Professional Societies & Associations

Through collaborative leadership, advance regulatory excellence for patient safety and public protection, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.

TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE THROUGH EVALUATION AND EDUCATION

THE CORPORATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.

ADVANCE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE.

ACRP PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH. WE SUPPORT CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERTISE, AND CERTIFICATION. WE SERVE AS THE PREFERRED SOURCE FOR QUALITY TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS, AND WE CHAMPION THE INTERESTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE CLINICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY.

TO ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDICINE FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND HEALTH POLICY TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SUSTAIN PHYSICIAN VIABILITY.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL NURSES' (NASN) MISSION IS TO OPTIMIZE STUDENT HEALTH AND LEARNING BY ADVANCING THE PRACTICE OF SCHOOL NURSING. NASN'S VISION IS THAT ALL STUDENTS WILL BE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND READY TO LEARN.

PROMOTION OF AND EDUCATION RELATING TO FORENSIC NURSING.

DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF COSMETIC SCIENCE. TO INCREASE AND DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION THROUGH MEETINGS AND PUBLICATIONS. TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS AND RECOGNITION OF COSMETIC SCIENTISTS WHILE MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC IN THE COSMETIC INDUSTRY.

BUSINESS LEAGUE: COALITION OF RURAL HOSPITALS - KEEP MEMBERS ABREAST OF DEVELOPMENTS IN LEGISLATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. PROMOTE ACCESS TO EFFICIENT, LOCAL HEALTHCARE IN RURAL LOUISIANA.

Support and education for individuals with brain injury.

Promote the excellence of health services thorough education leadership creation of alliances consulting and offer support coordinated with organizations with community costs.

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS (ACP), WWW.ACPONLINE.ORG, IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH CARE BY FOSTERING EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

The purpose of the Monroe-Livingston Regional EMS Council is to plan and coordinate emergency medical services, training, and medical control in Monroe and Livingston counties.

THE MEDICAL STAFF OF HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTERS MISSION IS TOMAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF MEDICAL STAFF.

Patients and their families rely on nurses at the most vulnerable times of their lives. Acute and critical care nurses rely on AACN for expert knowledge and the influence to fulfill their promise to patients and their families. AACN drives excellence in acute and critical care for nurses, patients and families.

TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR EDUCATION IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF AESTHETIC, PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.

TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH COST EFFECTIVE RESOURCE AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, SKILL SHARING, AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

IAPHA is an association of public health departments in Illinois. We exist to promote and protect services that are critical to the health and safety of Illinois communities.

TO IMPROVE AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF WOMEN AND NEWBORNS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE NURSING PROFESSION THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF SUPERIOR ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND CLINICAL RESOURCES TO NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

To promote, advocate and disseminate (through publications, forums, displays, research, museums and other means) to subscribers, researchers and the general public information with respect to current and historical development and the support of research in science, medicine, literature and the arts.

Legacy Visiting Nurse Association (LVNA) provides palliative care to terminally ill patients and supportive services to patients, their families, and significant others, through an outpatient hospice program. The home hospice program serves the greater Portland metropolitan area and communities throughout the Willamette Valley. LVNA is part of the Legacy Health (Legacy).Our mission:Our legacy is good health for our people, our patients, our communities, and our world. We will work as a team to demonstrate our values:Respect - Treat all people with respect and compassion Service - Put the needs of our patients and their families first Quality - Deliver outstanding clinical services within healing environments Excellence - Set high standards and achieve them Responsibility - Be good stewards of our resources, ensuring access to care for all Innovation - Be progressive in our thinking and actions Leadership - Serve as a role model of good health and good citizenship

TO EMPOWER AND CULTIVATE A GLOBAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY ENGAGED IN THE USE OF MEDICAL ULTRASOUND THROUGH RAISING AWARENESS, EDUCATION, SHARING INFORMATION, AND RESEARCH.

THE NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION (NFPRHA) IS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING PROVIDERS AND ADMINISTRATORS COMMITTED TO HELPING PEOPLE GET THE FAMILY PLANNING EDUCATION AND CARE THEY NEED TO MAKE THE BEST CHOICES FOR THEMSELVES

THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE TO CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 19, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.

THE COLUMBUS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION, THROUGH THE GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF ITS BOARD OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER EXPERTS, EFFECTS CHANGE WITHIN SPECIFIC PRIORITY AREAS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE RESIDENTS AND PHYSICIANS OF CENTRAL OHIO.

DRIVE DENTAL, ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

PROMOTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLACK HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

NPWH IS THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND OTHER ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES WHO PROVIDE WOMEN'S AND GENDER-RELATED HEALTHCARE. WE SET A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE BY GENERATING, TRANSLATING, AND PROMOTING THE LATEST RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL GUIDANCE, PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND ADVOCATING FOR PATIENTS, PROVIDERS, AND THE WHNP PROFESSION. OUR MISSION INCLUDES PROTECTING AND PROMOTING A WOMAN AND ALL INDIVIDUALS' RIGHTS TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES REGARDING THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE AND THEIR PERSONAL, RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, AND FAMILY BELIEFS.

ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF ANESTHESIA THROUGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. AS THE PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF THE AANA, THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS AND INVESTS IN PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE NURSE ANESTHESIA PROFESSION.

THE FOUNDATION FOR ENDODONTICS IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH BY INCREASING ENGAGEMENT AND RESOURCES FOR ENDODONTIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ACCESS TO CARE.

The mission of AVA is to lead healthcare by protecting patients and providers to improve lives.

The purposes of the Florida Nurses Association shall be to:1. Foster high standards of nursing practice;2. Promote the professional and educational advancement of nurses; and3. Promote the welfare of nurses to the end that all people may have better nursing care

TO PROMOTE THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NURSES INVOLVED IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO PERSONS INFECTED OR AFFECTED BY HIV

THE MISSION OF DALLAS METHODIST PHYSICIANS NETWORK (DMPN) IS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY, APPROPRIATENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH CARE BY PHYSICIANS WHO ARE ON THE MEDICAL STAFF OF METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM (MHS) AND PROVIDE CARE IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY MHS. DMPN WILL NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES BUT WILL EVALUATE MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED AT MHS HOSPITALS AND AT PARTICIPATING PHYSICIANS' PRACTICE LOCATIONS TO ENSURE THE SERVICES MEET THE STANDARDS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF DMPN.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC MANUAL PHYSICAL THERAPISTS SERVES ITS MEMBERS BY PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN ORTHOPAEDIC MANUAL PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, AND COLLABORATES WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.

SEE SCHEDULE O.

THE AOHP IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS IN HEALTHCARE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH ADVOCATING FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES; HEALTH AND SAFETY ADVANCEMENT THROUGH BEST PRACTICE AND RESEARCH;

THE PRINCIPAL AIM OF THE SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE, FACILITATE, AND COMMUNICATE ABOUT RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF WOMEN, THEIR INFANTS, AND THEIR PARTNERS AROUND THE TIME OF CHILDBIRTH. THIS INVOLVES A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

THE MISSION OF THE MAG FOUNDATION IS TO ADVANCE POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR GEORGIANS BY PROMOTING INFORMATION ABOUT MEDICAL CARE AND THE SYSTEMS THAT DELIVER IT.

The organization is a membership non-profit entity which provides continuing education opportunities for Oregon dentists.

THE VERMONT STATE DENTAL SOCIETY WORKS TO IMPROVE THE ORAL HEALTH OF VERMONTERS AND TO SERVE THE PROFESSION OF DENTISTRY.

BUILDING A COMMUNITY THAT ADVANCES THE PROFESSION OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF SOCIETY.

THE TEXAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO ENABLE TEXAS HOSPITALS TO DELIVER SUPERIOR, COST EFFECTIVE CARE WHICH ENHANCES THE HEALTH CARE OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY IS TO ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY BY CONTINUED ENCOURAGEMENT OF ITS MEMBERS TO CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING MISSION: (1) TO IMPROVE THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PEOPLE WITH OBESITY AND RELATED DISEASES; (2) TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF METABOLIC SURGERY; (3) TO FOSTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ON OBESITY AND RELATED CONDITIONS; (4) TO BE THE RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY AND RESOURCE ON METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY; (5) TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY THAT ENSURES PATIENT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OBESITY; (6) TO BE A HIGHLY VALUED SPECIALTY SOCIETY THAT SERVES THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP.

DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) PROFESSION.

TO CONDUCT A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS.

TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE.