American Uro-Gynecologic Society

Educational programs: the society provides multiple educational programs as follows:online learning - the society's online educational platform provides members and nonmembers with access to various educational resources including surgical videos, webinars, e-posters, self-assessment tools, and on-demand content from the annual scientific meeting.urogynecology for the advanced practice provider - this course is geared towards pas, nps, nurses, and physical therapists who practice in the field of urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. The course highlights the current evaluation of and latest emerging treatment options for urogynecologic disorders and provides opportunities for attendees to interact with faculty during didactic and hands-on sessions. Fellows courses - one in-person course is held annually for urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery (urps) fellows, the fellows hands on course. The course provides hands-on surgical training to one or two fellows from each fellowship program. Fellow participation is based on an application and program membership.self-assessment fellows exam - the self-assessment fellows exam (safe) is a web-based assessment tool designed for fpmrs fellows and programs. The exam is designed to test objectives found in the abog guide to learning and to encourage self-study.comprehensive review - latest techniques & emerging trends - this virtual course provides physicians with a broad overview of fpmrs topics, and focuses on reviewing advanced techniques for complex, challenging clinical scenarios.clinical meeting - surgical experts from urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, urology, and gynecology come together in one forum to provide expert advice on challenging patient scenarios. In addition, the course discusses emerging modalities for outpatient treatments, including energy-based treatment of vaginal atrophy and stress incontinence. Finally, an interactive session focused on challenging cases provided by audience members makes this course useful in providing solutions for "the difficult case" in member practices.

Communication and outreach - the communication and outreach program provides external communication to the membership and the public at-large through the society's physician and patient websites, newsletters, fact sheets, events, and media outreach.

Practice management - this program promotes health policies, coding, and clinical guidance efforts set forth by the society. The society assists members with the application of governmental regulations and guidelines regarding terminology and cpt/icd coding in urogynecologic practice. It also supports development of various clinical guidance documents including best practice, consensus, and position statements.

Research initiatives and awards - the society's research initiatives promote advancements in the field of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery through scholarships, achievement awards, resident scholars, research scholars, and research grants.