Policy Committee Meeting 9_28_2023

The following societies/associations were contacted to conduct this research, and their associated documentation/materials have been collected for further review and analysis as the Policy Committee or OMA BOT may desire. American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) https://www.augs.org/

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) https://asmbs.org/ American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) https://www.breastsurgeons.org/ The Endocrine Society https://www.endocrine.org/ The American Society for Colon and Rectal Surgeons https://fascrs.org/

Summary: At a high level, most of these societies/associations outline a multi-layered, multidisciplinary review process before publication with a timeline of anywhere from 6 to 12 months (and potentially longer if felt to be warranted by the various review committees or processes) .

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