PROLOG: Gynecologic Oncology and Critical Care, Ninth Edition is a comprehensive, self-directed learning resource designed for obstetricians, gynecologists, and other health care professionals seeking to assess and update their clinical knowledge. It provides evidence-based instruction on core topics in gynecologic oncology, including screening and diagnosis of gynecologic cancer, chemotherapeutic and biological therapies, appropriate surgical techniques, common complications, and postoperative management. PROLOG: Gynecologic Oncology and Critical Care, Ninth Edition is written by obstetrician–gynecologists and is based on the latest research and clinical guidelines. Put your knowledge to the test and earn 25 CME credits with this volume.
Upon completing PROLOG: Gynecologic Oncology and Critical Care, Ninth Edition, learners should be able to:
- Identify epidemiologic factors that contribute to the risks of various malignancies and determine appropriate screening tests
- Analyze the pathophysiology and evaluate the histopathology of various malignancies
- Associate symptoms with early onset of specific malignancies, determine appropriate diagnostic tests, and select diagnosis
- Identify physical and surgical findings related to specific stages of malignant disease
- Determine appropriate chemotherapeutic and biological therapy for various types of gynecologic cancer and identify common complications of therapy
- Determine approaches for preoperative assessment, select surgical techniques for gynecologic disorders, and identify common complications of surgery
- Apply knowledge of anatomy, wound management, and appropriate surgical techniques in the surgical therapy of gynecologic disease
- Determine the appropriate management of the critical care patient
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Contributors
PROLOG Editorial Board
Chair: Amy M. Johnson, MD, FACOG
Members: Laura Detti, MD, FACOG; Keith Nelson, MD; Joshua George, MD, MPH; Daniel R. Grow, MD, FACOG; Heather Z. Sankey, MD, MS, FACOG
PROLOG Task Force for Gynecologic Oncology and Critical Care, Ninth Edition
Co-Chairs: Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH, FACOG; Michael T. McHale, MD, FACOG; Ryan Spencer, MD, MS; Deanna Teoh, MD, MS, FACOG
Members: Dana M. Chase, MD, FACOG; Leslie H. Clark, MD, FACOG; Christen Walters Haygood, MD, FACOG; Erica R. Hope, MD, FACOG; Jennifer R. Jorgensen, MD, MPH, FACOG; Sarah Lindsay, MD, MSc, FACOG; Andrea O’Shea, MD, FACOG; Emily R. Penick, MD, FACOG; Steven C. Plaxe, MD, FACOG; Elizabeth Suh-Burgmann, MD; Kristine Zanotti, MD
Special Acknowledgement
ACOG extends its thanks and gratitude to the institutions and organizations of the advisors, cochairs, and writers who dedicated many hours of writing, editing, and meeting time to PROLOG: Gynecologic Oncology and Critical Care, Ninth Edition. Their support allowed the task force members to devote time and energy to this latest volume in the nationally recognized PROLOG series.
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Harvard Medical School
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California
- Texas Children’s Hospital
- Tripler Army Medical Center
- University of California San Diego Health System
- University of Connecticut Health
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Published: 2026
342 pages
ISBN: 978-1-948258-93-7
Item: AA160_9
ACCME Accreditation
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
College Cognate Credit(s)
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring material for a maximum of 25 Category 1 College Cognate Credits. The College has a reciprocity agreement with the AMA that allows AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to be equivalent to College Cognate Credits.