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Webinar: Improving Outcomes for Mothers & Newborns Affected by Opioids Read Article

HPV Primary Screening for Cervical Cancer Webinar Cervical cancer screening has had significant impact on the reduction of cervical cancers and mortality from cervical cancer in countries where screening programs have been effectively implemented. However, cervical cancer remains a significant health concern for women worldwide, and existing scre... Read Article

TDC Video Resources on Patient Safety New Video: Obstetrics: Innovations in Patient Safety Description: Jay M. Berman, MD, FACOG, of the Wayne State University Physician Group in Detroit, Michigan, describes changes his practice made to improve patient safety based on the data and recommendations in The Doctors Company’s Obstetric... Read Article

Ovarian Cancer Screening An update to the 2012 USPSTF recommendation, suggesting asymptomatic women not be screened. Learn more at https://www.mdedge.com/obgynnews/clinical-edge/summary/clinical-guidelines/uspstf-screening-ovarian-cancer... Read Article

Cut Post-discharge Opioid Use Learn about initiatives to improve gyn surgery discharge: https://www.mdedge.com/acssurgerynews/article/158109/pain/eras-pathway-can-cut-postdischarge-opioid-use... Read Article

Georgia law §31-17-4.2. mandates syphilis and HIV testing for pregnant women Not familiar with this requirement? Learn more here: Dear Colleague 2018_CSfinal Read Article

Thoughts on ARRIVE Induction of Labor study CMQCC Responds to Induction of Labor Trial Following a presentation of the preliminary findings from the “A Randomized Trial of Induction Versus Expectant Management (ARRIVE)” study at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting last week, CMQCC’s Medical Director Elliott Mai... Read Article

The Doctors Company CME Log-in for GOGS Members This web page provides easy access to some of the courses GOGS members may find interesting or need to access for premium credit program requirements. One of the courses is a new 3-hour CME for Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing: Georgia Edition that was just released to assist GA physicians wi... Read Article

North American Menopause Society Search the website of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) for accurate, unbiased information about menopause. NAMS is the leading nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to improving understanding of this natural biologic event. www.menopause.org... Read Article

ACOG Committee Opinion on Opioid Use See the committee's latest instruction: co711 Opioid Use in Preg Read Article

Hypertension during Pregnancy Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy Bundle Updates Read Article

Grow Your Practice Interested in better promoting your practice? MDEdge can teach you tips to increase your clientele! http://www.mdedge.com/obgmanagement/article/143587/practice-management/how-sell-your-obgyn-practice... Read Article

Reducing OBGyn Liability See page 31 for the OBGyn guidelines to improving patient safety and managing risk, provided by The Doctors Company, www.thedoctors.com Read Article

Quiz: Guidelines for Labor Intervention See how you score on this ObGyn medical IQ test by MDEdge! Take the test. ... Read Article

Consensus on 9 Women’s Preventive Services Twenty-one health organizations agree on new guidelines for women's health. See the article from OBG Management at mdedge.com.... Read Article

CMS to alert doctors about MIPS OB.Gyn. News is a great website with frequent national updates from the obstetrics and gynecologic fields, and readers can earn CME credit for visiting the site and reading articles. This article covers the new CMS alert for doctors about their eligibility for Merit-based Incentive Payment System... Read Article

Pre-term Labor PLAT Pre-term Labor Assessment Toolkit: PLAT Pre-term Labor Assessment Toolkit Cost-effective standardization of pre-term labor evaluation: ROSE Article pre-term labor cost... Read Article

Clinical Updates for the Internist 2017 The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine has released the result of studies done on women in 2014-2015 regarding the relationship between serotonin inhibitors and congenital heart defects, treating menopausal symptoms, and the benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy for women. http://www.... Read Article

March of Dimes Events Looking to get involved in women's health events in your area? Enter your zip code on the MOD events page to learn about advocacy and volunteer opportunities. https://www.marchofdimes.org/events-in-your-area.aspx Read Article

Induction Early Elective Deliveries Toolkit, prepared for national distribution by the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative: https://www.cmqcc.org/resources-tool-kits/toolkits/early-elective-deliveries-toolkit Coding for Labor Inductions: https://www.cmqcc.org/sites/default/files/ICD10%20Labor... Read Article

Postpartum Hemmorhage Postpartum Hemmorhage PPH Toolkit: GOGS Postpartum Hemorrhage Toolkit AWHONN Postpartum Hemmorhage Project: www.pphproject.org Read Article

17-P Resources New universal approval process and forms available for Medicaid and CMO patients. The new process begins November 1, 2016. See the 17-P Delivery Process: 17p-delivery-process-v1-1 Medicaid Universal 17-P Form Amerigroup Universal 17-P Form Peach State Universal 17-P Form ... Read Article

CDC Recommended Vaccinations for Healthcare Providers (2018) The CDC has updated its vaccination recommendations for children and adults: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/child/0-18yrs-child-combined-schedule.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf... Read Article

Implementing Hospital-Based S2S Program Implementing a Hospital-Based Safe to Sleep Campaign This document provides a viable resource for physicians in the realm of creating and implementing a more efficient hospital based Georgia Safe to Sleep system for newborns. Download PDF for complete details. ... Read Article