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Four out of five persons who suffer a heart attack don't get to the hospital early enough to benefit from treatment. That's why AAPA has joined forces with the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and other organizations in the Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs campaign. Materials are available to help you teach patients to act in time.  

 
The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

Established in 1964, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) is the organization of health care professionals committed to improving health through the study, prevention, diagnosis, and management of lower genital tract disorders.
Arrowhead OB/GYN PA Residency Program
 
This post-graduate PA Residency is an intensive 12-month program with focused training in inpatient and outpatient obstetrics and gynecology. The program is located at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Southern California and teaches PAs to manage complicated and non-complicated OB and GYN patients both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. PA-Residents will be trained to perform vaginal deliveries, to first-assist in Cesarean sections and gynecological surgeries, and to perform colposcopies and other common gynecological outpatient procedures.
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)


ARHP is a different kind of medical association. Our members define reproductive health in broad terms and recognize that the best health care is delivered through a team of professionals partnering with an informed patient. We are the association that brings together health care professionals across disciplines and specialties for evidence based training and network building among committed colleagues.

 
Providing educational resources and support to caregivers and parents of premature infants.
Drugwatch.com is a comprehensive Web site featuring extensive information about medications, drug interactions, and drug side effects during pregnancy. The most recent pregnancy drug alert is from Accutane side effects. Accutane causes birth defects, premature births, and death in babies whose mothers took Accutane while they were pregnant. 
MOMS - Management of Myelomeningocele Study
 
MOMS is a randomized trial sponsored by NICHD designed to compare the safety and efficacy of prenatal surgery versus postnatal surgery for spina bifida. For the duration of the study, prenatal surgery for spina bifida is not available in the United States outside the trial.  MOMS is currently recruiting study participants.  Patients and health care providers may call 866-275-6667 to begin the enrollment process or simply for resources and information about spina bifida.
 
Monthly Prescribing Reference (MPR), a medical publication that contains concise prescription and over-the-counter drug information and news, including side effects, interactions, dosing and other contraindications. Each month, MPR delivers information on over 2,300 drugs, and all information is edited by pharmacists and reviewed by physicians.
 

NAFC, the nation's leading source for public education and advocacy about the causes, prevention, and treatments for those who suffer from incontinence, was established in 1982.
 
 
Established in 1984 the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) is the nation's leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health. NOF is committed to achieving our mission through programs of awareness, education and training and advocacy and research. Online CME credits are available.
 
NAMS is a nonprofit scientific organization devoted to women's health and quality of life through understanding of the menopause.
 
NASPOG is a Society of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, whose aim is to foster scholarly scientific and clinical study of the biopsychosocial aspects of obstetrics and gynecologic medicine. Membership is truly multidisciplinary.
Perinatal Hotline
 
The Perinatal Hotline provides around-the-clock advice on indications and interpretations of standard and rapid HIV testing in pregnancy as well as consultation on antiretroviral use in pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period. The Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service also links HIV-infected pregnant women with appropriate health care.  Available 24/7.
 
Dedicated to the study, preservation and presentation of the history of the physician assistant profession.
Science Behind the Hot Flash on Everydayhealth.com
 
For any woman who has wondered about the anatomy of the hot flash, we've got her answers in this visual.
 
The Society for Women’s Health Research
 
The Society for Women’s Health Research is the nation’s only non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. The Society encourages the study of sex differences between women and men that affect the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Midwifery Program
 
Since 1996, qualified non-nurses who desire to become certified midwives may also enter the program. At the completion of the program, all nurse and non-nurse students will have achieved the same theoretical and clinical competencies at comparable levels of performance and may apply for licensure to practice midwifery in New York. Non-nurse midwives, however, may not receive automatic reciprocity from other states; thus, once licensed, their professional practice may be limited to those states with specific statutes recognizing certified midwives who are not registered nurses.
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