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Ed. Boards & Committees - Standing & Ad Hoc

The Board of Trustees of the AAGL established a committee structure to advise and counsel it on matters which the Board is addressing. The committees are comprised of members of the AAGL who serve one- to three-year terms. Each year members are invited to serve as members and chairs. The AAGL appreciates the time and talent the members share with the AAGL to make it a strong and effective advocate for patients and physicians.

STANDING COMMITTEES

ADVISORY

Chair William H. Parker Members Advisory Committee Members Purpose: Provide Board with periodic response to issues of concern or importance. Hold Advisory Committee meeting.

AUDIT

Chair Anthony A. Luciano Members Fred M. Howard, David L. Olive Purpose: To review the annual audit and the policies and procedures of the AAGL.

BYLAWS

Chair Dan C. Martin Members Mark H. Glasser, John Y. Phelps, Lisa M. Roberts, James M. Shwayder Purpose: To review and revise existing by-laws; updating and adding as needed.

COMPENSATION

Chair C.Y. Liu Members Linda D. Bradley, Keith B. Isaacson, Resad P. Pasic Purpose: Annual report on the performance of the Executive Vice President/Medical Director, Executive Director, and JMIG Editor.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Chair Franklin D. Loffer Members Art Arellano, Linda Michels Purpose: To review and approve all educational programs prior to presenting them to the Board of Trustees. To review all program evaluations and provide a summary to the Board of Trustees. To recommend CME programs to the Board of Trustees. (Monitor and assigned staff person are responsible for adhering to ACCME requirements).

ETHICS

Chair Ralph J. Turner Members G. David Adamson, Barbara S. Levy, John L. Marlow, Paul F. Vietz Purpose: To alert the Board of Trustees of ethical issues that should be addressed. To receive all problems which have ethical considerations from the Board of Trustees or any interested person. To formulate responses and actions on any such deliberations. Upon such request the Ethics Committee is to hold a meeting and report back to the Board.

FINANCE

Chair C.Y. Liu Members Linda D. Bradley, Keith B. Isaacson, Resad P. Pasic Purpose: To oversee the finances of the AAGL. Quarterly reports will be presented by the Secretary-Treasurer.

NOMINATING

Chair Resad P. Pasic Members Linda D. Bradley, Grace M. Janik Purpose: To provide a slate of officers and new board members for the succeeding year. The slate to be elected by the vote of the membership.

PRACTICE

Chair Malcolm G. Munro Members Jason A. Abbott, Tommaso Falcone, Volker R. Jacobs, Ludovico Muzii, William H. Parker, Togas Tulandi Purpose: To review and prepare for publication Practice Guidelines as developed by consultants which are determined by the Board of Trustees.

PUBLICATIONS

Chair Meir Jonathan Solnik Members Neena Agarwala, Ted Lee, Lawrence L. Lin, Herbert M. Wong The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Review Annual Editor’s Report Establish objective criteria for JMIG editor Evaluate Editor’s performance annually. NewsScope Review, at least annually, quarterly publications and make recommendations for improvement. EndoExchange Review, at least annually, periodically and make recommendations for improvement. Consult with and agree with editor any listserv messages not posted or significantly changed.

WEBSITE

Chair Aarathi Cholkeri-Singh Members Amy L. Garcia, Nash S. Moawad, Steven F. Palter, John S. Rich, Assia A. Stepanian Purpose: To develop and maintain the AAGL website as a service to patients, our members and the AAGL.

AD HOC COMMITTEES

Committees, Chairs and Members for the Calendar Year 2010
AFFILIATED SOCIETIES

Chair Errico Zupi
Members Mauricio S. Abrao, Paula Roberto Cara, Martin Farrugia, Anthony A. Luciano
Purpose: Recommend policies that will increase number, size and quality of affiliated societies.

AMA

Chair Richard J. Gimpelson Members Robert E. Barnett Purpose: 1. Report AMA proceedings to the Board. 2. Report to membership about the activities taken at each meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. 3. Review Board summary minutes to stay informed on the policy positions of the AAGL so as to properly represent the AAGL to the AMA House of Delegates. 4. Encourage AAGL members to belong to the AMA. 5. Develop and support activities as they relate to the AMA.

CODING

Chair Craig J. Sobolewski Members Amy L. Garcia, Larry Glazerman, Thomas L. Lyons, James B. Presthus Purpose: To inform the Board of Trustees and AAGL members and to educate the ACOG Committee on coding and nomenclature of endoscopic coding issues.

CORE CURRICULUM

Chair Ceana H. Nezhat Co-Chair Krisztina I. Bajzak Members Arnold P. Advincula, Gary N. Frishman, Grace M. Janik, Vadim V. Morozov, Robert K. Zurawin Purpose: To review core curricula, evaluate them and to recommend a core curriculum for adoption.

CORE READING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY

Chair Michael P. Diamond Members Stephen L. Corson, Joseph S. Sanfilippo, Steven F. Palter, Pedro T. Ramirez, Keith B. Isaacson, Arnold P. Advincula, Rosanne M. Kho Purpose: To develop a core reading list consistent with minimally invasive gynecology.

ENDOMETRIOSIS CLASSIFICATION

Chair Charles E. Miller Members Mauricio S. Abrao, G. David Adamson, Mauro Busacca, Charles Chapron, Jorg Keckstein, Charles H. Koh, Philippe R. Koninckx, Peter J. Maher, Dan C. Martin, Camran Nezhat, David B. Redwine, Harry Reich, Christopher J.G. Sutton Purpose: To develop a staging classification system for endometriosis.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

Chair Resad P. Pasic Members Arnold P. Advincula, Rosanne M. Kho, C.Y. Liu, Charles E. Miller, Ceana H. Nezhat, Errico Zupi Purpose: To identify new talent; to create a database of willing and capable faculty, to review grading on faculty who have participated in meetings; to recommend who should be on committees for the annual meeting and who should moderate sessions; and to provide a standard PowerPoint presentation syllabus..

INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Chair C.Y. Liu Members Linda D. Bradley, Keith B. Isaacson, Resad P. Pasic Purpose: Identify programs that benefit and increase relationships with AAGL.

PATIENT EDUCATION

Chair Charles E. Miller Members Linda D. Bradley, Andrew I. Brill, Ginger N. Cathey, Jonathan I. Einarsson, Barbara S. Levy, Marie-Fidela R. Paraiso, William H. Parker, Lori L. Warren Purpose: To respond in a timely manner to media opportunities; to review all press releases; to review the patient education annual plans and projects; and to annually review the core AAGL messages.

RESEARCH

Co-Chairs Eric R. Sokol, Frank F. Tu Members Robert Albee, Krisztina I. Bajzak, David L. Olive, Meir Jonathon Solnik, Wendy K. Winer, Patrick P. Yeung Purpose: To promote research excellence in minimally invasive gynecology.

SURGERYU

Chair Assia A. Stepanian Members Ted Anderson, Jon I. Einarsson, D. Alan Johns, Suketu Mansuria, Steven F. Palter Purpose: To integrate the newly purchased SurgeryU website into the AAGL website and educational system.

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Become a Member Join the AAGL Member Benefits Residents & Fellows Affiliated Societies	Education & Certification OBGYN News Policy on Compliance with ACCME Standards Continuing Medical Education Mission Statement International Meetings 2010 AAGL Award Winners Annual Meeting Evaluation Forms AAGL Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Educational Events Centers Of Excellence CGE Fellowships AAGL Observership Program Fellow/Preceptor Applications Fellows and Preceptors Special Interest Groups Core Reading in MIG	Donate JMP Endowment Contributions The Foundation of the AAGL	Governance SurgeryU Faculty SurgeryU Contributing Faculty SurgeryU Preceptors Board of Trustees Ed. Boards & Committees Past Presidents Honorary Members Committees CGE Mission & Council Contact Us Vision
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