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ForwardOB/GYN Clinical and Surgical Updates: Staying Current and Ahead of the Curve 2026
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options
February 5 - 8, 2026 - Fairmont Orchid - Kohala Coast, Big Island, Hawaii
Course Directors: Johnny Yi, M.D., Carrie L. Langstraat, M.D., and Anita H. Chen, M.D.
Mayo Clinic's OB/GYN practice has more than a 30-year history of conducting innovative and transformational courses for providers in obstetrics, gynecology, family medicine, internal medicine, and women’s health. We are pleased to offer our eighth annual enterprise-wide clinical and surgical OB/GYN course drawing leading experts from Mayo Clinic Arizona, Florida, Rochester, and Mayo Clinic Health System.
Course Highlights:
- Advancements in prenatal screening
- Current controversies and evidence-based protocols in obstetrics
- Surgical management of fibroids
- Updates in management of abnormal uterine bleeding
- Management of intraoperative complications
- Surgical ergonomics
- Menopause update
- Management of sexual dysfunction, pain, and pelvic floor disorders
- Contemporary management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause
Optional Workshops
- ACOG Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course
- Laparoscopic Suturing
- vNOTES Workshop: Hysterectomy and Adnexectomy
To see the course fee, please log in or create an account
| Registration Fee(s) | On or before December 3, 2025 | On or After December 3, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $950 | $1200 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $850 | $1000 |
| Optional Workshops - Live Only - These require the enrollment in the General Session to attend | ||
| ACOG Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course | $500 | |
| Laparoscopic Suturing | $250 | |
| vNOTES Workshop: Hysterectomy and Adnexectomy | $250 | |
Target Audience
This course is designed for practicing obstetricians, gynecologists, family practitioners, general internists, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, residents, fellows and others who have an interest in women’s healthcare.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe and compare evidence-based fertility sparing treatment modalities for symptomatic fibroids and endometriosis.
- Describe the current evidence-based etiologies, recommended workup and management of recurrent pregnancy loss.
- Identify treatments of genitourinary syndrome of menopause.
- Describe the appropriate work-up for patients with thickened endometrial stripe.
- Apply ORADs system for evaluation of adnexal masses in women.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
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Course schedule reflects Hawaii Time zone.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 | |
6:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | Welcome and Introductions |
Obstetrics | |
7:10 AM | The Pendulum Swings: Late Preterm Antenatal Corticosteroids |
7:35 AM | What Does It All Mean and When Should I Be Concerned: Case Studies in Placental Pathology |
8:00 AM | Five Can't Miss Diagnoses on Fetal Ultrasound |
8:25 AM | Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Pregnancy: Not Just for Type 1 Diabetes Anymore |
8:50 AM | What a Pain! Treatment of HA in Pregnancy |
9:15 AM | Social Determinants of Health in Obstetric Care |
9:40 AM | Rapid Fire Update: What is sFLT:PLGF and How Should We Use It |
9:55 AM | Refreshment Break |
SESSION II | |
10:15 AM | Keynote Speaker: Fetal Surgery: High Yield Cases to Optimize Outcomes for your Patients |
10:55 AM | Second Degree Laceration |
11:20 AM | OB Cardiology |
11:45 AM | Rapid Fire Update: Optimizing Iron Deficiency in Pregnancy |
12:00 PM | Adjourn General Session |
12:00 PM | Optional ECO Workshop Lunch & Registration (Lunch for Workshop Attendees) |
12:30 - | ECO Workshop (Optional, In-person only, Additional Fee to Attend) |
Friday, February 6, 2026 | |
6:00 AM | Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | Announcements |
Hormones/Menopause/Office Gynecology | |
7:10 AM | The Heat is On: Hormonal and Non-Hormonal Strategies for Menopause Relief |
7:35 AM | GSM and Cancer Survivors: Where Safety Meets Quality of Life |
8:00 AM | Pelvic Exams in Modern Practice: Necessary, Optional, or Obsolete? |
8:25 AM | The Cost of Cutting Early: Long-Term Impacts of Young Hysterectomy |
8:50 AM | Moody and Misunderstood: Demystifying PMDD |
9:15 AM | Natural Remedies for GYN Conditions - An Integrative Medicine Approach |
9:40 AM | Rapid Fire Update: How Thick is too Thick: Update on Endometrial Stripe |
9:55 AM | Refreshment Break |
SESSION IV | |
10:15 AM | Keynote: The Overlap Trap: When Pelvic Pain, IBS, and Sensitization Collide |
10:55 AM | Beyond Tolerable: Advancing Pain Management in GYN Office Procedures |
11:20 AM | Rapid Fire Update: Point of Relief: Targeted Injections in Gynecology |
11:35 AM | Wellness Talk |
12:00 PM | Adjourn General Session |
12:00 PM | Optional Lap Workshop Lunch & Registration (Lunch for Workshop Attendees) |
12:15 - 2:15 PM | Lap Suturing Workshop (Optional, In-person only, Additional Fee to Attend) |
Saturday, February 7, 2026 | |
6:00 AM | Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | Announcements |
REI/MIGS | |
7:10 AM | The "F" Word: Myomectomy in Perimenopause - Uterine Preserving Just Because |
7:35 AM | Tips and Tricks for Excision of Big Uterus Via MIS |
8:00 AM | Fibroids and Fertility - Updates in Treatment Before Pregnancy |
8:25 AM | Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Guidelines ASRM - Workup |
8:50 AM | New Approaches to PCOS - New Guidelines, AMH, GLP1 |
9:15 AM | Fertility at the Extremes of Reproductive Age - Include Egg Freezing |
9:40 AM | Rapid Fire Update: "Let Me In": Tips and Tricks for Anterior Entry During Vaginal Hysterectomy/VNOTES |
9:55 AM | Refreshment Break |
SESSION VI | |
10:15 AM | Debate: Approach to Complex Benign Gyn Conditions: REI vs. MIGS vs. Onc Approach - Case Based |
10:55 AM | Uterine Isthmocele/C Section Ectopic Diagnosis and Management |
11:20 AM | Balancing Patient Advocacy versus Evidence-Based Treatment for Endometriosis |
11:45 AM | Rapid Fire Update: "Lift me up"- Tips and Tricks for Apical Suspension |
12:00 PM | Adjourn General Session |
12:00 PM | Optional V-Notes Workshop Lunch and Registration (Lunch for Workshop Attendees) |
12:15 - 2:15 PM | V-Notes Workshop: Hysterectomy and Adnexectomy (Optional, In-person only, Additional Fee to Attend) |
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | |
6:00 AM | Breakfast and Exhibits |
7:00 AM | Announcements |
Gynecology Surgery | |
7:10 AM | Surgical Management of Adnexal Masses-ORADs... |
7:35 AM | Reducing the Risk of Ovarian Cancer One Patient at a Time: Role of Opportunistic Salpingectomy at the time of Non-Gynecologic Surgery |
8:00 AM | Transgender Vaginal Reconstruction Techniques |
8:25 AM | Excise, Ablate, or Observe: Approach to Vulvar Lesions in Adults |
8:50 AM | Playing it Safe: Avoiding and Managing Intraoperative Complications |
9:15 AM | ERAS and Opioid-Sparing Pain Management Strategies after Surgery |
9:40 AM | Rapid Fire Update: Optimizing Wound Outcomes in Gynecologic Surgery |
9:55 AM | Refreshment Break |
SESSION VIII | |
10:15 AM | Keynote: Work Related Neuromuscular Injuries: How to Successfully Pivot in your Career |
10:55 AM | Surgical Ergonomics |
11:20 AM | Care Pathways to Minimally Invasive Treatment of Overactive Bladder |
11:45 AM | Rapid Fire Update: Evolution in Treatment of Early Cervical Cancer: Less is Likely More |
12:00 PM | Course Adjourns |
Fairmont Orchid
One North Kaniku Drive
Kamuela, HI 96743
Online Reservations: https://book.passkey.com/go/OBGYN25
Reservations on the contracted hotel block are available to faculty, enrolled attendees and confirmed exhibitors for the in-person general session only. Due to limited availability, we request only one (1) room reserved per attendee at this time.
A block of rooms at a special hotel group rates of $479 - $579 (USD), single/double occupancy, plus applicable local and state taxes, per night, is available for course participants and guests. Make your reservation before the room block fills or the cut-off date, January 5, 2026. Room block is expected to sell out early. To receive the special group rate, reservations must be made online via the Group Reservation Link. The hotel does not accept reservations over the phone. Two nights' room and tax will be charged at time of booking. For reservations cancelled within 30 days prior to arrival, individuals will be responsible for 100% of room expense to be billed to the individual credit card on file.
Garden View Room: $479.00
Partial Ocean View Room $519.00
Ocean View Room $579.00
For Mayo Clinic OB/GYN 2026, the discounted resort fee is $25.00 (regularly $48) per room, per day, plus tax and includes the following amenities:
- Overnight self-parking for one vehicle, per room
- Unlimited basic WiFi access in guest rooms and public areas (ALL members receive an upgrade to premium speed internet access)
- Wellness classes (please see our weekly complimentary wellness offerings at the Spa Without Walls)
- Complimentary shuttle bus service within the Mauna Lani Resort area
- Branded reusable water bottle for each registered guest per stay, to be filled at purified water stations located throughout the resort.
- Coffee and tea service in the lobby between 5:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m.
- Hawaiian Cultural Classes & Resort Activities (please see our weekly activity schedule at the Concierge)
- Lei greeting upon arrival
- Snorkel equipment rental for one hour (available to each guest, per day—resort use only). Guests who purchase Fun & Sun passes may sign out snorkel equipment multiple times per day.
- Pool amenities (sunscreen and fruit service).
- 45-minute photo session with Pacific Dream Photography. Reservations required. Photos available for purchase.
- Unlimited North America Long Distance Calls (Canada & America).
Please contact the Fairmont Orchid for policies regarding Additional Room Occupant, Connecting Room Requests, Cancellation policies or any other hotel specific questions.
Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development is not responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed and for whom space is not available at the meeting. Costs incurred by the registrant such as airline or hotel fees or penalties are the responsibility of the registrant. Attendees are responsible for their own reservations.
Travel
AIRPORT
The Kona International Airport (KOA) is located 22.4 miles from Fairmont Orchid. Travel time is approximately 29 minutes.
Course Director
Carrie L. Langstraat, M.D.
Course Co-Directors
Anita H. Chen, M.D.
Johnny Yi, M.D.
Mayo Clinic Faculty
Kelly H. Bruce, M.D., M.S.
Nicole K. Callahan, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.
Aakriti R. Carrubba, M.D.
Megan C. Cheney, M.D., M.P.H.
Tri A. Dinh, M.D.
Jason J. DeWitt, M.D.
Aoife M. Egan, M.B., B.Ch., Ph.D.
Zaraq Khan, M.B.B.S.
Jewel M. Kling, M.D., M.P.H.
Amanika Kumar, M.D.
Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, M.D.
Brian J. Linder, M.D.
Tisha N. Lunsford, M.D.
Annetta M. Madsen, M.D.
Paul M. Magtibay, M.D.
Denise M. Millstine, M.D.
Katherine M. Moore, M.D.
Jamal Mourad, D.O.
Michael F. Neblett II, M.D.
Chandra C. Paff Shenoy, M.D.
Sarah L. Rassier, M.D., M.P.H.
Enid Y. Rivera-Chiauzzi, M.D.
Matthew W. Robertson III, M.D.
Janelle Santos, M.D.
Mauro H. Schenone, M.D.
Rebecca M. Smith, APRN, CNM, Ph.D.
Jennifer R. Sveen, APRN, C.N.P., M.S.N.
Linda M. Szymanski, M.D., Ph.D.
Myra J. Wick, M.D., Ph.D.
Jenna N. Wygant, APRN, C.N.P., D.N.P.
Katie A. Young, M.D.
Riley J. Young, M.D.
Blenda Yun, M.D.
Guest Faculty
Dobie L. Giles, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
Program Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Tue A. Dinh, M.D.
Director, Center for Pelvic and Genito-Urinary Reconstruction
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this this live activity for a maximum of 26.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 26.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| Session / Day | Day | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Session | Thursday | 4.50 |
| Friday | 4.50 | |
| Saturday | 4.50 | |
| Sunday | 4.50 | |
| General Session Total | 18.00 | |
| Optional Workshops | ||
| ACOG Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course | Thursday 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. | 4.00 |
| Laparoscopic Suturing | Friday 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. | 2.00 |
| vNOTES Workshop: Hysterectomy and Adnexectomy | Saturday 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. | 2.00 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 26.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 26.00 ANCC
- 26.00 Attendance
Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities
This course offers the unique opportunity for a variety of sponsorship opportunities, including the ability to interact with healthcare providers and highlight their products and services through an exhibit. A detailed listing of Sponsorship Opportunities is found here. Space is limited and reserved upon receipt of a completed agreement.
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the Mayo Clinic OB/GYN Clinical and Surgical Updates: Staying Current and Ahead of the Curve 2026 conference, complete the Letter of Agreement via the link below, prior to January 8, 2026. If you do not have a profile/account you will first need to create one before completing the online form:
If you are interested in sponsoring/exhibiting, please complete the Letter of Agreement.
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| Registration Fee(s) | On or before November 20, 2025 | On or After November 21, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| M.D., D.O., Ph.D. | $950 | $1200 |
| Allied Health, NP, PA, Retirees | $850 | $1000 |
| Optional Workshops - Live Only - These require the enrollment in the General Session to attend | ||
| ACOG Endorsed Emergencies in Clinical Obstetrics (ECO) Simulation Course | $500 | |
| Laparoscopic Suturing | $250 | |
| vNOTES (vaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery) | $250 | |
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Commitment to Belonging and Inclusion
Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) strives to foster a learning environment in which all individuals are valued, allowing all to achieve their fullest potential.
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