
August RRM Journal Club: Sympathomimetics: A novel approach to dysmenorrhea, infertility, and miscarriage
11th August 2020 @ 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM BST

RRM Journal Club: Sympathomimetics: A novel approach to dysmenorrhea, infertility, and miscarriage
This month we review the article: Sympathomimetic amines are a safe, highly effective therapy for several female chronic disorders that do not respond well to conventional therapy", which looks at the use of dextroamphetamine sulfate in the treatment of a number of female chronic disorders, including pelvic pain, headaches, IBD, chronic fatigue syndrome, and urticaria.
Journal Club sessions provide a critical appraisal of published research relevant to the field of Restorative Reproductive Medicine. These sessions are designed to increase providers’ competence to critically evaluate research by increasing their knowledge of the scientific method, research design, and common biases. Improvements in knowledge and competence will translate into improvements in clinician performance as they use their understanding of research to provide better care and communication to their patients and apply the results from research to clinical practise.
This session is approved for 1.0 Prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).* For more information about how how this can be reported and submitted to other organizations please see the AAFP website here.
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REF: Check JH. Sympathomimetic amines are a safe, highly effective therapy for several female chronic disorders that do not respond well to conventional therapy. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2015;42(3):267-278.
Ashley Jensen, CNM, RN, BSN

AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.
Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada are eligible to receive 1.0 Certified or Non-Certified Mainpro+ credits for participation in this activity due to reciprocal agreement with the American Academy of Family Physicians.
The Qatar Council for Health Practitioners (QCHP) accepts American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Prescribed credit as equivalent to Category 1 – Accredited Group Learning Activities and Category 3 – Accredited Assessment Activities. When reporting AAFP Prescribed credit to the QCHP, AAFP Prescribed credit earned must be reported as AAFP Prescribed Credit equivalent to Category (1 or 3).
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the following organizations. Please contact them directly about how participants should report the credit they earned.
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB)
- American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM)
- American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
- American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
- American Board of Urology (ABU)
Webinar recordings and slides are posted to iirrm.org for those that can't attend, however AAFP Prescribed Credit and AMA PRA Category 1 credits are only available for lecture webcasts viewed live, in real time.
IIRRM Journal Club Learning Outcomes:
- locate, appraise, and assimilate evidence in scientific studies related to Restorative Reproductive Medicine
- evaluate the hypothesis, the study design, the method and the results in a systematic fashion.
- apply knowledge learned in journal clubs, of study designs and statistical methods, to the appraisal of clinical studies and other information on diagnostic and therapeutic effectiveness
- determine the clinical applicability of a particular study to RRM practice
- apply this knowledge to improve knowledge, competency, performance, and patient outcomes in RRM
- identify gaps in the field of RRM and opportunities for future research
Disclosures
IIRRM asks all individuals, involved in the development and presentation of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities to disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. This information is disclosed to CME activity participants prior to the start of the educational activity. IIRRM has procedures to resolve all conflicts of interest. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed.
Off-Label Discussion
This activity does include discussion of the off-label use of dextroamphetamine sulfate to treat a number of women's health conditions dysmenorrhea, infertility, and miscarriage. Dextroamphetamine sulfate has been FDA approved for the treatment and management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, but is not currently approved for the conditions discussed in this activity.
Faculty
Ashley Jensen, CNM, RN, BSN
Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of Utah.
Faculty member has nothing to disclose with regards to commercial support.
Joseph Stanford, MD, MSPH
IIRRM Medical Director of CME Activities
Director of the Office of Cooperative Reproductive Health
Professor in the Department of Family Preventive Medicine
University of Utah, Utah, USA.
Faculty member has nothing to disclose with regards to commercial support.
Details
- Date:
- 11th August 2020
- Time:
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8:00 PM - 9:00 PM BST
- Event Categories:
- IIRRM, Journal Club
- Website:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-ggkS2leTiWWhjRg8YAiog