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About the AAGL 
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Committees - Ad Hoc
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Committees, Chairs and Members for the Calendar Year 2009
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| AFFILIATED SOCIETIES |
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Chair
Errico Zupi
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Members
Mauricio S. Abrao, Paula Roberto Cara, Martin Farrugia, Anthony A. Luciano
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Purpose: Recommend policies that will increase number, size and quality of affiliated societies.
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| AMA |
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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.
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| CORE READING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY |
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Chair
Andrew I. Brill
Members
Stephen L. Corson, Fred M. Howard, Javier F. Magrina, Marie-Fidela R.Paraiso, Elizabeth Pritts, Joseph S. Sanfilippo, Togas Tulandi
Purpose: To develop a core reading list consistent with minimally invasive gynecology.
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| CODING |
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Chair
Craig J. Sobolewski
Members
Amy L. Garcia, Larry R. Glazerman, Kristinell Keil, Vincent R. Lucente, 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.
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| CORE CURRICULUM |
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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.
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| ENDOMETRIOSIS CLASSIFICATION |
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Chair
Charles E. Miller
Members
Mauricio S. Abrao, Mauro Busacca, Charles Chapron, Jorg Keckstein, Charles H. Koh, Philippe Koninckx, Dan C. Martin, Camran Nezhat, David B. Redwine, Christopher G. Sutton
Purpose: To develop a staging classification system for endometriosis.
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| FACULTY DEVELOPMENT |
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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..
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| INDUSTRY RELATIONS |
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Chair
C.Y. Liu
Members
Linda D. Bradley, Charles E. Miller, Resad P. Pasic
Purpose: Identify programs that benefit and increase relationships with AAGL.
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| LONG RANGE ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING |
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Chair
Barbara S. Levy
Members
Linda D. Bradley, Richard J. Gimpelson, Grace M. Janik, C.Y. Liu, Charles E. Miller, Resad P. Pasic
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| PRACTICE |
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Chair
Malcolm G. Munro
Members
Jason A. Abbott, Linda D. Bradley, Fred M. Howard, Volker R. Jacobs, Andrew I. Sokol
Purpose: To review and prepare for publication Practice Guidelines as developed by consultants which are determined by the Board of Trustees.
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| PATIENT EDUCATION |
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Chair
Charles E. Miller
Members
Linda D. Bradley, Andrew I. Brill, Ginger N. Cathey, Jon I. Einarrson, Gary N. Frishman, Barbara S. Levy, Javier F. Magrina, Malcolm G. Munro, Maria-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.
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| RESEARCH |
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Chair
Krisztina I. Bajzak
Members
David L. Olive, William H. Parker, Eric R. Sokol, Frank F. Tu, Wendy K. Winer, Patrick P. Yeung
Purpose: To promote research excellence in minimally invasive gynecology.
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