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Committees - Ad Hoc

 

Committees, Chairs and Members for the Calendar Year 2009

 

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.

CORE READING IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY

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.

CODING

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.

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.

ENDOMETRIOSIS CLASSIFICATION

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.
 

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, Charles E. Miller, Resad P. Pasic

Purpose: Identify programs that benefit and increase relationships with AAGL.

LONG RANGE ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING

Chair
Barbara S. Levy

Members
Linda D. Bradley, Richard J. Gimpelson, Grace M. Janik, C.Y. Liu, Charles E. Miller, Resad P. Pasic

PRACTICE

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.

PATIENT EDUCATION

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.

RESEARCH

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.