Spotlight on Science 2025

This Spotlight on Science features four faculty sharing their latest research at the 2025 Annual Meeting and is moderated by Sadia Haider, MD, MPH.

Accreditation

Physicians: The Society of Family Planning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Society of Family Planning designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Physician Assistants: Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 1.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Other Healthcare Professionals: All non-physician healthcare professionals who complete this accredited activity will receive a certificate documenting completion of the course and associated credit. Many societies and credentialing bodies accept accredited CME activities as long as the topic is relevant to the applicant’s field or discipline.
If you have questions whether this activity meets the education or licensure requirements for your discipline, please consult your licensing or certifying board. You may also contact our Continuing Education team at CME@SocietyFP.org for support.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Discuss key abortion related skills OBGYN residents should be able to perform upon program completion.
Compare anticipated skill acquisition between residents (PGY3 and PGY4) in abortion restricted and protected states.
Compare anticipated skill acquisition between residents (PGY3 and PGY4) considering abortion training important when applying to programs with those considering training less important.
Review current literature regarding bleeding complications and coagulopathy in second trimester fetal demise.
Discuss the incidence of bleeding complications and abnormal coagulation studies in second trimester demise.
Discuss the impact of duration of demise on bleeding complications and abnormal coagulation studies in second trimester demise.

Course information

Instructions for claiming CE credit

To earn continuing education credit and a certificate for completing this course, you must complete the post-course evaluation.

Release and expiration dates

CME activity released: December 2, 2025
CME activity expires: December 2, 2028

Acknowledgement of commercial support

No commercial support was received in the production of this activity.

Disclosure summary

The Society of Family Planning asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. This information is disclosed to activity participants prior to the start of the educational activity. The Society has procedures to mitigate all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed.

Name	Disclosure(s)
Anitra Beasley, MD, MPH	Anitra is a principal investigator on studies with Biofire and Merck. Anitra was principal investigator on studies with Visby Medical and QuidelOrtho.
Sadia Haider, MD, MPH	Sadia has no financial relationships to disclose.
Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH	Jenny has no financial relationships to disclose.
Lauren Ralph, PhD, MPH	Lauren has no financial relationships to disclose.
Olivia Recabo, MD	Olivia has no financial relationships to disclose.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Cost:

FREE

Credit Offered:

1 CME Credit

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