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ACOG Legislative Priorities
| | At the beginning of each year ACOG's Government Relations Committee decides on ACOG's top legislative priorities. The Government Relations department updates this site with the latest information regarding these issues. |
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Adolescent Health Care
| | Development of adequate and comprehensive services for adolescents, especially in regard to reproductive health services. |
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ARCOG
| | The mission of ARCOG is to facilitate and promote professionalism, affirm dedication to the educational process for women's health, and to foster the development of standards for residency coordinators in conjunction with CREOG. |
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Coding and Nomenclature
| | Keeping abreast with changes in government coding regulations, and recommendations to improve coding efficiency. |
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Committees and Councils
| | Information provided on the various committees and councils and the role of the member ob/gyn. |
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Continuing Medical Education
| | A diverse, comprehensive selection of educational opportunities to enhance the professional development of Fellows, Junior Fellows and other health care providers. |
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Corporate Membership
| | Provides information about becoming a Corporate Member or Friend of ACOG. |
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CREOG
| | Educational support of ob-gyn residents and resident educators. |
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District/Section Activities
| | This Department serves as the liaison to Fellow and Junior Fellow Officers, coordinates Fellow and Junior Fellow elections, and assists District and Section Officers of the College. Staff coordinates all programs and projects for the Junior Fellows. |
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Government Relations and Outreach
| | Find out more about the latest legislative news, ACOG's Congressional Leadership Conference, and testimony submitted on behalf of ACOG. |
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Health Care for Underserved Women
| | Identifying and addressing barriers to care, and monitoring access to specific women's health care services. |
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Health Information Technology
| | Information about health information technology, including Electronic Health Records and billing systems. |
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HIPAA
| | HIPPA regulations and requirements explained. |
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History Library/Archives
| | Provides reference assistance in topics related to the history of ob/gyn and information on the ACOG Fellowship in the History of Obstetrics and Gynecology; coordinates the activities of the History Special Interest Group. |
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HIV
| | This site provides information and guidance on HIV and pregnancy that will be of interest to clinicians as well as the general public. |
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Indian Health Service
| | Programs designed to improve the care provided to American Indian and Alaska Native women and their offspring. |
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Informacion en Espanol
| | Aquí encontrará información y recursos en español. |
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International Activities
| | Improving obstetric and gynecologic services in the developing world -- physician and student opportunities. |
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Junior Fellows
| | Information about Junior Fellow membership, programs, and projects. |
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
| | Provides information and guidance on LARC methods to reduce unintended pregnancy and increase women's access to the full range of contraceptive methods. |
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Medical Students
| | Information on becoming a medical student member, medical student benefits, how to set up an ob-gyn interest group, find a mentor at your school, find contact information for an ob-gyn interest group at your school. |
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Member Benefits
| | Information on member benefits. |
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Membership Services
| | Provides category information and requirements for all levels of membership. Membership Services is responsible for the recruitment of new members, processing of applications, collection of National, District, Section dues, address changes, replacement issues of the Green Journal, and membership statistical information. |
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National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program
| | Provides information about implementing the fetal and infant mortality review method. NFIMR is a colloaborative effort between the federal Maternal Child Health Bureau and ACOG. |
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National Officer Nominations Process
| | National Officer Nominations Process--Information on how Fellows may run for an ACOG national office. Also includes the current national officers, the declared candidates list (February to mid-November), national officer nominees (mid-November to May election), and the ACOG Candidate Agreement. |
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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
| | Recommendations on methods to improve patient safety, from the surgical environment through medication. |
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Practice Management and Managed Care
| | Advice and assistance in all phases of practice management from launching a practice to improving collections. |
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Professional Liability
| | Advice on avoiding professional liability pitfalls, insurance coverage updates and progress in passage of tort reform legislation |
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Providers Partnership Project
| | A cooperative effort between public and private child health providers to improve the general health of women and perinatal health. |
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Research
| | The Research Department is responsible for conducting diverse surveys to discern the practice knowledge and educational needs of the Fellows. |
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Research Fellowships and Awards
| | Research projects sponsored by industry and ACOG for Fellows and Junior Fellows. |
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Resource Center
| | The ACOG library provides information on ACOG publications including contents, samples, order forms; physician referral; ob/gyn statistics; and MEDLINE searches for members. |
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Smoking Cessation
| | Literature and implementation tools for obstetricians to establish smoking cessation as part of prenatal care. |
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State Legislative Activities
| | Learn more about Ob-Gyn issues on the state level and what ACOG is doing about them. |
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Violence Against Women
| | ACOG has developed tools to screen patients for intimate partner violence and sexual assault. |
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Women with Disabilities
| | A resource to increase awareness ob-gyns to the needs of women with disabilities in their access of health services. |
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Young Physicians
| | A young Fellow is a Fellow who is 40 years old or younger who is within the first 8 years of Fellowship. |
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