About Us

PeriGen is proud to partner with dedicated professionals committed to the delivery of exceptional healthcare, and organizations that share our mission to improve the quality of care, increase patient safety, and reduce risk in Obstetrics. PeriGen’s partners include the leading professional societies in OB, the most innovative providers of professional liability coverage, well-respected patient safety advocates, as well as companies which offer complimentary technologies and services to ours.  

Willis
Willis Group Holdings plc is a leading global insurance broker, developing and delivering professional insurance, reinsurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting and actuarial services to corporations, public entities and institutions around the world. Willis has more than 400 offices in nearly 120 countries, with a global team of approximately 17,000 employees serving clients in virtually every part of the world. Additional information on Willis may be found at www.willis.com.

 

MDAdvantage Insurance Company of New Jersey is a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance in New Jersey.  MDAdvantage provides a full range of services to help reduce liability exposure in medical practices. The comprehensive risk management program includes CME-accredited seminars and workshops, home study courses and on-site practice assessments. MDAdvantage’s team of claim professionals has earned a reputation for superior clinical and legal expertise. For more information, visit www.MDAdvantageonline.com.

Beazley plc (BEZ.L) is the parent company of global, specialist insurance businesses with operations in the UK, US, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.  Beazley manages four Lloyd’s syndicates:  Syndicates 2623 and 623 underwrite a broad range of insurance and reinsurance business worldwide; Syndicate 3623 focuses on accident and health business; and 3622 is a dedicated life syndicate. In 2008, Beazley underwrote gross premiums of £875.7 million.  All Lloyd’s syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best. Beazley's underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products. In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an A.M. Best A rated carrier licensed in all 50 states.  In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's. For more information, please visit www.beazley.com.

 

Conventus Inter-Insurance Exchange is the only medical professional liability insurance company in New Jersey that is 100% owned and 100% governed by its physician members, and is managed by insurance experts. Supporting our members in delivering the highest quality care through cutting edge risk management products and services, Conventus is committed to vigorously protecting its members’ reputation and defending good medicine. Conventus is here for its members today, and will be here for you tomorrow. For more information, visit www.conventusnj.com.

 

 

The SMFM is a society of maternal-fetal medicine sub-specialists and others who are dedicated to the optimization of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. We are obstetricians/gynecologists with advanced training and expertise in maternal and fetal healthcare. SMFM provides leadership for the advancement of women and children's health through pregnancy care, research and education. For more information, visit www.smfm.org.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is the nation's leading group of physicians providing health care for women. As a private, voluntary, nonprofit membership organization of approximately 53,000 members, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists strongly advocates for quality health care for women, maintains the highest standards of clinical practice and continuing education of its members, promotes patient education, and increases awareness among its members and the public of the changing issues facing women's health care. For more information, visit www.acog.org.

The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is the foremost nursing authority that advances the health care of women and newborns through advocacy, research and the creation of high quality, evidence-based standards of care. AWHONN's 23,000 members worldwide are clinicians, educators and executives who serve as patient care advocates focusing on the needs of women and infants. A leader in professional development, AWHONN is the first and only association to be awarded the designation Premier Provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for innovation and excellence in Continuing Nursing Education. For more information, please visit www.awhonn.org.

With roots dating to 1929, the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the oldest women's health care organization in the U.S. ACNM is the professional association that represents Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives in the United States. ACNM provides research, administers and promotes continuing education programs, establishes clinical practice standards, and creates liaisons with state and federal agencies and members of Congress. The mission of ACNM is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives. The philosophy inherent in the profession states that nurse-midwives believe every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations.  For more information, visit www.midwife.org.

 

 

APS
Advanced Practice Strategies, Inc. (APS) is dedicated to improving the lives of both patients and their caregivers through effective, innovative education solutions. APS’s flexible, state-of-the-art eLearning program has helped hospitals and clinicians reduce risk and enhance patient safety across the country. APS’s Perinatal Safety Curriculum is consistent with the national standard for perinatal care proposed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) which is supported by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), and is accredited for CME via joint sponsorship with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). APS’s Demonstrative Evidence Group is the nation's leading provider of visual strategies and materials for courtroom defense against medical malpractice claims. Strategic partners include the Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, and the Hospital Corporation of America. APS is headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, visit www.aps-web.com.

 

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Penn offers a number of resources and experiences not found at most other schools including a state-of-the-art simulation lab with mannequins responding as patients would, one of the first PACE practices owned and operated by a School of Nursing delivering care to frail elders, classrooms with the latest hospital-based electronic medical records (EMR) technology, and clinical experiences in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, two of the nation's best.  Penn's faculty includes some of the top researchers in the world who collectively rank near the top of all schools of nursing receiving federal funding. For more information, visit www.nursing.upenn.edu.

 

Childbirth Connection is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1918 as Maternity Center Association. The organization’s mission is to improve the quality of maternity care through research, education, advocacy and policy. Childbirth Connection promotes safe, effective and satisfying evidence-based maternity care and is a voice for the needs and interests of childbearing families. For more information, visit www.childbirthconnection.org.

Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over 1.8 million members worldwide. Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) is the U.S. Section of Amnesty International. For more information, please visit www.amnestyusa.org.

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Karma agency is a team of skilled strategists, marketers, designers and writers who harness the inherent potential of communications using creativity, insight and business intelligence. Karma’s approach to communications stems from respect for and understanding of its unique role in business. For more information, visit www.karmaverse.com.