Friday, October 23, 2026

Melia Caribe Beach Resort · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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Time Event Location
8:00 a.m. General Registration Isabela Ballroom
8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Industry Exhibits Open
8:00 a.m.–12:00 noon Scientific Poster Session Open
Third Scientific Oral Session Moderators: Jean R. Goodman, M.D., CAOG Past President & Luissa V. Kiprono, D.O., CAOG Trustee Isabela Ballroom
8:00 a.m. Announcements
8:00–8:45 a.m. Hot Topic #4 The New Era of Academic Medicine: Technology, Transformation, and Trust Marjorie R. Jenkins, M.D. · UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota
8:45–9:15 a.m. Paper #6 COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AWARD Evaluation of the Adherence to Established Guidelines for Labor Arrest Disorders and Category II Fetal Heart Tones in Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex Cesarean Births Laurel L. Pietrzak, D.O. · Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Advocate Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Discussant: Luissa V. Kiprono, D.O., San Antonio, Texas
9:15–9:45 a.m. Paper #7 Speech Communication Interference in the C-Section Operating Room Gary Sutkin, M.D. · University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri Discussant: Martin J. Caliendo, M.D., Buffalo, New York
9:45–10:15 a.m. Paper #8 Impact of Structured Trial of Labor After Cesarean Training on Rates of Uterine Rupture at an Academic Institution Rachel L. Hartman, M.D. · University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Discussant: Emmet Hirsch, M.D., Evanston, Illinois
10:15–10:45 a.m. Paper #9 The Association of Water Source and Consumption Type with Urine Pesticides in a Midwest Pregnancy Cohort Lucy Salter, B.S. · Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana Discussant: Lisa E. Moore, M.D., Santa Teresa, New Mexico
10:45–11:30 a.m. Short Oral Presentations / Poster Session Concurrent with Refreshments and Exhibits Isabela Ballroom
Fourth Scientific Oral Session Moderators: Emily A. DeFranco, D.O., CAOG President Elect I & Teresa Tam, M.D., CAOG Trustee Isabela Ballroom
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Keynote Address What is Your Legacy? Thomas M. Gellhaus, M.D. · Univ. of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
12:30–1:30 p.m. Presidential Address Ob-Gyn Care in Rural America Thomas F. Arnold, M.D. · UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dickinson, North Dakota
1:30 p.m. Installation of New President
1:30–2:00 p.m. Annual Business Meeting CAOG
7:00–9:00 p.m. Annual Gala Reception · Buffet Dinner · Awards Cape Nao Beach Area