Announcements

• Declared candidates for national office for May 2013-May 2014, listed by office.

• The American Board of Obesity Medicine is offering certification in Obesity Medicine, ACOG Fellows could be eligible. ACOG is represented by Raul Artal, MD, FACOG.

• New research fellowship opportunities now available.

• Candidates for national offices for May 2013 to May 2014 are being sought. Please read the nomination procedures that include the summary statement format.

• Take the 2012 Professional Liability Survey Now!

• 2012-2015 District and Section Fellow Election Results are now available online.

• Comment on ASCCP/CAP Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology Standardization draft recommendations until February 12.

• Get a preview of the Annual Clinical Meeting with the February 2012 issue of the ACOG Today newsletter.

• Pfizer announces recall of 28 lots of Lo-Ovral/28 and generic version.

• ASCCP, ACS, and ASCP to issue cervical cancer screening guidelines at ASCCP's 2012 Biennial Meeting.

• The January issue of Monthly Member E-Source is now online.

• FDA directs urogynecologic mesh companies to study safety and effectiveness; recommendations for clinicians unchanged.

• Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: a newly updated interactive multimedia program for clinicians.

• The Preliminary Program for the 2012 Annual Clinical Meeting, held May 5-9 in San Diego, is now online.

• Check out what Barbra Streisand has to say about women and heart disease in the new issue of ACOG’s pause magazine.

• Welcome to the new ACOG website. The website has been redesigned to provide better site organization and structure, including an enhanced search engine for faster and easier access to specific website content.

• ACOG Committee on Nominations selects slate of national officers for May 2012 to May 2013. The nominees and their biosketches are available for your review.

• The College is seeking an Associate Editor, Statistics of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Please review the announcement. Applications are due no later that March 15, 2012.

• American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology/American Cancer Society/American Society for Clinical Pathology draft recommendations on screening for cervical cancer now available for comment

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft recommendations on screening for cervical cancer now available for comment.

• Check out the new ACOG President's Blog with Dr. Martin's comments on timely issues in women's health. Be sure to subscribe.

• Information Update on 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate (17P) from the College and SMFM.