District XI

• May 15, 2012

  Candidate Submissions for Officers Just a reminder that ACOG is currently accepting candidate submissions for District XI officers (chair, vice chair, treasurer and secretary-program chair) and Section 3 officers (chair, vice chair an...

• April 20, 2012

  Register Now for the 2012 ADM! Registration for our Annual District Meeting is now open! This year’s ADM will be September 21-23, 2012 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel in The Woodlands, Texas (just north of Houston)....

• March 7, 2012

  Junior Fellows Win Award Congratulations Junior Fellows!! District XI (Texas) received ACOG's 2011 Improvement in State Legislative Advocacy Award for its first Junior Fellow Advocacy Day....

• February 8, 2012

  HB 15: Sonogram Legislation HB 15, known as the sonogram legislation, is currently being enforced. The following is from Texas Department of State Health Services: "While HB 15 required sonograms for abortions on or after Octob...

• February 8, 2012

  Optimizing Protocols in Obstetrics: Oxytocin for Induction District II (New York) has generously agreed to share the following pitocin order sets "Optimizing Protocols in Obstetrics: Oxytocin for Induction."  You might find these useful as you work with...

• January 26, 2012

  FREE Leadership Course for Junior Fellows District XI has generously funded a first-class Junior Fellow Leadership Day Course for ob-gyn residents in Texas on Friday, March 2 in Austin. Registration is limited and the deadline is February 9t...

• January 13, 2012

  District XI – Working for Our Members! District XI (Texas) is looking forward to the New Year, working on behalf of our members and the women we serve. Please take time to read our 2011 District XI Accomplishments and how ACOG is working ...

• Texas Given a “D” on latest March of Dimes Report Card According to the latest report card from the March of Dimes, Texas has improved ever so slightly in the areas of uninsured women, women smoking and late preterm birth....

• HB 1983 Implementation Delayed to October 1 Texas Medicaid announced it will delay changes to coding for obstetrical services until October 1. Please click here for the full update from the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership....

• Cocooning Toolkit Texas DSHS has information on how to develop a cocooning strategy in your practice for pertussis prevention. Visit www.PreventPertussis.com for more information and resources, including e-cards and ...

• Recap of 82nd Texas Legislative Session Mignon McGarry, our state Lobbyist, has provided a recap of the regular session activities.......

• John C. Jennings Endowed Fund An endowed fund to support our Annual District Meeting and to support our Junior Fellows has been established.......

• News for Medical Students Medical Student Group (FROGS) now on Facebook.......