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5 Things EVERY Medical Provider Should Know About Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents


Total Credits: 1.0 including 1.0 AOA Category 1-A, 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1

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5 Things EVERY Medical Provider Should Know About Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents
Fareeda Haamid, DO

  • Incorporate menstrual history-taking based on visit type to distinguish between normal and abnormal menstrual patterns among adolescents.
  • Formulate diagnostic modalities and newer treatment strategies used in adolescents with abnormal uterine bleeding
  • Evaluate those adolescents who require referral for abnormal uttering bleeding

Dr. Haamid will be discussing the Off-Label use of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) other than Natazia (no generic available). Technically, only 1 OCP (Natazia) is FDA-approved to treat heavy menses though all others are widely used.

Faculty and Planning Committee Disclosures
The following faculty and/or planning committee members have indicated that they may have a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company that could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest.

Planning Committee - Dr. David Leff discloses he is on the Speakers' Bureau for Abbvie, Gilead, Alfa Sigma and Salix.

All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

All other faculty and planning committee members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. The AOMA designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation.

The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Fareeda Haamid, DO, is a member of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics for The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Haamid attended medical school at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Goryeb Children's Hospital/Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Haamid then completed her fellowship in adolescent medicine at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. She is board certified in pediatrics and adolescent medicine. Dr. Haamid has a clinical interest in the reproductive health of adolescent females with a focus on menstrual disorders, such as heavy menstrual bleeding. She is particularly interested in the relationship between young women’s health and hematology and she provides care at the hospital’s interdisciplinary Young Women’s Hematology clinic. Dr. Haamid is involved in research related to contraception-related thrombosis and other adolescent reproductive health issues.

 

Dr. Haamid's presentation includes the discussion of "off-label" substances/products not approved by the FDA for use under discussion or substances/products that are being investigated for such use.