DE Section ACOG Meetings
DE Section ACOG Advisory Council Meeting
February 26, 2013
6:30 p.m.
Location: Medical Society of Delaware - Hamali Room, C103
Legislative Day 2013 - SAVE THE DATE!
June 6, 2013
DE Section ACOG visit to Legislative Hall
Dover, Delaware
Evening Program
Topic and Location: TBD
ACOG Meetings
ACOG's 31st Annual Congressional Leadership Conference - The President's Conference
March 3-March 5, 2013
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Washington, DC
Conference Focus:
- Women's Health Bill of Rights (Brings together emphasis on contraceptive access, keeping lawmakers out of exam room, and a number of ACOG legislative asks, including the protection of Medicaid.)
- ACOG Leading the Quality Transformation (Continues work towards quality improvements for ACOG's Making Obstetrics and Maternity Safer (MOMS) Initiative. MOMS calls for federal research to develop, test and implement evidence-based interventions to reform maternal health practices). For more information on the leadership conference, please visit the CLC website at http://www.acog.org/goto/clc.
Junior Fellow Advisory Council Meeting - District III
March 3, 2013
Washington, DC
For more information, please contact Chris Himes at 202-863-2561.
Quality and Safety for Leaders in Women's Health
April 4 - 6, 2013
The Westin Georgetown
Washington, DC
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Health care providers selected to serve as leaders of their respective departments or other practice settings may not have possess the skills necessary to assume these positions. This course is designed to provide current and future leaders in hospital departments, managed care organizations, or private practice settings with the critical performance improvement and management tools necessary to meet the myriad responsibilities and challenges confronting them. After attending this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the major trends in health care quality improvement, organization, and management, and how they impact women’s health care.
- Assess the clinical and legal significance of medical errors in clinical practice, and adopt strategies to improve patient safety.
- Delineate the chairperson’s role in and the legal implications of credentialing, privileging, and dealing with difficult physicians.
- Describe practical tools and methods to improve clinical performance, and apply these tools to problems in clinical practice.
- Utilize principles of evidence-based practice to evaluate the strength of clinical evidence, adopt evidence-based guidelines, and improve clinical outcomes.
- Identify core principles of advanced management skills including team building and cultural change, ethics, communication, and negotiation and conflict management.
FEES:
ACOG Fellows and Junior Fellows in practice: $750 on or before 2/22/13 or $850 after 2/22/13
ACOG Life Fellows, Junior Fellow residents or subspecialty fellows, Educational Affiliates, and Associate Members: $400; verification required for the lower fee
Nurse leaders attending the course as part of their hospital team, including an ACOG Fellow, will also be charged: $400
Others: $950
On-site registration (subject to availability) is an additional $100
Please note that course registration is limited to ensure active participation and personalized instruction. There has been a waiting list for this course in the past.
For more information, please call Pam Scarrow at 202-863-2538.
61st Annual Clinical Meeting
May 4 - 8, 2013
New Orleans, LA
The 2013 Educational Program will focus on practical clinical topics, with particular emphasis directed toward the advancement of healthcare services for women worldwide. This year's Annual Clinical Meeting will stand out, with more state-of-the-art hands-on sessions, instructive didactic postgraduate courses, informative poster sessions, engaging clinical seminars, symposia featuring the thought-leaders in our profession, and entertaining extra-curricular activities. For more information, please call Victor Robinson at 202-863-2442.
Junior Fellow Congress Advisory Council Meeting
May 4, 2013
New Orleans, LA
For more information, please contact Chris Himes at 202-863-2561.
District III Joint District Meeting
October 8 - 13, 2013
Wyndham Rio Mar Resort
San Juan, Puerto Rico