July 2005

New president: it’s time to change REVOLUTIONARY ADVANCES IN MEDICAL genetics and other fi elds of science. Rapid developments in information technology. Combined, how will these innovations affe...

Wisconsin Section Policies and Procedures

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE WISCONSIN SECTION/ACOG and WSOG ARTICLE I NAME The name of the organization shall be the Wisconsin Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologis...

CREOG Home Page

Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) home page.

August 2005

Five states achieve medical liability reform wins; Exchange program unites US and Japan residents NEWS AND INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR PRACTICE AUGUST 2005 THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETR...

September 2005

How to manage abnormal cervical cytology; ACOG links medical students with ob-gyn mentors NEWS AND INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR PRACTICE SEPTEMBER 2005 THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETR...

The Importance of Preconception Care in the Continuum of Women's Health Care

Number 313

(Reaffirmed 2012)

ABSTRACT: The goal of preconception care is to reduce the risk of adverse health effects for the woman, fetus, or neonate by optimizing the woman's health and knowledge before planning and conceiving...

October 2005

Emergency contraception hot topic in state legislatures; Paperless practices: Reality or fantasy? NEWS AND INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR PRACTICE OCTOBER 2005 THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF O...

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Women's Health

Number 317

ABSTRACT: Significant racial and ethnic disparities exist in women's health. These health disparities largely result from differences in socioeconomic status and insurance status. Although many dispa...

Screening for Tay - Sachs Disease

Number 318

(Reaffirmed 2010, Replaces No. 162, November 1995)

ABSTRACT: Tay–Sachs disease (TSD) is a severe progressive neurologic disease that causes death in early childhood. Carrier screening should be offered before pregnancy to individuals and couples at h...

ACOG District IX Advisory Council Meeting Minutes

acog, district ix advisory council meeting minutes 10\-27\-05 i. call to order a. the meeting was called to order at 2\:30 by dr macer ii. roll call a. the following members were pr...

November-December 2005

Hurricanes displace Fellows, close practices; Ob-gyns work around the clock during Hurricane Katrina NEWS AND INFORMATION IMPORTANT TO YOU AND YOUR PRACTICE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 THE AMERICAN...

Maternal Decision Making Ethics and the Law

Number 321

ABSTRACT: Recent legal actions and policies aimed at protecting the fetus as an entity separate from the woman have challenged the rights of pregnant women to make decisions about medical interventio...

Elective Coincidental Appendectomy

Number 323

(Reaffirmed 2012, Replaces No. 164, December 1995)

ABSTRACT: Because of a lack of evidence from randomized trials, it remains unclear whether the benefits of routine elective coincidental appendectomy outweigh the cost and risk of morbidity associate...

Perinatal Risks Associated With Assisted Reproductive Technology

Number 324

(Reaffirmed 2007)

ABSTRACT: Over the past two decades, the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has increased dramatically worldwide and has made pregnancy possible for many infertile couples. A growing bod...

Inappropriate Use of the Terms Fetal Distress and Birth Asphyxia

Number 326

ABSTRACT: The Committee on Obstetric Practice is concerned about the continued use of the term "fetal distress" as an antepartum or intrapartum diagnosis and the term "birth asphyxia" as a neonatal d...

E/M Documentation Templates

In answer to many requests for assistance with the Medicare documentation requirements for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, The ACOG Committee on Coding and Nomenclature has developed two te...

Before You Get Pregnant...

tools for patients...

Assess Readiness to Change

the following strategies can be used to help women of childbearing age change their drinking behavior....

Additional Screening and Intervention Tools

the following tools may be used instead of the t-ace tool when screening women for risky alcohol use....

Contracts

as part of your advice, you recommend specific, lower drinking limits for patients who are not pregnant and not trying to become pregnant, and quitting alcohol use completely for patients who are pre...

Is Someone Special Having a Baby?

tools for patients...

My Plan for Birth Control

tools for patients...

My Plan for Alcohol

tools for patients...

If You Are Not Planning to Get Pregnant...

tools for patients...

Strategies for Change

expect women to be on a continuum of readiness to change, ranging from complete readiness to ambivalence to refusal. the following are strategies that may assist women to make changes in their drinki...