RESOURCES

ACOG

www.acog.org
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is the nation’s leading group of professionals providing health care for women.  The ACOG is a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization and was founded in 1951 in Chicago, Illinois.  Today, the ACOG is based in Washington, DC and has over 45,000 members.  The ACOG works primarily in four areas: serving as a strong advocate for quality health care for women; maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and continuing education for its members; promoting patient education and stimulating patient understanding of and involvement in medical care; and increasing awareness among its members and the public of the changing issues facing women’s health care.

ANN

www.academyonline.org
The Academy of Neonatal Nursing provides high quality education for health care professionals working across all levels of neonatal care to improve outcomes for newborns and their families. ANN achieves this mission through professional, peer-reviewed publications, national conferences, online resources, and other educational offerings in order to advance the knowledge of its members in providing superior patient care. ANN honors and supports the professionalism, dedication, and commitment of all neonatal nurses.

AWHONN

www.awhonn.org
The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is an international organization serving the unique needs of nurses specializing in the care of women and newborns. The association is focused in three areas: Professional development and standards; Childbearing and the Newborn; and Women’s Health across the life span. AWHONN provides a wide range of resources that enhance health care practices unique to women and newborns.

IAHSS

www.iahss.org
The International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety is a non-profit professional organization of healthcare security and safety executives around the world. The membership also includes vendors offering state-of-the-art systems, products and services that serve to enhance security and safety programs.

JCAHO

www.jcaho.org
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is an independent, not for profit organization that is the nation’s predominant standards setting, evaluation, and accrediting body in health care. Joint Commission has develops professionally health care based standards and evaluated the compliance of organizations against these benchmarks. Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.

NANN

www.nann.org
The National Association of Neonatal Nurses represents the community of neonatal nurses who provide care to high-risk neonatal patients. NANN is focused on the professional development of high-risk neonatal nurses, and influences standards of practice through advocacy for nurses and babies, collaboration and leadership.

NCMEC

www.missingkids.com
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a national private, non-profit organization that serves as a focal point in recovering missing children and raising public awareness about ways to help prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation. It provides assistance and education to parents, children, law enforcement, schools, and the community.

SYNOVA

www.synovaassociates.com
Synova Associates LLC is a nurse leader education company. Synova’s leadership forums and meetings provide NICU and perinatal nurse leaders with innovative information and solutions to help them achieve their goals and find more joy in their work. Synova’s programming helps nurse leaders understand the importance of culture, leadership and team development, along with broadening their professional networks. Synova has two co-owners, wonderful staff who support all operations of the company, a board of executives advisors, and a community of long time supporters and sponsors.