Andrew P. Cassidenti, MD

PART 1

• Leading best gynecologic surgical care into the next decade
• Optimal surgical management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse
• Patient experience: It’s not about satisfaction

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Andrew P. Cassidenti, MD
Chief, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Kern Medical,
Bakersfield, California

Amanda White, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Vivian Aguilar, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Rebecca G. Rogers, MD
Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Chair, Clinical Integration and Operations
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Patrick Culligan, MD
Director, Urogynecology and The Center for Female Pelvic Health
Department of Urology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

Sarah Huber, MD
Fellow, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Urology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

Vincent R. Lucente, MD, MBA
Chief, Gynecology, St. Luke’s University Health Network
Medical Director, The Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Jessica B. Ton, MD
AAGL Fellow, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

James I. Merlino, MD
President and Chief Medical Officer of Advisory and Strategic Consulting
Press Ganey Associates
Cleveland, Ohio

Amy A. Merlino, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Enterprise Chief Informatics Officer
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

PART 2

• Deep infiltrating endometriosis: Evaluation and management
• What’s new in simulation training for hysterectomy

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Rosanne M. Kho, MD
Head, Section of Benign Gynecology
Women’s Health Institute
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Mauricio S. Abrão, MD
Associate Professor and
Director, Endometriosis Division
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
São Paulo University Medical School
São Paulo, Brazil

Alicia Scribner, MD, MPH
Director, Ob/Gyn Simulation Curriculum
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
Clinical Instructor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington, Seattle

Christine Vaccaro, DO
Medical Director, Andersen Simulation Center
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington, Seattle
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

PART 1

• Leading best gynecologic surgical care into the next decade
• Optimal surgical management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse
• Patient experience: It’s not about satisfaction

‌

‌

Andrew P. Cassidenti, MD
Chief, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Kern Medical,
Bakersfield, California

Amanda White, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Vivian Aguilar, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Rebecca G. Rogers, MD
Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Chair, Clinical Integration and Operations
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Patrick Culligan, MD
Director, Urogynecology and The Center for Female Pelvic Health
Department of Urology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

Sarah Huber, MD
Fellow, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Urology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

Vincent R. Lucente, MD, MBA
Chief, Gynecology, St. Luke’s University Health Network
Medical Director, The Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Jessica B. Ton, MD
AAGL Fellow, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

James I. Merlino, MD
President and Chief Medical Officer of Advisory and Strategic Consulting
Press Ganey Associates
Cleveland, Ohio

Amy A. Merlino, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Enterprise Chief Informatics Officer
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

PART 2

• Deep infiltrating endometriosis: Evaluation and management
• What’s new in simulation training for hysterectomy

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Rosanne M. Kho, MD
Head, Section of Benign Gynecology
Women’s Health Institute
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Mauricio S. Abrão, MD
Associate Professor and
Director, Endometriosis Division
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
São Paulo University Medical School
São Paulo, Brazil

Alicia Scribner, MD, MPH
Director, Ob/Gyn Simulation Curriculum
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
Clinical Instructor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington, Seattle

Christine Vaccaro, DO
Medical Director, Andersen Simulation Center
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington, Seattle
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

PART 1

• Leading best gynecologic surgical care into the next decade
• Optimal surgical management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse
• Patient experience: It’s not about satisfaction

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‌

Andrew P. Cassidenti, MD
Chief, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Kern Medical,
Bakersfield, California

Amanda White, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Vivian Aguilar, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Rebecca G. Rogers, MD
Professor, Department of Women’s Health
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Chair, Clinical Integration and Operations
Dell Medical School, University of Texas
Austin, Texas

Patrick Culligan, MD
Director, Urogynecology and The Center for Female Pelvic Health
Department of Urology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

Sarah Huber, MD
Fellow, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Urology
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, New York

Vincent R. Lucente, MD, MBA
Chief, Gynecology, St. Luke’s University Health Network
Medical Director, The Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Jessica B. Ton, MD
AAGL Fellow, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
St. Luke’s University Health Network
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

James I. Merlino, MD
President and Chief Medical Officer of Advisory and Strategic Consulting
Press Ganey Associates
Cleveland, Ohio

Amy A. Merlino, MD
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Enterprise Chief Informatics Officer
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

PART 2

• Deep infiltrating endometriosis: Evaluation and management
• What’s new in simulation training for hysterectomy

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Rosanne M. Kho, MD
Head, Section of Benign Gynecology
Women’s Health Institute
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio

Mauricio S. Abrão, MD
Associate Professor and
Director, Endometriosis Division
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
São Paulo University Medical School
São Paulo, Brazil

Alicia Scribner, MD, MPH
Director, Ob/Gyn Simulation Curriculum
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
Clinical Instructor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington, Seattle

Christine Vaccaro, DO
Medical Director, Andersen Simulation Center
Madigan Army Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington, Seattle
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

With today’s rapid health care transformation from fee for service to fee for value, it is imperative that gynecologic surgeons understand, engage in, and lead this transformation. The value equation is defined as patient experience times clinical outcome divided by cost. This 2-part special issue highlights some of the key content shared at the 2018 SGS annual meeting, held in Orlando, Florida, to help you engage and lead.

The keynote address was “Patient Experience: It is not about making people happy” and was presented by James Merlino, MD (author of Service Fanatics: How to Build Superior Patient Experience the Cleveland Clinic Way), who is former Chief Experience Officer and colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and currently President and Chief Medical Officer, Strategic Consulting at Press Ganey. Dr. Merlino clearly defines that the patient experience is really about patient safety and quality. He shares practical tips to help physicians improve communication with patients, which not only increases patient satisfaction but also physician satisfaction. His wife Amy Merlino, MD, an ObGyn, coauthored the piece with him and shares their journey to implement programs that were impactful and designed to create greater personal appreciation and mindfulness of physicians’ clinical work.

Optimal surgical outcomes delivered at lowest cost are the other key components of value health care. Endometriosis and the management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse remain challenging clinical scenarios that we face often. Rosanne Kho, MD, and colleagues taught a postgraduate course on contemporary management of deep infiltrating endometriosis and, in part 2 of this special section, share key highlights and pearls from that course. A highpoint of the meeting was a debate on the optimal management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse. Peter Rosenblatt, MD, moderated a lively discussion involving Rebecca Rogers, MD, who advocated for native tissue repair; Patrick Culligan, MD, who promoted abdominal sacrocolpopexy; and Vincent Lucente, MD, backing transvaginal mesh. They summarize their arguments beginning on page SS4 for you to decide.

Lastly, with increasing demand for minimally invasive hysterectomy, many surgeons could benefit from simulation training to enhance their practice, hone up on skills, and provide warm-up to sharpen technical skills prior to the day in the operating room. Simulation training improves patient safety and outcomes and lowers cost. Simulation training is also key in training residents and fellows. Christine Vaccaro, MD, and colleagues taught a postgraduate course on what is new in simulation training for hysterectomy and summarize important technologies in part 2 of this special section.

I hope you enjoy the content of this special section and find it impactful to your practice and future.

With today’s rapid health care transformation from fee for service to fee for value, it is imperative that gynecologic surgeons understand, engage in, and lead this transformation. The value equation is defined as patient experience times clinical outcome divided by cost. This 2-part special issue highlights some of the key content shared at the 2018 SGS annual meeting, held in Orlando, Florida, to help you engage and lead.

The keynote address was “Patient Experience: It is not about making people happy” and was presented by James Merlino, MD (author of Service Fanatics: How to Build Superior Patient Experience the Cleveland Clinic Way), who is former Chief Experience Officer and colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and currently President and Chief Medical Officer, Strategic Consulting at Press Ganey. Dr. Merlino clearly defines that the patient experience is really about patient safety and quality. He shares practical tips to help physicians improve communication with patients, which not only increases patient satisfaction but also physician satisfaction. His wife Amy Merlino, MD, an ObGyn, coauthored the piece with him and shares their journey to implement programs that were impactful and designed to create greater personal appreciation and mindfulness of physicians’ clinical work.

Optimal surgical outcomes delivered at lowest cost are the other key components of value health care. Endometriosis and the management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse remain challenging clinical scenarios that we face often. Rosanne Kho, MD, and colleagues taught a postgraduate course on contemporary management of deep infiltrating endometriosis and, in part 2 of this special section, share key highlights and pearls from that course. A highpoint of the meeting was a debate on the optimal management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse. Peter Rosenblatt, MD, moderated a lively discussion involving Rebecca Rogers, MD, who advocated for native tissue repair; Patrick Culligan, MD, who promoted abdominal sacrocolpopexy; and Vincent Lucente, MD, backing transvaginal mesh. They summarize their arguments beginning on page SS4 for you to decide.

Lastly, with increasing demand for minimally invasive hysterectomy, many surgeons could benefit from simulation training to enhance their practice, hone up on skills, and provide warm-up to sharpen technical skills prior to the day in the operating room. Simulation training improves patient safety and outcomes and lowers cost. Simulation training is also key in training residents and fellows. Christine Vaccaro, MD, and colleagues taught a postgraduate course on what is new in simulation training for hysterectomy and summarize important technologies in part 2 of this special section.

I hope you enjoy the content of this special section and find it impactful to your practice and future.

With today’s rapid health care transformation from fee for service to fee for value, it is imperative that gynecologic surgeons understand, engage in, and lead this transformation. The value equation is defined as patient experience times clinical outcome divided by cost. This 2-part special issue highlights some of the key content shared at the 2018 SGS annual meeting, held in Orlando, Florida, to help you engage and lead.

The keynote address was “Patient Experience: It is not about making people happy” and was presented by James Merlino, MD (author of Service Fanatics: How to Build Superior Patient Experience the Cleveland Clinic Way), who is former Chief Experience Officer and colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and currently President and Chief Medical Officer, Strategic Consulting at Press Ganey. Dr. Merlino clearly defines that the patient experience is really about patient safety and quality. He shares practical tips to help physicians improve communication with patients, which not only increases patient satisfaction but also physician satisfaction. His wife Amy Merlino, MD, an ObGyn, coauthored the piece with him and shares their journey to implement programs that were impactful and designed to create greater personal appreciation and mindfulness of physicians’ clinical work.

Optimal surgical outcomes delivered at lowest cost are the other key components of value health care. Endometriosis and the management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse remain challenging clinical scenarios that we face often. Rosanne Kho, MD, and colleagues taught a postgraduate course on contemporary management of deep infiltrating endometriosis and, in part 2 of this special section, share key highlights and pearls from that course. A highpoint of the meeting was a debate on the optimal management of stage 3 and 4 pelvic organ prolapse. Peter Rosenblatt, MD, moderated a lively discussion involving Rebecca Rogers, MD, who advocated for native tissue repair; Patrick Culligan, MD, who promoted abdominal sacrocolpopexy; and Vincent Lucente, MD, backing transvaginal mesh. They summarize their arguments beginning on page SS4 for you to decide.

Lastly, with increasing demand for minimally invasive hysterectomy, many surgeons could benefit from simulation training to enhance their practice, hone up on skills, and provide warm-up to sharpen technical skills prior to the day in the operating room. Simulation training improves patient safety and outcomes and lowers cost. Simulation training is also key in training residents and fellows. Christine Vaccaro, MD, and colleagues taught a postgraduate course on what is new in simulation training for hysterectomy and summarize important technologies in part 2 of this special section.

I hope you enjoy the content of this special section and find it impactful to your practice and future.