WPSI Structure
Advisory Panel
WPSI committees are overseen by an Advisory Panel comprised of representatives from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and three other major professional organizations representing the majority of women’s health care clinicians, including the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American College of Physicians (ACP), and National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH). In addition, individuals who were members of the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM) (formally the Institute of Medicine) 2011 Committee on Preventive Services for Women serve as Advisory Panel members. The current MSC Chair, DISC Chairs and WPSI Pilot Program Chairs also sit on the WPSI Advisory Panel. The Advisory Panel guides the work of the WPSI and ensures that the initiative delivers a consistent message.
* Advisory Panel, Multidisciplinary Steering Committee, and Dissemination & Implementation Steering Committee participation in WPSI does not constitute organizational endorsement of the recommendations. *
Multidisciplinary Steering Committee
Development of recommendations for women’s preventive health care services is driven by a Multidisciplinary Steering Committee (MSC) consisting of a broad coalition of women’s health care clinicians to who will collaborate in the development and implementation of these recommendations.
Nominations for the MSC are solicited from national health professional organizations with a demonstrated commitment to promoting consistent, high-quality preventive health care services for women across the lifespan. Preference was given to nominees who have methodological expertise and/or a strong understanding of the elements of evidence-based medicine. Nominated representatives were asked to serve for one year, with reappointment considered annually through the reapplication process.
Members of the MSC are responsible for the following activities:
- Consider evidence reviews prepared by the evidence reviewers and draft updates to the current Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-sponsored recommendations for women’s preventive services
- Support the dissemination and promotion of the updated guidelines to clinicians, patients, and/or consumer advocates within the networks of the organization that they are representing
- Routinely review HRSA’s current guidelines for women’s preventive services and assess their continued relevance and accuracy
- Act as a clinical content review body during the review process, providing editorial guidance as needed — this includes reviewing and incorporating relevant comments received from the public and federal partners during external review
- Select topics for future recommendation development and confirm key questions to be included in the literature searches conducted by the evidence reviewers
MSC Participating Organizations for 2023 include
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Academy of Physician Associates
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American College of Physicians
- American Geriatrics Society
- American Psychiatric Association
- Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurss
- National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
- National Partnership for Women and Families
- National Women’s Law Center
- Society of General Internal Medicine
Dissemination and Implementation Steering Committee (DISC)
Utilizing health equity as a guiding principle and centering efforts around the voices of both consumers and clinicians of preventive health services, the WPSI strives to ensure quality preventive health care for every women at every stage of life.
The Dissemination & Implementation Steering Committee (DISC) supports efforts of the MSC through implementation and dissemination of new or revised clinical recommendations put forth by the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative and adopted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Implementation efforts will build on currently existing programs and resources, and efforts will be driven by a broad coalition of stakeholders.
Nominations for membership to the DISC were solicited from a broad coalition of groups with a demonstrated commitment to implementing health care services for women across the lifespan, including national health professional organizations, advocacy organizations, and payers. Nominated representatives were asked to serve for 1 year with reappointment considered annually through the reapplication process.
Members of the Dissemination & Implementation Steering Committee are responsible for the following activities:
- Increasing health care clinicans knowledge of preventive services through existing, adapted, and new tools and resources
- Increasing consumer knowledge of preventive services through existing, adapted, and new tools and resources
- Increasing utilization of Women’s Preventive Services Initiative recommendations and resources
DISC Participating Organizations for 2023 include:
- Aetna
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Medical Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
- HERStory, Inc
- Institute for Medicaid Innovation
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California
- National Association of County and City Health Officials
- National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health
- National Medical Association
- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
- National Women’s Law Center
- Society of General Internal Medicine
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