Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) established in 1963 is a non-profit organization founded by Alan Frank Guttmacher. It is an association claiming members from different fields like nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, pharmacists, physician assistants, physicians, researchers, educators, and other professionals. The primary aim of ARHP is to build network by bringing together health care professionals across disciplines and specialties and providing them training based on evidences. The association defines reproductive and sexual health in an elaborated form and its mission is to ensure the best care being provided through a team of professionals who attends an informed patient. ARHP has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (with commendation), the California Board of Nursing, and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education to sponsor continuing professional education. ARHP’s mission and primary focus is about education, giving importance in incorporating good science into clinical practice.The association’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program intended to improve reproductive health care is built on accepted professional standards, expert reviewed studies, and a commitment considering integrity in patient care. This CPD program has two goals: a) Expansion of ARHP’s position to be the leading resource for reproductive health professionals during their academic training and their continuing professional development and b) Preparing education and training models using using innovative approaches to adult education and integrating them into all CPD programs hence considering all members of the health care team. Within this broad array of content areas, ARHP seeks to address those issues that are identified priorities for closing existing professional practice gaps in health care quality and are most relevant to the scope of practice of its constituents. Professional practice gaps are identified primarily by experts in the field, in collaboration with ARHP staff. Educational activities are based on the standards that define the professional practice of those that comprise ARHP’s membership.