More About Preventive Practice Committee



The Prevention Practice Committee meets in-person twice a year and hold periodic conference calls.

The Committee is charged with the following:

  • Development of practice and public policy statements addressing high-priority topics for ACPM.
  • Development of position statements on topics that already have been the focus of an evidence review, analysis, or recommendations by an entity outside of ACPM.
  • Distribution of appropriate consumer-oriented health education policy statements on important preventive medicine topics.
The Prevention Practice Committee consists of the following ACPM members:

V. James Guillory, DO, MPH, Chair
Gershon H. Bergeisen, MD, MPH
Michael Compton, MD
Doug Hammer, MD, MPH, DrPH
Joylene John-Sowah, MD, MPH
Elizabeth Kann, MD, MPH
Ronit Katz, MD FACPM
Lionel Lim, MD, MPH
Robin McFee, DO, MPH, FACPM
Elaine S. Perry, MD, MS
Kevin Sherin, MD, MPH
Steven Jonas, MD, MPH (consultant)

(as of 10/07)

The Committee is staffed by Michele Surricchio, Director of Programs. For more information on the Committee please contact Michele at msurricchio@acpm.org .