Total Credits: .75 including .75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
This program will expire and must be completed by 11/19/24.
Physicians and medical professionals will review a brief history of Osteopathic Medicine while describing the Mind/Body/ Spirit model of care for the female patient. They will examine and analyze published research on OMT in women's health to be better able to differentiate when the application of osteopathic treatment is appropriate.
Learning Objectives:
• Review a brief history of Osteopathic Medicine
• Describe the Mind/Body/ Spirit model of care for the female patient
• Analyze published research on OMT in women's health
• Differentiate when the application of osteopathic treatment is appropriate
Accreditation Statement:
The Montana Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians and designates this program for a maximum of .75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in this activity.
Planning Disclosure:
The Montana Osteopathic Medical Association Education Planning Committee has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of this presentation.
Grievance Policy:
All grievances should be in writing and should specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to MOMA Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Education & Convention Committee. All grievances will receive an initial response in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, then they can then submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
| Osteopathic Concepts in Mgmt of the Female Patient (1.4 MB) | 4 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Anita Showalter, DO, FACOOG (Dist) serves as the Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Associate Professor and Chief for Women's Health at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Yakima, Washington.
A graduate of Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, she completed OB/GYN residency at Cuyahoga Falls Community Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She was named a Distinguished Fellow by the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) and has served on the Board of Trustees, numerous committees and currently serves on the Ad Hoc Task Force for Curriculum in OMM.
She has been named ACOOG Mentor of the Year and Outstanding Osteopathic Mentor by Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Board of Trustees of the Yakima County Medical Society, and Washington Osteopathic Medical Association CME Committee. Additionally, she is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AOBOG). It is her passion to teach sensitive care and proficient use of osteopathic principles in women's health.
Dr. Anita Showalter discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients relative to the content of her presentation.