California Catholic Women's Forum

CCWF presents the third in the Seeds of Life Series:
KEEPING WOMEN HEALTHY IN THE REPRODUCTIVE YEARS

January 31, 2009

Sponsored by the California Catholic Women's Forum, a Provider Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15002 for 4 contact hours.

This program has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through AAFP.  This educational activity is approved for 4 hours of category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.

Course Description:
This course will provide an evidence-based approach to the link between abortion and breast cancer. The connection between this and other controversies surrounding abortion will be addressed.   An Introduction to Natural Procreative Technology will also be presented, using the Creighton Model of Fertility Care System (CrMS). The participants will explore the menstrual and fertility cycles, identifying the corresponding biological health markers.

Download the KEEPING WOMEN HEALTHY brochure (PDF: 261k)

Schedule:

O’Connor Hospital   Map/Directions
Medical Office Bldg. Auditorium
2105 Forest Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128
408-947-2500

Register online
Please e-mail your professional license number to info@ccwf.org (required)
Nursing Continuing Education: $50.00
MD (CME): $70.00
General Admission: $40.00

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You may also mail in your registration and payment: Download Registration Form, pdf:211k

Deadline to register: January 26, 2009  $ 10.00 fee after deadline.
Syllabus and continental breakfast included.
Cancellations:  $10.00 administration fee will be charged for cancellations up to 8 days before the program. No refund for cancellation within 7 days of program. If provider cancels, full fee will be refunded. We reserve the right to make changes in faculty and schedule. $10.00 fee for copies of proof-of-attendance - contact hour certificates.

Featured Speakers:

Angela Lanfranchi, MD FACS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Co-founder and Vice President of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute.
A breast cancer surgeon practicing in New Jersey since 1984 and author of articles on the physiology and epidemiology of abortion breast link published by the National Catholic Bioethics Center, the Institute for Anthropologic Medicine and Bioethics, and other journals. Co-authored a booklet on Breast Cancer Risks and Prevention and written brochures on reproductive and hormonal risk factors. Over the past seven years she has traveled nationally and internationally speaking at medical schools, hospitals, universities, cancer organizations, governmental bodies and the United Nations about breast cancer risks, including its association with induced abortion and hormonal contraceptives. She is collaborating with other breast cancer researchers on projects to determine the genetic changes and reproductive risk factors involved in the etiology of proliferative breast disease and cancer.

Dolores Moreno, Certified Fertility Care Practitioner (CFCP)  Active Member of The American Academy of Fertility Care Professionals, Fertility Care Centers of America, and California Assoc. of Natural Family Planning, currently practicing at O’Connor Hospital, San Jose, CA.  Certified through Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction in affiliation with Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska, she has taught over 2,024 couples in the use of the Ovulation Method Creighton Model. 

External Articles & Links:

USCCB Pro-Life Activities: Assisted Reproductive technologies are Anti-Woman, by Marie Anderson, MD and Joan Bruchalski, MD

California Catholic Women’s Forum plans April 21 conference on family
March 2007 , The Valley Catholic, the Good News in the Diocese of San José

California Catholic Women’s Forum to explore cultural issues of women in society
October 2005, The Valley Catholic, the Good News in the Diocese of San José

Married Love and the Gift of Life, United States Council of Catholic Bishops booklet
In this thoughtful statement the bishops of the United States reflect on God's wonderful plan for marriage-the ability of a man and woman to form a lasting bond of love and life. In an engaging question and answer format, the bishops explain Church teachings on conjugal love and responsible parenthood and the methods of Natural Family Planning which support those teachings.

In Depth
MULIERIS DIGNITATEM Of Pope John Paul II On the Dignity and Vocation of Women On the Occasion of the Marian Year On the Vatican's website.