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Agenda, Action Papers, Reports & Position Statements 

Orientation
Assembly Fast Facts
      Top Ten FAQs About the Assembly (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About Reference Committees (Area 3 Version)
      Top Ten FAQs About the DB Representative Role (NJPA Version 2015)
Laughter is the Best Medicine
Assembly Actions - Joe Napoli
Future Assembly Awards - Joe Napoli & Bill Greenberg
Be Who You Want To Be: A HIPAA Compliance Initiative - Joe Napoli
Communication Templates
Area 3 Report Template & Guidelines (.docx)
Avoid Reinventing the Wheel
1. Sharing among the District Branches
NJPA Position Statement on the Opioid Epidemic
NJPA Resource Document on the Opioid Epidemic
PaPS - Clinical Considerations When Developing Substance Use Legislation (Opposing Involuntary Commitment for SUD)
NJPA Goverance
Table of Organization
Expert Advisory Panel
Article on Reorganization - "NJPA Plans for Relevance: Step 3: - Committees"
2. Researching what has already been done via the AITS before writing an Action Paper
Action Item Tracking System ((AITS) Need to Login to access.)
NOTE: AITS IS PRESENTLY NOT WORKING ON APA WEBSITE
3. Researching APA Position Statements (Click on button.)
"Policy documents are approved by the APA Assembly and Board of Trustees... These are ... position statements that define APA official policy on specific subjects." APA Operations Manual
4. Checking the Area 3 Archives (Click on button)

Action Paper Resources

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Area 3 Council Meeting
Agenda
Agenda Rev - September 29, 2018
Minutes
Minutes March, 2018 - Not Approved
Minutes May, 2018 - Not Approved
Reports
Area 3 Representative Report
Area 3 Report to the AEC - July
Website Stats
1. Totals Week Ending 9/23/18
2. Overview 8/25 - 9/23/2018
3. Unique Visits / Page Views Graph 8/25 - 9/23/2018
BOT - Trustee Report
BOT Agenda (Draft) - October
Assembly Executive Committee
BOT Position Statement on Safe Prescribing
AACAP Position Statement on Psychology Prescribing
APA Administration Report
Administration Update 09-26-2018
Financial
Financial Report - 2018 to Date
Area 3 Committees
Committee on
Member Services (COMS)
Committee on
Program Evaluation (COPE)
COPE Description
Area 3 Policy on Program Evaluation and Funding
Council Approved 10-07-17
Report
COPE Minutes (Draft) 09/07/18
New Proposals
MPS Expedited Program Proposal
WPS Competitive Program 
Outcome of Programs
MPS early career psychiatrist member (ECP) / /
Newsletter Article                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Access to Care Report
12.0 Health Care is a Human Right
Health: Inherent to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
The Affordable Act in Context
Access to Care Survey
District Branches
Psychiatric Society of Delaware
Maryland Psychiatric Society
New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society
Washington Psychiatric Society
Early Career Psychiatrists
ECP Report 
Minority/Underrepresented
MU/R Group and
Women's Caucus Report
Resident-Fellow Members
RFM Report
Unfinished Business
  Action Item Tracking
Civil Liability Coverage for District Branch Ethics Investigations Status Report - 9/17/18
Dr Hanson
Expanding Access to Psychiatry Subspecialty Fellowships Status Report JRC 06/2018 - Dr Certa
Addition of Adequate Amounts of Phosphatidylcholine
(choline) to all Prenatal Vitamins Status Report JRC 6/2018 - Dr Dunlap
Psychiatric Management of the Impact of Racism on
Social and Clinical Events Status Report JRC 6/2018 - Dr Dunlap
Council on Women's Mental Health - Dr Napol
Report to AHWG on Women's Mental Health & to BOT - FAQs with Answers in Support of Establishing a Council on Women's Mental Health 
Providing Education and Guidance for the Use and Limitations of Pharmacogenomics in Clinical Practice Status Report JRC Report 6/4/18 - Dr Napoli
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Other Unfinished Business
Area 3 Initiatives
New Business
REPORTS
Assembly Committee of Representatives of Subspecialties and Sections (ACROSS)
American Association of Psychiatric Administrators (AAPA)
American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
American Society or Adolescent Psychiatry (ASAP)
Southern Psychiatric Association (SPA)  
Other Area Action Papers
Other New Business
NOVEMBER ASSEMBLY
Draft Schedule
Assembly Committees and Ad Hoc Work Groups (AHWG)
Assembly Committee on Access to Care - Dr Sorel
Assembly Committee on Maintenance of Certification - Dr Arora 
​                        Dr Ram, President of MOC Caucus
Assembly Committee on Psychiatric Diagnosis & the DSM - Dr Ciolino
Assembly Committee on Public & Community Psychiatry - Dr Nykiel
Assembly Reference Committees
Reference 1 - Advancing Psychiatry - Dr Dunlap
Reference 2 - Psychiatric Knowledge & Research - Dr Greenberg
Reference 3 - Education & Life-Long Learning - Dr Neff
Reference 4 - Diversity & Health Disparities - Dr Arora
Reference 5 - Membership & Organization - Dr Melnick
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