American Uro-Gynecologic Society

TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE IN FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY.

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. 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 OVER 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. THE FPMRS QUESTION BANK WAS DISCONTINUED IN 2019. UROGYNECOLOGY FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER - THIS IN-PERSON COURSE IS GEARED TOWARDS PAS, NPS, NURSES, AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS WHO PRACTICE IN THE FIELD OF FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. THE COURSE HIGHLIGHTS THE LATEST TREATMENTS OF FEMALE PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATTENDEES TO INTERACT WITH FACULTY DURING DIDACTIC AND HANDS-ON SESSIONS. IT FOSTERS A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS THAT EXIST IN UROGYNECOLOGY.FELLOWS COURSES - TWO IN-PERSON COURSES ARE HELD ANNUALLY FOR FELLOWS FROM OBGYN AND UROLOGY-BASED PROGRAMS; FELLOWS HANDS ON COURSE AND FELLOWS ROBOTICS COURSE. BOTH COURSES PROVIDE HANDS-ON SURGICAL TRAINING TO ONE OR TWO FELLOWS FROM EACH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. FELLOW PARTICIPATION IS BASED ON AN APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS. 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.UROGYNECOLOGY UPDATE COURSE: LATEST TECHNIQUES & EMERGING TRENDS - THIS IN-PERSON COURSE PROVIDES PHYSICIANS WITH A BROAD OVERVIEW OF FPMRS TOPICS, AND FOCUSES ON REVIEWING ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR COMPLEX, CHALLENGING CLINICAL SCENARIOS. THE COURSE FEATURES "SPECIAL SAUCE" SERIES, SURGICAL FILM FEST AND INDUSTRY EXPERT THEATERS.

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: THE SOCIETY IS ENGAGED IN MULTIPLE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AS FOLLOWS: P.F.D. REGISTRY - THE PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS REGISTRY (PFDR), THE 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.AQUIRE - AQUIRE IS THE AUGS UROGYNECOLOGY QUALITY REGISTRY, A NATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY-FOCUSED REGISTRY OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS THAT IS DESIGNED TO MEASURE AND REPORT HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND PATIENT OUTCOMES. AQUIRE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY CMS AS A QUALIFIED CLINICAL DATA REGISTRY TO REPORT DATA THROUGH THE MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (MIPS) FOR PROVIDERS TO POTENTIALLY INCREASE PHYSICIAN REIMBURSEMENT.STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE MODULE - AUGS, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MEDICAL DEVICE EPIDEMIOLOGY NETWORK (MDEPINET) AND THE FDA, DEVELOPED A STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE (SUI) MODULE AS PART OF AUGS' EXISTING AQUIRE REGISTRY. AUGS RECEIVED A SUB-AWARD GRANT FROM FDA (VIA MDEPINET) TO DEVELOP A MODULE THAT COLLECTS PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES ON SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR SUI AND INCLUDES UDI/DEVICE TRACKING. MDEPINET IS A GLOBAL PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT SEEKS TO ADVANCE THE COLLECTION AND USE OF REAL-WORLD DATA TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. MDEPINET BRINGS TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS THE HEALTH ECOSYSTEM TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE REAL-WORLD DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND CARRY OUT STUDIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW DEVICES PERFORM IN THE REAL-WORLD.

COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH - THE COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC AT-LARGE THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE, NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS, AND MEDIA OUTREACH. THE COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES THE JOURNAL. FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY (FPMRS) IS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF AUGS. FPMRS IS A PEER-REVIEWED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL DEDICATED TO SPECIALISTS, PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS CONCERNED WITH PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF FEMALE PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS. THE JOURNAL PUBLISHES ORIGINAL CLINICAL RESEARCH, BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES, CASE REPORTS, SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS, EDITORIALS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITORS.