Press Releases and Bulletins Jan 21, 2021
Just hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden took a number of actions – through a combination of executive orders, memoranda, directives, and letters – to address priorities which include several with import for the healthcare community.
Press Releases and Bulletins Jan 19, 2021
The Task Force is issuing this update to assist reproductive care specialists in counseling their patients and their communities regarding the long-term effects of having suffered COVID-19, the new variants of SARS-Cov-2 being reported, truths about use of testing and vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, when to consider performing surgery after a COVID-19 diagnosis, and information regarding vaccine hesitancy and pandemic-related stress.
Press Releases and Bulletins Jan 12, 2021
“We are disappointed and dismayed by the Supreme Court decision upholding the Trump Administration’s arbitrary and non-scientific decision to continue to force patients to travel during a dangerous pandemic in order to obtain the medication they need."
Press Releases and Bulletins Dec 16, 2020
With news of the FDA emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine, ASRM today released a new statement from its COVID-19 Task Force, and joined with other OB/GYN organizations on a statement.
Press Releases and Bulletins Dec 09, 2020
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s (ASRM) newly launched Center for Policy and Leadership has released a groundbreaking new report, targeted to federal policymakers, entitled, Reproductive Health Care: A National Priority that Cannot Wait.
Press Releases and Bulletins Dec 04, 2020
We hope you will save the date and join us on June 17, 2021 for Advocacy Day 2021, which will be an engaging, virtual event. Registration will open soon!
Press Releases and Bulletins Dec 03, 2020
On December 2, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published final rules as part of the HHS Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care, which examined federal regulations with potential to impede healthcare providers' efforts to advance the transition to value-based care and improve the coordination of patient care across settings in federal healthcare programs and the commercial sector.
Press Releases and Bulletins Nov 17, 2020
The current update by the ASRM Coronavirus/COVID-19 Task Force (the “Task Force”) continues to affirm the recommendations presented in Update No. 3 (American Society for Reproductive Medicine Patient Management and Clinical Recommendations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic - Update No. 3, April 24, 2020), which were further elaborated upon in Updates No. 4-9. Collectively, these updates recommend the judicious resumption of the delivery of reproductive care, with the use of careful preventive measures, such as the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including masks, frequent hand washing, and social distancing measures. Given the continued presence, and more recently the marked upsurge, of COVID-19 cases in much of the United States (U.S.), these strategies continue to be critical in managing this ongoing pandemic.
Press Releases and Bulletins Nov 12, 2020
The American Medical Association (AMA) will present its 2020 Distinguished Service Award to ASRM member, Camran Nezhat, MD, of Palo Alto, CA.
Dr. Nezhat has been called the father of modern-day surgery for inventing and pioneering video surgery, which to this day, continues to replace old techniques of open surgery.
Press Releases and Bulletins Nov 09, 2020
Presenting their results at this year’s ASRM Scientific Congress, researchers using data analyzed from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology's (SART) Patient Predictor developed prediction models that estimate the cumulative probability of live birth over three complete cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF).