American Uro-gynecologic Society

Mission

To promote the highest quality care in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery through excellence in education, research and advocacy.

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Programs

Annual scientific meeting - the annual scientific meeting enables members to learn the latest from experts in the field of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery while taking advantage of multiple networking opportunities with others who have shared interests in urogynecology and female urology. p. F. D. Registry - the pelvic floor disorders registry (pfdr), the american urogynecologic society's (augs) national patient registry, is a multi-centered prospective cohort study of patients undergoing treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (pop) to evaluate the effectiveness, quality of life and safety associated with both surgical therapy (transvaginal/transabdominal native tissue repair, transvaginal mesh repair and sacrocolpopexy) and non-surgical management (pessary). The pfdr is designed to collect both provider and patient reported outcomes through broad participation from specialists and generalists performing surgery for prolapse. educational programs - the society provides multiple educational programs as follows: online learning programs - the "fundamentals for female pelvic surgery" educational portal provides on-line access to surgical videos, previously recorded webinars, and the new course for starting the conversation through the society's website. Additionally, the society offers "what patients don't tell and doctors don't ask. . . Incontinence and prolapse. Starting the conversation" is a three part on-line course series focusing on each of the specific types of pelvic floor disorders and providing the most up-to-date information to diagnose these medical conditions in patients. The course is designed for primary care physicians, primary care residents, allied health professionals, and other specialists who regularly provide care for women. This course was funded by a grant from pfizer, inc. Primary care physician toolkit - the toolkit was designed by the society and three partner organizations to increase the patients' knowledge of bladder control issues and to facilitate a discussion between the care providers and the patients. Fpmrs question bank - this online resource prepares individuals for board certification. The "fpmrs question bank" allows individuals to take a practice exam and review their individual questions and answers. This online resource contains 700 questions and is available for purchase on a yearly subscription basis. Users have unlimited attempts to take the test during a 12-month subscription. Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery comprehensive review course - the "female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery comprehensive review course" is a two-day in-person comprehensive review of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (fpmrs) for physicians preparing for board certification and for physicians desiring a review of state-of-the-art developments in fpmrs. The course reflects new developments in the field and incorporates current concepts and new american board of obstetrics and gynecology and american board of urology-related issues using a case-based approach.

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