THE 41st ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Multi-Specialtiesand the Law
January 2-7, 2026
HILTON WAIKOLOA VILLAGE
Big Island, Hawaii
THE 41ST ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL CONFERENCE OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY, PERINATAL MEDICINE, NEONATOLOGY, MULTI-SPECIALTIES AND THE LAW
JANUARY 2-7, 2026
THE REVIEWS OF THE 40th ANNUAL CONFERENCE WERE AGAIN OUTSTANDING, OVER 90% OF ATTENDEES RATING THE CONFERENCE AS EXCELLENT, CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF THIS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SERIES
REGISTRATION, RESERVATIONS, PROGRAM
HILTON WAIKOLOA VILLAGE
Big Island, Hawaii
What Participants Are Saying:
Terrific program. The best medical CLE I have attended in my 35 years of practicing law. Extremely happy I finally attended this program (2024).
This was an exceptional conference, as usual. This is my 10th conference and they are all fantastic.
Great, well-respected and very knowledgeable speakers, pertinent topics for both physicians and medical malpractice lawyers, and well organized and presented content.
“I have been in law practice for 38 years. This is the best conference I have ever attended.”
The “gold standard” for birth trauma conferences! This conference far exceeded my expectations, as most speakers were very engaging and well-prepared. I most certainly will be back in the future.
Very good seminar! The combination of lawyers and physicians provided a very nice dynamic and it’s always enlightening to hear problems analyzed from different perspectives.
“Best conference I have ever attended!” (comments from many participants)
“Thanks for creating such a unique type of conference – my 5th and always interesting, informative and useful”
“Always an outstanding program, superlative faculty, and an exotic location”
“As always an excellent course.”
“A wonderful conference.”
90% of registrants rated the conference as excellent for the 39th year.
Conference Overview
Intelligent, knowledgeable, up-to-date, empathetic, sensitive, patient, and discerning are some of the qualities that characterize caring physicians. Notwithstanding these expected desirable qualities, errors of omission translated as negligence remain a concern in the challenging practice of medicine. To err is human provides no solace to the harmed patient. About one in four hospital inpatients suffer an adverse event with 22.7% considered as preventable. In the U.S., over 250,000 patients each year die as a consequence of medical negligence, making medical malpractice the third most common cause of death in the U.S. Is it not time for all medical schools to establish a national compulsory medical safety course and examination, the passing of which would be required as a precondition for graduation? Boards of Registration in Medicine should institute the requirement of an electronic mandatory course on patient safety every 5 years.
Target Audience
The major objective in this conference is to enhance the continuing education of a range of specialties in medicine, law, and the allied professions including obstetrics, gynecology, midwifery, neonatology, medicine, surgery, family medicine, emergency medicine, human genetics, and ethics. The key reasons that have characterized the success of these conferences for the past 40 years have been highly qualified and frequently renowned medical faculty, and the insights and lessons concerning the role of law and lawyers, communicated by acknowledged “super lawyers”. Only through a thorough understanding of the complexities of medicine and law can physicians and litigators hope to deal effectively with the continuing challenges of medical and legal practice.
The specific goals of these conferences are to
- Teach healthcare professionals to better comprehend the machinations of negligence law, and to develop a more complete awareness of the need for anticipatory and safety practice
- Teach legal professionals about the complex issues encountered in the practice of medicine, including the intricacies of decision-making, aiming to sharpen their understanding on behalf of their clients, both plaintiff and defense.
Once again, an extraordinary experienced and superb faculty will be assembled for the 41st anniversary conference that will be important to all the specialties mentioned, including nurse practitioners, trial attorneys, in-house counsel, pediatricians, primary care physicians, insurers and claims personnel, risk managers and all providers of health care.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this conference, healthcare professionals will be able to articulate the role of law and lawyers in medical malpractice lawsuits and discuss the complexities of the legal process.
At the conclusion of this conference, legal professionals will be able to describe the best-evidence in medical malpractice as it pertains to standards of expected care in obstetrics, gynecology, midwifery, neonatology, medicine, surgery, family medicine, emergency medicine, cardiology, radiology, and human genetics.
Faculty
Aubrey Milunsky, MD, DSc, FRCP, FACMG, DCH
Conference Co-Chair
Founder and Co-Director
Center for Human Genetics, Cambridge, MA
Formerly Professor of Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pathology,
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
Professor Milunsky is internationally known for his work in prenatal genetic diagnosis, molecular genetics, and the epidemiology of birth defects. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of 27 books and author or co-author of 460 scientific communications. He is the Founding Editor, author, and Co-Editor of Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment (8th ed), the world’s reference text for prenatal diagnosis. The 6th edition received the “Highly Commended” Award from the British Medical Association. He has given invited lectures in 36 countries, (including the Vatican), and has been honored, by election, as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of England, and with an award for excellence in teaching. His published study in the New England Journal of Medicine set the stage for maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening for neural tube defects (e.g. spina bifida). Among other research accomplishments, he led the team that discovered the gene for Waardenburg syndrome. He is an editorial board member of Prenatal Diagnosis. Boston University has named the Aubrey Milunsky Chair in Human Genetics. His recent book was I Didn’t Know, I Didn’t Know: Avoidable Deaths and Harm Due to Medical Negligence. Professor Milunsky was honored by inclusion in the book A Century of Achievement that selected the biographies and accomplishments of 101 physician scientists including five Nobel Prize winners from South Africa over 100 years (1890-1990) for their contributions to Global Medicine.
Jeff M. Milunsky, MD, FACMG
Conference Co-Chair
Co-Director, Center for Human Genetics
Director, Clinical Genetics
Senior Director, Molecular Genetics
Cambridge, MA
Formerly Professor of Pediatrics, Genetics and Genomics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Professor Milunsky is known nationally and internationally for his work in clinical and molecular genetics with special reference to his expertise in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of genetic connective tissue disorders. He discovered the gene that causes the Branchio-Oculo-Facial syndrome and found that mutations in the gene FGF10 can cause Lacrimo-Auriculo-Dental-Digital syndrome. He is the co-editor of Genetic Disorders and the Fetus: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment (8th edition). The 6th edition received the British Medical Association “Highly Commended” Medical Book Award. Professor Milunsky is the author or co-author of at least 310 scientific communications. He is an elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research. He has been listed repeatedly in Top Doctors in Boston (Genetics).
Accommodations
Hilton Waikoloa Village
69-425 Waikoloa Beach Drive
Waikoloa, Hawaii 96738
The Center for Human Genetics, Inc. has secured a room block at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island which will be available until November 30, 2025, or until it is sold out.
| Room Type | Price per Night |
|---|---|
| Palace Resort View Rooms | $399 per night, plus taxes and fees |
| Palace Golf View Rooms | $429 per night, plus taxes and fees |
| Palace Ocean View Rooms | $439 per night, plus taxes and fees |
| Palace Garden Lanai Rooms | $449 per night, plus taxes and fees |
The above rates are based on single or double occupancy and are subject to applicable taxes, which are currently 17.962% per room, per night (subject to change). Rates are effective for arrivals on Thursday, January 1 to departures on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Arrivals prior to January 1, 2026, are on a request basis only, subject to availability, and are priced at the full public rate in effect at that time. Additional occupants (18 years and older) will be charged at a rate of $50.00 per person, per night, plus applicable taxes. There is no charge for children 17 years of age and younger staying in the same room with parents utilizing existing bedding, but only up to 4 people allowed per room. King Bedded rooms can sleep up to 3 adults and 2 Queen Bedded rooms can sleep up to 4 adults/children. Rollaway beds are only permitted in regular guest rooms with King Beds, for an additional fee of $50 per night, plus taxes and fees.
For information on making your travel arrangements and to book your accommodations, please visit www.akatravelteam.com/chg2026.
THE 41st ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Multi-Specialties, and the Law
Accreditation
The 41st Annual Conference on Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Multi-specialties, and the Law: January 2 – 7, 2026
Physicians
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Center for Human Genetics and Cine-Med. Cine-Med is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team
The 41st Annual Conference
Cine-Med designates this live activity for a maximum of (to be announced) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CME, CLE, and RISK MANAGEMENT CREDITS
To receive CE credit, participants must sign-in and complete the activity and the evaluation online. Certificates/statements of credit will be emailed upon completion of an online credit tracking form. All questions to CME Office at 203-263-0006 EXT 112 or bmozelak@cine-med.net
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACOG has assigned up to pending cognate credits to this program.
American Academy of Family Physicians
The AAFP has reviewed Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Multi-specialties and the Law and deemed it acceptable for up to pending Live AAFP Prescribed credit(s). Term of Approval is from pending. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) TM toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Activities held outside of Canada developed by a university, academy, specialty society or other physician organization can be recorded as accredited group learning activities under Section 1 of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program
Risk Management
This program meets the criteria established by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management.
Nurse-Midwives
The American Midwifery Certification Board grants reciprocity status to the American Academy of Family Physicians to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for Category 1 offerings that are relevant to midwifery.
Other Non-Physician Professionals
Please check with your individual licensing boards on reciprocity allowed for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM
Core Competencies
This activity is in accord with the American Board of Medical Specialties Six Core Competencies. This activity will increase your competency in the areas of Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement.
DISCLOSURE POLICY Disclosure information from faculty and all other persons in control of content will be provided to participants prior to the beginning of the educational activity. This activity received no commercial support. Exhibitors will not be present.
SUBSTITUTION/CANCELLATION POLICY Substitutions may be made at any time without an additional charge. Refunds will be issued for all cancellations received before December 1. Should cancellation occur after December 1, a credit, not a refund, will be issued. A $125 administrative fee will be charged for all refunds and credits. No shows are subject to the full course fee. Cancellation/substitutions must be made in writing. Refunds or credits will not be issued once the conference has started. This course is subject to change and/or cancellation.
SPECIAL SERVICES & DIETARY CONSIDERATIONS The Center staff will work to accommodate dietary requests received in writing at least one week prior to the conference. To request reasonable accommodations for a disability, email Anna Lawlor (chg@akatravelteam.com) at least two weeks prior to the start of the conference.
ADA/OEO NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY Cine-Med considers all applicants and program participants without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religious creed, sex or sexual orientation. Cine-Med is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cine-Med does not discriminate on the basis of a disability in admissions, access to treatment, or employment in their programs and activities as identified in the American with Disabilities Act. Please let us know in advance if you require any accommodations.
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TRAVEL AND HOTEL RESERVATIONS
THE 41st ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Multi-Specialties, and the Law
The 41st Annual Conference on Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, and the Law
Registration
| Tuition Before 08/31/2025 | After 08/31/2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians & Attorneys | $1725 | $1850 |
| Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Midwife | $1000 | $1075 |
| Insurance Personnel, Resident Fellow Members of AAFP |
$1425 | $1550 |
Tuition includes continental breakfast, coffee breaks, comprehensive syllabus and welcome reception
For information on making your travel arrangements and to book your accommodations, please visit https://www.akatravelteam.com/chg2026
We look forward to seeing you in January, 2026!
For all queries, please contact Dr. Aubrey Milunsky.
Aubrey Milunsky, M.D., D.Sc.
Conference Co-Chair
Co-Director, Center for Human Genetics
617-492-7083
amilunsky@chginc.org