American College of Phlebology

“This organization shall have five classes of members with voting rights, member physicians, member non-physicians, active members, fellows and honorary members. Members of this corporation shall have the right to vote on: (a) the election of directors; (b) the removal of directors pursuant to section 5222 of the california nonprofit public benefit corporation law; (c) any amendment to these bylaws that materially and adversely affects member voting rights, and all amendments to the articles of incorporation of this corporation, except for amendments permitted to be adopted by the board of directors alone under section 5812(b) of the california nonprofit public benefit corporation law; (d) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of this corporation; (e) any merger of this corporation; (f) any dissolution of this corporation; and (g) any other matters that may properly be presented to members for a vote, pursuant to this corporation's articles, bylaws, or action of the board of directors, or by operation of law.”

“SEE 7A”

“A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS COMPILED JOINTLY BY THE TAX PREPARER AND THE Organization's CFO. Prior to filing the tax preparer will submit a DRAFT copy electronically for REVIEW BY THE CFO AND THE Board of Directors. Upon approval of the draft copy, a FINAL RETURN IS THEN REsubmitted to taxpayer for a FINAL review. UPON ACCEPTANCE THE E-File authorization form IS THEN submitted to the taxpayer and SIGNED BY an appropriate OFFICER, returned to the preparer AND the RETURN is submitted to be e-filed.”

“All officers, directors & key employees are required to submit a conflict of interest (coi) form listing any/all conflicts, prior to each board or committee meeting. Coi's are updated every six months in march and september. The first agenda item for all meetings is to review & update as needed all coi statements. If during board or committee deliberations there are any conflicts or appearances thereof, the member is asked to recuse themselves from those deliberations. If the policy is violated, appropriate disciplinary and corrective actions are taken. (full coi policy is posted on the acp website.)”

“Compensation for the top management officer (executive director) and top financial officer (director of finance) was determined by using salary survey data from 501(c)(3) membership organizations with comparable: geographic markets, revenues; staff size; and type of organization. The executive committee of the board was tasked with reviewing salary data and making final compensation recommendations to the full board. The full voting board ratified the compensation figures. (staff officers in question were excluded from all deliberations.) this process was undertaken most recently in 2008 for both officers.”

“The organization's articles of incorporation and bylaws are available upon request, as posted on our website. The conflict of interest policy is a pdf link on the website. The financial statements, like the governing documents, are made available to the public upon request, as posted on organization's website.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: International Scholarships - Avaliable to international members as well as non-members. The purpose of this award is to help individuals from outside of the United States travel to study and learn additional phlebological techniques and procedures with their colleagues at the ACP's Annual Congress. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: DeGroot Fellowship and Research Grant - ACP offers grants aimed at promoting research in phlebology and developing future research leaders in the field. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Other Program Services include member services, website to update members and the public on vein care. Programs offered to members and general public relating to education and research in ther field of phlebology. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: TRAINING CENTER - Various courses are offered as educational activities for physicians and allied health professionals involved in the evaluation and treatment of venous diseases. Also, aLLOWS THE cOLLEGE to further fulfill its mission as resource for educational offerings such as Ultrasound Training, Phlebology Review Courses, and Nursing Sclerotherapy Training. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Distance Learning - Continuing medical education programs that delivers instruction through the ACP Online Education Center for those not physically present in a traditional learning format (such as a classroom or live confrence). The ACP Online Education Center is a great option for vein care professionals who dont have the time or resources to travel or take an in-person course. It offers courses and modules for all ranges of vein care professionals. Many courses are certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for continuing physician education. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: ACP PRO Venous Registry - The Registry is a database, and unique in that it incorporates both physician and patient reported outcome (PRO) data through theuse of ACP certified EMR systems, allowing users to benchmark their uploaded EMR data against that of the full database. The Database consists of data received from vein clinics or individual practices and is Compliant with all medical and professional standards. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: Continuing Medical Education - The ACP is an experienced and recognized leader in developing quality educational activities for physicians and allied health professionals involved in the evaluation and treatment of venous diseases. Participation in the ACPs accredited CME program allows practitioners and allied health professionals specializing in phlebology to continually improve the quality of their practice and patient care, as well as maintain licensure and board certification. The ACP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. ACCME accreditation is a national standard, ensuring that continuing medical education is consistent, effective and current.”