Schedule

2025: OMNI La Costa in Carlsbad, CA. October 8th - 12th | Oct 08, 10:00 AM PDT – Oct 12, 12:00 PM PDT Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA

Wed, Oct 08

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
3 hours
Carlsbad Food and Wine Tour
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2 hours
Hiking
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Biking
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
4 hours 30 minutes
Golf
Omni La Costa Golf Course
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:30 PM - 6:00 PM
4 hours 30 minutes
Arrival and Registration
Costa de Luna Foyer
Companions
Fellows
Guests
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
3 hours
Stone Brewery Tour
Stone Brewery
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
2 hours
Exhibitor Registration
Costa de Luna 1-3
Exhibitors
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
1 hour
Board of Director's Gathering
Hospitality Suite
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Welcome Reception
Luna Lawn
Children
Companions
Exhibitors
Fellows
Guests
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Hospitality Suite
Hospitality Suite
Companions
Fellows
Guests
Hospitality
9:00 PM - 9:10 PM
10 minutes
New member meeting (PCOGS Fellows for 5 years or less)
Costa de la Luna Foyer
New Fellows

Thu, Oct 09

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
1 hour
Yoga
Gardenia 1&2
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
1 hour
Attendees & Companions Breakfast
Luna Lawn
Fellows
Guests
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
10 minutes
Opening Remarks
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Ted Adams Scholarship Award: Resident & Fellow oral synopsis of poster presentations
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
30 minutes
Tushani llangasekare, MD: Enhancing Faculty Development: A Pilot Program for Faculty Development: Phase 1
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
30 minutes
Alison Wu, MD: Enhancing Faculty Development: A Pilot Program for Faculty Development: Phase 2
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
30 minutes
Jasmine Patel MD MSc: Sperm Identification in the Vagina after Withdrawal for Contraception
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
45 minutes
Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion
Costa de Luna 1-3
Exhibitors
Fellows
Guests
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
30 minutes
Laila Al-Marayati, MD: Is the general gynecologic surgeon a relic of the past?
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
30 minutes
John Ozimek: Preeclampsia with comparison to Giraffe
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
45 minutes
First Business Meeting (PCOGS Fellows only)
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
30 minutes
Guest Group Photo
Luna Lawn
Guests
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
30 minutes
PCOGS Fellow group photo
Luna Lawn
Fellows
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
30 minutes
San Diego Safari Park Bus Transportation / Leave for Safari Animal Park
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2 hours
San Diego Safari Park Early Admission
San Diego Safari Park
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
4 hours
San Diego Safari Park Dinner and Animal Encounter
San Diego Safari Park
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
1 hour 30 minutes
Hospitality Suite
Hospitality Suite
Companions
Fellows
Guests
Hospitality

Fri, Oct 10

7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
50 minutes
Breakfast Buffet Guests. Fellows Breakfast with Caucus.
Luna Lawn
Fellows
Guests
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
50 minutes
SD/AZ Caucus breakfast
Luna Lawn
Fellows
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
50 minutes
Los Angeles Caucus Breakfast
Luna 6
Fellows
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
50 minutes
Portland Caucus Breakfast
Luna 7
Fellows
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
50 minutes
San Francisco Caucus Breakfast
Eclipse 1
Fellows
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
50 minutes
Seattle Caucus Breakfast
Luna 5
Fellows
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Frank Lynch Memorial Essay Winner: Marie Bollar, MD: Racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean birth trends
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2 hours
Companions Breakfast
Hospitality Suite
Companions
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
30 minutes
Kiran Kavipurapu, MD: Society Guest Assessing OBGYN Resident Education: Evaluating Modern Learning Modalities
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
1 hour
James C. & Joan Caillouette Lecture: Paula Lantz, PhD: Current Issues in Reproductive Health Policy in the U.S.
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
45 minutes
Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion
Costa de Luna 4
Exhibitors
Fellows
Guests
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
1 hour
Book Club - The Ultimate Life
Hospitality Suite
Companions
Fellows
Guests
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
30 minutes
Amin Ramzan, MD: Modern Management of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
1 hour
Presidential Choice Lecture: Susan Crockin, JD: New and Evolving Legal Challenges Facing ART patients and Providers
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
1 hour 15 minutes
Luncheon Lecture: Barbara Durrant, PhD: The ART of Saving Species
Costa de Luna 4
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
30 minutes
David Lagrew, MD: Lowering the Cesarean Section Rate: A structured Approach
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
30 minutes
Amy Card, MD: Is it time to do away with 24-hour shifts in Obstetrics and Gynecology?
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
30 minutes
Dean Coonrod, MD: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy follow up in a safety-net health system.
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
30 minutes
Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion
Costa de Luna 1-3
Exhibitors
Fellows
Guests
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
30 minutes
Marc Winter, MD: Robotic Assist Laparoscopic Cerclage
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
30 minutes
Melissa Wollan-Francis, MD: Evaluating implementation of a standardized order set for intravenous iron
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Seattle Caucus Dinner
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
LA Caucus Dinner
2051 Cucina Italiana
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Portland Caucus Dinner
Pitfire Pizza
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
San Diego/Arizona Caucus Dinner
The Black Rail
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
San Francisco Caucus Dinner
The Black Rail
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Hospitality Suite
Hospitality Suite
Companions
Fellows
Guests
Hospitality

Sat, Oct 11

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
1 hour
Yoga
Gardenia 1&2
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
7:00 AM - 7:50 AM
50 minutes
Attendees Breakfast
Luna Lawn
Fellows
Guests
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
1 hour
Membership Track Breakfast
Eclipse 1
Guests
7:55 AM - 8:00 AM
5 minutes
Opening remarks
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
30 minutes
Dawn Kopp, MD, MPH: “I’d rather get cancer”; TikTok, #PapSmear, and User Experiences with Cervical Cancer Screening
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2 hours
Companions Breakfast
Hospitality Suite
Companions
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
30 minutes
Adam Crosland, MD: Psychedelic Use Among Reproductive-Aged Individuals: Implications for Mental and Reproductive Health
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
30 minutes
Julie Lamb, MD: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and PCOS: Expanding the Therapeutic Toolbox
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
30 minutes
Pavithra Venkat, MD: Postpartum Depression Scores after Group Prenatal Care
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
45 minutes
Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion
Costa de Luna 1-3
Exhibitors
Fellows
Guests
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
30 minutes
C. Andrew Combs, MD PhD: Why I never prescribe baby aspirin
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
30 minutes
Karen Adams, MD: 7 Strategies to Live Well at Any Age
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
45 minutes
Panel: Overcoming Bias in Women’s Healthcare: Historical Perspectives, Diversity Challenges, and Contemporary Issues
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
Guests
Scientific Sessions
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
30 minutes
Second Business Meeting for PCOGS members
Costa de Luna 4
Fellows
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
1 hour
Spa lunch meet up
Omni La Costa Spa
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
2 hours
Wine Tasting
La Costa Wine Co
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
2 hours
Whiskey / Bourbon Tasting
Activity
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Carlsbad Lagoon Water Sports
Carlsbad Lagoon
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
2 hours 30 minutes
Poolside meetup
Omni La Costa Pools
Activity
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
1 hour
Presidential Address (By Lori Marshal)
Costa de la Luna 5-7
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
30 minutes
Presidential Toast
Luna Lawn
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
4 hours
Kidtopia Dine-In Movie
Activity
Children
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
3 hours 30 minutes
Presidential Dinner & Dance
Costa de Luna 4
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
2 hours
Hospitality Suite
Hospitality Suite
Companions
Fellows
Guests
Hospitality

Sun, Oct 12

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
2 hours
Farewell Breakfast
Hospitality Suite
Children
Companions
Fellows
Guests

Schedule

Wed, Oct 08

Carlsbad Food and Wine Tour

Hiking

Biking

Golf

Arrival and Registration

Stone Brewery Tour

Exhibitor Registration

Board of Director's Gathering

Welcome Reception

Hospitality Suite

New member meeting (PCOGS Fellows for 5 years or less)

Thu, Oct 09

Yoga

Attendees & Companions Breakfast

Opening Remarks

Ted Adams Scholarship Award: Resident & Fellow oral synopsis of poster presentations

Tushani llangasekare, MD: Enhancing Faculty Development: A Pilot Program for Faculty Development: Phase 1

Alison Wu, MD: Enhancing Faculty Development: A Pilot Program for Faculty Development: Phase 2

Jasmine Patel MD MSc: Sperm Identification in the Vagina after Withdrawal for Contraception

Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion

Laila Al-Marayati, MD: Is the general gynecologic surgeon a relic of the past?

John Ozimek: Preeclampsia with comparison to Giraffe

First Business Meeting (PCOGS Fellows only)

Guest Group Photo

PCOGS Fellow group photo

San Diego Safari Park Bus Transportation / Leave for Safari Animal Park

San Diego Safari Park Early Admission

San Diego Safari Park Dinner and Animal Encounter

Hospitality Suite

Fri, Oct 10

Breakfast Buffet Guests. Fellows Breakfast with Caucus.

SD/AZ Caucus breakfast

Los Angeles Caucus Breakfast

Portland Caucus Breakfast

San Francisco Caucus Breakfast

Seattle Caucus Breakfast

Frank Lynch Memorial Essay Winner: Marie Bollar, MD: Racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean birth trends

Companions Breakfast

Kiran Kavipurapu, MD: Society Guest Assessing OBGYN Resident Education: Evaluating Modern Learning Modalities

James C. & Joan Caillouette Lecture: Paula Lantz, PhD: Current Issues in Reproductive Health Policy in the U.S.

Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion

Book Club - The Ultimate Life

Amin Ramzan, MD: Modern Management of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Presidential Choice Lecture: Susan Crockin, JD: New and Evolving Legal Challenges Facing ART patients and Providers

Luncheon Lecture: Barbara Durrant, PhD: The ART of Saving Species

David Lagrew, MD: Lowering the Cesarean Section Rate: A structured Approach

Amy Card, MD: Is it time to do away with 24-hour shifts in Obstetrics and Gynecology?

Dean Coonrod, MD: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy follow up in a safety-net health system.

Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion

Marc Winter, MD: Robotic Assist Laparoscopic Cerclage

Melissa Wollan-Francis, MD: Evaluating implementation of a standardized order set for intravenous iron

Seattle Caucus Dinner

LA Caucus Dinner

Portland Caucus Dinner

San Diego/Arizona Caucus Dinner

San Francisco Caucus Dinner

Hospitality Suite

Sat, Oct 11

Yoga

Attendees Breakfast

Membership Track Breakfast

Opening remarks

Dawn Kopp, MD, MPH: “I’d rather get cancer”; TikTok, #PapSmear, and User Experiences with Cervical Cancer Screening

Companions Breakfast

Adam Crosland, MD: Psychedelic Use Among Reproductive-Aged Individuals: Implications for Mental and Reproductive Health

Julie Lamb, MD: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and PCOS: Expanding the Therapeutic Toolbox

Pavithra Venkat, MD: Postpartum Depression Scores after Group Prenatal Care

Exhibits & Industry Representatives / Poster Presentations & Informal Discussion

C. Andrew Combs, MD PhD: Why I never prescribe baby aspirin

Karen Adams, MD: 7 Strategies to Live Well at Any Age

Panel: Overcoming Bias in Women’s Healthcare: Historical Perspectives, Diversity Challenges, and Contemporary Issues

Second Business Meeting for PCOGS members

Spa lunch meet up

Wine Tasting

Whiskey / Bourbon Tasting

Carlsbad Lagoon Water Sports

Poolside meetup

Presidential Address (By Lori Marshal)