The Artemis, APAOG's quarterly professional journal seeks qualified PAs and other health professionals willing to review and critically evaluate manuscripts for their suitability for publication, relevance to readers, and consistency with evidence-based practice. We are seeking reviewers in primary care, surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, and research. Please complete the following application to be considered as a peer reviewer. Please direct any questions to the APAOG office at apaog@badgerbay.co (not com). Thank you!

Are you a PA student with a passion for women's health? APAOG invites you to apply to serve as student liaison for a one-year term. The application deadline has been extended to February 15, 2024. Please apply by completing this form.

AAPA is seeking AAPA members to represent the Academy and the profession to ACOG for a two-year term beginning July 2024 and concluding June 2024. Interested candidates should visit the AAPA website for more information and to apply.

Please click HERE to read the full statement on the RSV Vaccination in Pregnancy by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM).

Check out this graphic for more information and learn how to join our Maternal Immunization Task Force to help continue this important work!

ACOG is excited to share that the Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act has been introduced in the US Congress by Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).

This bill requires more health insurers to provide coverage for infertility treatment, as well as fertility preservation services for individuals who undergo medically necessary procedures that may cause infertility, such as chemotherapy. Further, the bill requires most health insurance plans, as well as plans offered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Medicaid, TRICARE, ERISA, and the VA, to provide coverage for treatment of infertility without raising insurance or copayment costs.

Congress has a unique opportunity to support families struggling with infertility, and needs to hear from you now about the positive impact this legislation would have for your patients. Tell your Senators and Representative to cosponsor the Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act today! Click here for a template email that you can easily edit to share your own story on this issue and why it is important to you and your patients.

WPSI is accepting comments for the Screening for Urinary Incontinence draft recommendation update. This is an opportunity for your voice to be heard—submit your comment today at womenspreventivehealth.org/public-comment/.

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On August 21, the FDA approved the first RSV vaccine for use in pregnant individuals between 32 and 36 weeks to protect newborns and infants against severe RSV disease in the first six months after birth. ACOG is supportive of this RSV vaccine being approved and available to pregnant individuals and looks forward to CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s recommendations related to the implementation of this vaccine. Implementation considerations to be addressed  include  co-administration with other maternal immunizations, the relationship between the maternal RSV vaccine and the recently recommended monoclonal antibody for infants, and whether all patients will have access to the vaccine. ACOG guidance related to maternal RSV vaccination will be forthcoming following careful review of FDA indications and CDC recommendations.

New resources are attached from the Maternal Health Alliance. There are English and Spanish versions of information on the PUMP Act, which expands existing employer obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide an employee with reasonable break time to express breast milk for the employee's nursing child for one year after the child's birth. Check them out and share with your networks!

• PUMP Card (english)
• PUMP Card (spanish)