North American Society for

Pyschosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology

www.naspog.org

In This Issue
President's Corner
2012 NASPOG Annual Meeting Program
CME
Call for Abstracts
Registration & Hotel Reservations
Meeting Co-Sponsors
Planning Committee

Providence Lamp

 

2012 NASPOG Annual Meeting

April 22-25, 2012

Renaissance Hotel

Providence, RI

 

Please mark your calendars and
 
plan to attend!

 

NASPOG

EXECUTIVE BOARD


President

Teri Pearlstein, MD
Women's Medicine Collaborative, a Lifespan partner, Brown University

 

President-Elect

Jonathan A. Schaffir, MD 
 Ohio State University

 

Secretary-Treasurer

Shari Lusskin, MD
 NYU School of Medicine

 

Past President

Susan G. Kornstein, MD
 Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Members-at-Large

 

Cynthia Neil EppersonMD

 University of Pennsylvania 

 

Chiara Ghetti, MD
Magee Womens Hospital
 

Michael O'Hara, PhD
 University of Iowa

 

Lori Ross, PhD
 Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Social Equity Health Research Sec

 

Marce Society Representative

 

Katherine Wisner, MD

University of Pittsburgh

 

 

 

 

 

 

NASPOG 

The North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynecology, is a Society of researchers, clinicians, educators and scientists involved in women's mental health and healthcare. Formed in the 1960s as a collaboration among Obstetrician Gynecologists, Psychiatrists and Psychologists, the Society's aim is to foster scholarly scientific and clinical study of the biopsychosocial aspects of obstetric and gynecologic medicine. 
 

 
For more information: 
www.naspog.org  

 

 

 

 

 

We're looking for good ideas!  Yours!

 

Please submit suggestions for future newsletter items, personal news, or even suggested topics for the next meeting.  

 

Send them to info@naspog.org

  
 
FALL 2011

President's Corner

Planning is underway for the NASPOG 2012 Annual Meeting.  I encourage you to take a look at the excellent program and plan to attend on April  22-25, 2012 in Providence.   The following articles and links will direct you to the program, abstract submission, registration and hotel reservations.   The abstract submission deadline is December 1 so please submit as soon as possible.

 

Please circulate info about the Annual Meeting to appropriate colleagues especially ob-gyn attendings and trainees as well as mental health colleagues.   This will be an excellent meeting and we would like to draw an attendance as possible.

 

Please email me any comments or suggestions for the meeting or how we can improve NASPOG at Teri_Pearlstein@brown.edu.

 

We hope to see you in April here in Providence for the Annual Meeting.

 

Best regards,

Teri Pearlstein,  NASPOG President

 

2012 NASPOG Annual Meeting Program

 

Click here for a detailed program!

 

A full and comprehensive program is planned for the 2012 NASPOG Annual Meeting including the following:

 

NASPOG Symposia:

  • Body Image & Gynecology
  • Vulvar Disease & Chronic Pelvic Pain
  • Menopause
  • Premenstrual Disorders
  • Overview of Complementary & Alernative Therapies

Marcé Society Symposia:

  • SSRIs During Pregnancy & Liability Issues
  • Neonatal Effects of Subtance Abuse and Treatments and Perinatal PTSD

CME Credits for the 2012 Annual Meeting

 

ACCREDITATION:   This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Rhode Island Medical Society through the joint sponsorship of Women & Infants Hospital and the North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology. Women & Infants Hospital is accredited by the Rhode Island Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT:   Women & Infants Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.75 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Call for Abstracts

 

Abstract submission is now open.  The deadline for submissions is December 1.

 

To submit, click here!

 

Registration & Hotel Reservations

 

Registration is now open.   To register online, click here!

To download registration form, click here  (pdf)

 

For hotel reservations, click here!

 

Annual Meeting Co-Sponsors

 

The NASPOG Annual Meeting is co-sponsored by:

 

The Marce Society   

 

International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology - ISPOG

 

International Association for Women's Mental Health - IAWMH

2012 Annual Meeting Planning Committee

 

Thank you to the 2012 Annual Meeting Planning Committee:

 

Teri Pearlstein, MD, Chair
Women's Medicine Collaborative, a Lifespan partner, Brown University

 

Margaret Howard, PhD, Co-Chair, 

Women & Infants Hospital, Brown University

 

Sarah Fox, MD
Women & Infants Hospital, Brown University

 

Marlene Freeman, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital,Harvard University

 

Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc

Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University

 

Susan Kornstein, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Beth Prairie, MD, MPH

University of Pittsburgh

 

Claudio Soares, MD, PhD
McMaster University

 

Katherine Wisner, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Contact us:
  
North American Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics & Gynecology
c/o Debra Tucker Associates LLC
8213 Lakenheath Way
Potomac, Maryland 20854
Phone - 301-983-6282