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FOGS/FL SECTION ACOG 2005
ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

The 2005 Florida OB/GYN Society/Florida Section Annual Meeting was a great success! This year's meeting, held at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida, included presentations on cutting edge topics in OB/GYN and hands-on opportunities for attendees during Sunday's workshop series.

Plans for the 2006 meeting are already underway. Mark your calendar to attend next year's meeting at the legendary Breakers Resort in Palm Beach, August 4-6, 2006. We will see you there!

2005 FOGS Annual Meeting Resident Awards

Congratulations to all residents selected to present their original research at the Florida OB/GYN Society/FL Section ACOG Annual Meeting on July 22nd. Ten residents representing five of the seven residencies in Florida presented power point presentations of their research projects. The best presentations were honored with the following awards:

First Place: Cole Greves, MD, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL
Randomized Prospective Trial of Glyburide versus Insulin in A2 Gestational Diabetes

Second Place: Isaiah Johnson, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Neonatal Survival at the Threshold of Viability

Third Place (tie): Brooke Slaton, MD, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Is GBS Associated with Histopatholgic Chroioamnionitis?

Christine Smith, MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Glove Perforations in Obstetric and Gynecologic Surgery


Dr. Benrubi addresses the audience
Cole Greves, MD presents his winning
resident paper from the competition
This year's meeting included new hands-on workshops for attendees

Exhibitors and Sponsors

FOGS would like to thank the following exhibitors and sponsors for their generous contributions to the meeting:

  • Adeza Biomedical
  • Aloka Ultrasound
  • Ameripath Inc.
  • Astellas
  • Berlex Laboratories
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
  • Candela Corporation
  • CompuMed Systems
  • Conceptus
  • Cooper Surgical
  • Cytyc Surgical/Novasure
  • Digene Corporation
  • Duramed Pharmaceuticals
  • Ethicon
  • FPIC
  • GE Healthcare-Ultrasound
  • Intuitive Surgical
  • Karl Storz Endoscopy
  • Lubell & Rosen
  • Medical Defense Solutions
  • Microsulis
  • NICA
  • Orange County Healthy Start Coalition
  • Organon USA
  • Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals
  • Palm Beach Pathology
  • Pfizer, Inc.
  • Philips Ultrasound
  • Proctor and Gamble
  • Repromedix
  • Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • TAP Pharmaceuticals
  • Tyco Healthcare
  • USF Center for HIV Education and Research
  • Vital MD Group Holding, LLC
  • Wyeth

We would also like to thank the following companies who participated in Sunday's "Hands-On Workshop" series:

  • Conceptus Medical Inc.
  • Cooper Surgical
  • Ethicon Endo-Surgery
  • GE Healthcare
  • Intuitive Surgical
  • Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.
  • Olympus Surgical