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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Describe factors that influence the thinness of the lower uterine segment (LUS); and the incidence of and risk factors for uterine rupture.
  2. Summarize evidence regarding the evaluation of LUS thinness to predict risk of uterine rupture in women undergoing a trial of labor after cesarean delivery
  3. Compare the use of ultrasound, MRI, and physical measurement at cesarean delivery for measurement of LUS.

Disclosures

All authors, faculty, and staff have no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible organizations regarding this educational activity.

This article was published originally in Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. 2023;78(5):302-308.

Price: $49.00

Credits:

  • ACCME 2.0 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Physician
Test Code: PGO0624
Published: June 30, 2024
Expires: 6/29/2026
Sources: Topics in Obstetrics & Gynecology: Practical CME Newsletter for Clinicians
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Shian F. McLeish, MD, Amanda B. Murchison, MD, Dora M. Smith, MD, Taylor Ghahremani, MD, Isaiah M. Johnson, MD, and Everett F. Magann, MD
Categories: Gynecological , Obstetrical
Specialties: Gynecology, OB/GYN
Topics: Cesarean Delivery , Lower Uterine Segment , Pregnancy , Uterine Rupture