Pregnancy of Unknown Location in Abortion Care: Challenges and Opportunities

Pregnancy of Unknown Location in Abortion Care: Challenges and Opportunities

Access to early abortion care offers many benefits for patients. In patients who present for abortion early in pregnancy, an individual may be classified as having a pregnancy of unknown location (PUL). A patient with PUL has a positive pregnancy test but no evidence of intrauterine or ectopic pregnancy on ultrasonography. This session will review PUL definitions and diagnosis and discuss challenges and opportunities for management for patients with PUL presenting for abortion care.

Facilitator: Planned Parenthood Provider
Location: Twin Cities Metro Area (Location and arrival instructions to be provided upon registration.)

Credit/Contact Hour Information
CME/CNE accreditation of this activity is being sought through joint providership of ARMS, Inc. and Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Affiliates Risk Management Services, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Affiliates Risk Management Services, Inc. provides this educational activity for 1 contact hours.

By the end of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Describe risk factors for, and signs and symptoms of ectopic pregnancy that can be identified when evaluating for PUL.
2. List management strategies when a patient presents with an ultrasound of a PUL.

Affiliates Risk Management Services, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Affiliates Risk Management Services, Inc. is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.