference “Burden of and Risk Factors for Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Two Ghanaian Communities” in Washington DC. She also presented “Fulfillment in Global Health Careers” at the Unite for Sight: Global Health & Innovation Conference in New Haven, CT.

Jan Shifren gave a CME lecture for Primary Care Now on “Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Safe and Effective Treatment Options.” At the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology CME conference, held March 4-9, she presented “Management of Menopause “ and William Barth presented “Stewardship of the Second Stage of Labor.”

Shruthi Mahalingaiah presented “Personal Health Management and Family Building with Digital tools” for a Webinar Series of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.

Allison Bryant presented the following: (1) Mass Hospital Association webinar on Racialized Medicine (2) MGH Dept of General Internal Medicine M&M presentation (3) HMS Course faculty for “Social Change and the Practice of Medicine” (4) ACOG’s “Achieving Justice in Medicine: The Betsey, Lucy and Anarcha Memorial Lecture”

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 42nd Annual Pregnancy Meeting, January 31–February 5, 2022

Allison Bryant
“M in MFM lecture — Respectful care”; SMFM Scholars presentation; Antenatal Fetal Surveillance Roundtable faculty; Antiracism special interest group presenter; Oral session judge; Incorporating Health Equity into Perinatal Quality Scientific Forum

Bryann Bromley
(1) Cases: Genetic Syndromes to Consider with These US Findings
Post-grad course: SMOptimizing Your Prenatal Diagnosis: from the Basics to Advanced Technologies presented by SMFM and ISUOG
(2) The Detailed First Trimester Scan: AIUM Practice Parameters, Post-grad course: Part I – Putting “S” in Fetal Imaging: Screening Basic to Advanced
(3) Bringing a 1st Trimester Screening Program to Your Office, Post-grad course: Early Diagnosis, Better Care: the 1st Trimester Anomaly Scan
(4) A Protocol-based Approach to the 1st Trimester Detailed Anatomy Survey, Post-grad course: Early Diagnosis, Better Care: the 1st Trimester Anomaly Scan
(5) Poster Session: Factors that Affect Cell-free DNA Fetal Fraction in Twin Gestations
(6) Oral session: Cell-free DNA Screening for Trisomy 21 in Twin Pregnancy: A Large Multicenter Cohort Study

Christina Duzyj
(1) Treatment Options for Cesarean Scar Pregnancy, Post-grad course: Placenta Accreta Spectrum — Practical Approaches to Patient Care and Management
(2) Scientific Forum Management of PAS in the Postpartum Period

Anjali Kaimal
Universal Anticoagulation After Cesarean Delivery, Post-grad course: MED Talks – Brief, Focused Reviews of Hot MFM Topics

Mark Clapp, Anjali Kaimal
(1) Poster Session: “External Validation of a Model Using L&D Features to Predict Severe Maternal Morbidity”
(2) Poster Session: Natural Language Processing of Admission Notes Predicts Severe Maternal Morbidity

Marti Soffer, Bill Barth
Poster Session: Relationship between 1,5 Anhydroglucitol, Glycemia, and Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Postpartum

Elena Lagon, Marti Soffer, Christina Duzyj
Poster Session: Trends in Gestational Age at Delivery for Intrahepatic Cholestasis and Adherence to Society Guidelines

Mark Clapp, Taylor Freret, Anjali Kaimal
Effect of the ALPS Trial on Steroid and Assisted Ventilation Use in Late Preterm Infants, Oral Concurrent Session 3: Prematurity & Infection

Molly Siegel, Mackenzie Sullivan, Sarah Bernstein
Investigating the Impact of Neuraxial Fentanyl on Results of Maternal and Neonatal Toxicology Testing Oral Concurrent Session 2: Clinical Obstetrics

Taylor Freret, Anjali Kaimal
Poster Session: Antibiotic Use and Wound Complications Among People with Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries

Taylor Freret, Anjali Kaimal, Mark Clapp
Poster Session: ALPS Trial Dissemination: Effects on Pregnant People with Diabetes and their Infants

Thomas Kishkovich, Anjali Kaimal, Mark Clapp
Poster Session: The Performance of a Maternal Risk Stratification System to Predict Neonatal Morbidity

Presentations 2021

Caroline Mitchell (photo at left) was a co-organizer and invited speaker at the Keystone virtual symposium Global Priorities in Vaginal Health: Microbes, Mucosal Immunology and Intervention. She also presented “Opportunities and Challenges in Developing Next Generation Therapeutics to Promote a Stable, Healthy Vaginal Microbiome” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Conference, Virtual. In addition, she presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (July 29-30) and transitioned to the role of IDSOG president.

Vincent faculty presenting at the American Urogynecologic Society Scientific Meeting, October 12-25, 2021, Phoenix, AZ included Youngwu Kim, Kaitlyn James and Emily Von Bargen: “Incidence of de novo stress urinary incontinence following minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy.” Also J. Shi, Kaitlyn. James, Milena Weinstein and Emily Von Bargen: “Enhanced recovery after urogynecologic surgery.”

Jan Shifren presented an HMS CME at the Primary Care Internal Medicine course on “Managing Menopause Amid Controversy.”

Shruthi Mahalingaiah participated in the Massachusetts Legislature PCOS Briefing.

Allison Bryant Mantha presented at (1) Grand Rounds for the Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology on “Strategies for dismantling racial and ethnic inequities in obstetric care and outcomes”
(2) American Society of Anesthesiologists OB Anesthesia Panel on “Racial and ethnic inequities in maternal health and health care”
(3) ISUOG World Congress Closing Plenary on “Learning from the past and looking to the future: Health consequences of COVID-19 for women”; and (4) Massachusetts American College of Cardiology Heart Disease and Pregnancy Course on “Inequities in maternal mortality and obstetric outcomes.”

Anne Plante accepted the opportunity to be a part of an advisory board for Harvard Medical School’s educational program called Targeted Education for Autism Management across Medical Specialties (TEAMS). The goal is to develop educational/informational content for parents of and medical providers across disciplines for adults with ASD, including transition-aged young adults.

Allison Bryant Mantha presented at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s virtual workshop on Advancing Maternal Health Equity and Reducing Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, held June 7-8. Her talk was titled “Maternal Inequities: What we should have already known, but nonetheless learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Bryann Bromley gave several talks on obstetric ultrasound at the 2021 Virtual Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound: Women’s Health Symposium, Jefferson Ultrasound Medical Education Institute (May 13).

Jan Shifren gave three lectures in May. “Menopausal Symptom Management for Primary Care,” Lowell General Hospital Grand Rounds (May 12); “Androgen Therapy in Menopausal Women,” Yale OB/GYN Grand Rounds (May 13); “Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Causes and Treatment Options,” Mass General Midlife Women’s Health Center, 7th Annual CME Conference (May 14).

Ilona Goldfarb and Sarah Bernstein presented Cooley Dickinson Hospitalist Grand Rounds, “Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Modern Management Principles to Optimize Outcomes” (May 21).

Allison Bryant Mantha was a panel discussant for the Maternal and Child Health Equity Virtual Summit at New York Academy of Medicine on January 12. She also spoke at the Annual Lexington Martin Luther King Day Community Conversation on Race in January.

Sarah Bernstein gave a talk for the Perinatal Psychiatry: In-Depth Modules for Enhanced Approaches, Mass General Department of Psychiatry Online Course titled “Medication Teratogenesis and OB Complications for Psychiatrists.”

Jan Shifren participated in the Society for Women’s Health Research National Roundtable: Exploring the Impact of Menopause on Women’s Health, held January 11–12. She also gave two talks at the Brigham and Women’s OB/GYN Annual CME conference: (1) Recommendations for the management of menopausal symptoms, and (2) Sexual dysfunction in women.

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Virtual Annual Meeting, January 25–30, 2021

Allison Bryant Mantha
(1) “Disasters and disparities: care lessons from COVID-19” in the course Iceberg ahead! Obstetric disaster planning for emerging infectious, environment and manmade threats
(2) “Quality and reducing disparities at the system level” in the course Inequities in maternal outcomes from recognition to reduction: a practical skills approach
(3) Healthcare disparities and health equity forum panelist for “No quality without equity: the road less traveled for an MFM”
(4) Health Equity and Disparities oral session moderator

Molly Seigel
MFM fellow case #1: “Cardiomyopathy” with decision tree analysis, audience participation in postgraduate course Cardio Obstetrics: A Primer for MFMs

Bryann Bromley
(1) “Fetal craniofacial abnormalities” in postgraduate course The Completely Un-Routine: Rare Maternal Diseases and Complex Fetal Syndromes – Their Diagnosis and Management
(2) “First trimester anatomy: Yes or No?” Roundtable and Expert Session

Andrea Edlow
Oral Plenary Session: “Placental Hofbauer cells as a proxy cell type for fetal brain microglia”

Poster Sessions

Rajesh Reddy, Mark Clapp
“Postpartum readmissions by payer type and the risk of uninsurance”

Mark Clapp, Anjali Kaimal
“Association between hospital-level cesarean delivery rates and maternal and neonatal morbidity”

Marti Soffer, Sarah Bernstein
“Impact of a hybrid model of prenatal care on the diagnosis of fetal growth restriction”

Marti Soffer, Anjali Kaimal
(1) “Accuracy of patient self-report for indication for primary cesarean”
(2) “Clinical characteristics and obstetric outcomes of women who considered TOLAC”
(3) “Discordance between prenatal inclination and delivery decision among women with a history of cesarean delivery”

Lydia Shook, Andrea Edlow
(1) “Placental Hofbauer cell density is associated with increased neonatal birthweight and cord blood lipids”
(2) “Maternal obesity and male offspring sex are associated with altered Hofbauer cells”
(3) “Sex differences in placental expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection”

Logan Mauney, Mark Clapp
“Association between peripartum hysterectomy and venous thromboembolism”

Alexa Kanbergs, Mark Clapp
Provider assessment of maternal risk on labor and delivery

Greg Woods, Mark Clapp
“The incidence and predictability of high-risk maternal conditions”

Kathleen Koenigs, Sarah Bernstein
“Provider documentation of maternal consent for toxicology testing at the time of labor and delivery”

 Marti Soffer and Christina Duzyj Buniak
“Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (IHCP) during the era of COVID-19”

Presentations 2020

Bryann Bromley chaired the committee to write the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine’s  AIUM Practice Parameter for the Performance of Detailed Diagnostic Obstetric Ultrasound Examinations Between 12 Weeks 0 Days and 13 Weeks 6 Days, published in August 2020. She also presented the AIUM Maternal Fetal Medicine Course “What’s New in OB” and spoke at the Gottesfeld-Hohler (GoHo) Medical Foundation in December on “Early Pregnancy Dating and Pregnancy Loss.”

Jan Shifren presented “Menopausal Management: Update for 2020” at the OB/GYN Grand Rounds at North Shore Medical Center. She also presented “The Role of Testosterone in Female Sexual Dysfunction” at the Brigham and Women’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Grand Rounds.

Jan Shifren gave OB/GYN Grand Rounds in December at Tufts Medical Center on “Menopause Management.”

Ilona Goldfarb discussed the COVID vaccine and pregnant health care worker at the MGH Town Hall on December 11.

Shruthi Mahalingaiah presented at the Boston Medical Center/ Boston University School of Medicine Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition grand rounds series on “Personalized Medicine for Women with PCOS: Goals and Therapeutics.”

Caroline Mitchell presented “Vaginal Discharge: What’s Old, What’s New and What To Do” at the Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center 2020 Advanced STD Intensive Course in Boston.

Milena Weinstein presented (1) “Pelvic Floor Imaging” at the American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) Female Pelvic Medicine and Reproductive Surgery Webinar Series; (2) “Update on Pelvic Floor Ultrasound” Mini-state of the Art Lecture, PFD Week Virtual Experience” and (3) “Novel Digitally Assisted Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Provides Immediate Biofeedback That is Efficacious and Well-tolerated (selected oral abstract)” and “Association Between Urinary Incontinence and Presence and Severity of Fecal Incontinence (selected oral abstract)” at the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Virtual 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting, August 29–September 4.

Jan Shifren lectured on “Managing Menopause Amid Controversy” for a Primary Care Internal Medicine Harvard Medical School Continuing Medical Education course and “Hormone Therapy in 2020” at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting in September.

Caroline Mitchell lectured on “Bacterial vaginosis: What’s Old, What’s New and What to do?” at the Contraceptive Technology Conference in September, and she gave grand rounds at Tufts on the same topic. She also lectured on “Mothers and microbes: How maternal microbiota influence pregnancy and infant outcomes” at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Jan Shifren gave Newton Wellesley Hospital’s OB/GYN Zoom Grand Rounds on “Menopause Update for 2020” on July 15. At the end of June, she lectured on “Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Care Amid Controversy,” the Trudy Bush Lecture for the Virginia Commonwealth University Institute for Women’s Health Conference (virtual).

Poster presentations by Shruthi Mahalingaiah, with other colleagues, at the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, August 24-27, 2020, focused on: (1) “Fine particulate matter and polycystic ovary morphology: a retrospective investigation of electronic medical records and PM2.5”; (2) “Associations of residential greenness exposures with age at natural menopause in the Nurses’ Health Study II Cohort”; (3) “Exposures to residential noise and outdoor light at night and age at natural menopause in the Nurses’ Health Study II Cohort”; and (4) “Studying bariatric surgery patients to evaluate endocrine disrupting chemical effects on male reproduction. In September, she was a special guest speaker on the need for early investigator support and research funding for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) at the Rise to the Challenge Virtual Gala and Silent Auction, and she also spoke on “Understanding Hormones, the Menstrual Cycle, and Ovulation in PCOS” at the Virtual PCOS Awareness Symposium 2020.

Lauren Hanley presented at the California Breastfeeding Coalition “Providing the best possible solutions in less than ideal circumstances: Integrating practices for COVID-19 positive and PUI birthing parents with consideration of infection control and baby-friendly practices.” She also presented at the Harvard Medical School’s Continuing Medical Education webinar program “Pregnancy and Breastfeeding During COVID-19.”

Allison Bryant Mantha is serving as expert witness in a suit brought forth by the ACLU vs US FDA and HHS regarding mifepristone access during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Allison Bryant Mantha presentations included (1) a SMFM webinar on Health Inequities and COVID-19; (2) the Perinatal and Neonatal Quality Improvement Network’s COVID19 and Pregnancy Town Hall on “Equity in the Time of COVID”; (3) ACOG’s OB COVID working group; and (4) “Obstetrical inequities in the time of COVID-19,” at  the Oregon Perinatal Quality Collaborative.

Ilona Goldfarb presented (1) “Placenta Accreta: Preparations and Pitfalls” Grand Rounds at North Shore Medical Center in early March; (2) a Department of Medicine Town Hall about COVID 19 and Pregnancy; and (3) a Perinatal and Neonatal Quality Improvement Network talk about “COVID-19 and Pregnancy.”

Kristina Dzara and Lori R. Berkowitz facilitated the discussion “The Vague Vice-Chair: How Do We Optimize The Role in OB/GYN?” at the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology Annual Meeting in February in Orlando, FL.

Sarah Bernstein did a NEJM Clinical Pathological Conference on “A 35 Year-Old Woman with Cardiopulmonary Arrest During a Cesarean Section” at Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds in February, and in March, she gave “Caring for Women with Substance Use Disorders” at the Cambridge Health Alliance, Treating the Addictions Conference.

Jan Shifren gave OB/GYN Grand Rounds at UCSD on “Menopause Management: Update for 2020” and additionally presented to the UCSD REI Division “The Role of Testosterone in Female Sexual Dysfunction.”