Theme of the 2024 Conference

Building the Case for Reproductive Choice

Program:

20 - 21 September: Conference days
22 September AM:  Post-conference session, open for French-speaking participants

Simultaneous translation to French is foreseen for the plenary sessions of the Conference.

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Plenary Session 1: Making the case for abortion rights

The Economic justice - Ernestina Coast (United Kingdom)

The Medical case - Catriona Melville (Australia)

The Humanitarian case - Lucy O'Connell (South Africa)

CS 2 - Supporting effective contraception choices

How to deal with disinformation about hormonal contraception - Christian Fiala (Austria)

Tools for effective contraception counseling - Sarah Hulsmans (Belgium)

Effective use of 'natural methods' - Kristina Gemzell–Danielsson (Sweden) supported by Natural Cycles

CS 3 – Updates on VEMA

Very early abortion with uterine aspiration: pros/cons and patient access implications - Maureen Baldwin (United States of America)

CS 4 – Diversity in Legal and practical Approaches to abortion in the world

Ana Mitrović Jovanović (Serbia)

Angel Foster (Canada)

Isabel Stabile (Malta)

Gabie Raven (The Netherlands, Germany)

Essentials in abortion care 1: Pre/post-abortion care

Post-abortion care and contraception - Patricia Lohr (United Kingdom)

Plenary Session 3: Blurring the lines between contraception and abortion

Setting the scene: What the science tells us - Kristina Gemzell – Danielsson (Sweden)

How do we understand the practice of menstrual regulation: Examples around the Globe - Angela Dawson (Australia)

CS 6 – Pain management

Pain management with IUD insertion - Anne Verougstraete (Belgium)

Conscious sedation - Patricia Lohr (United Kingdom)

Abortion doula - Zachi Brewster (Italy/ United Kingdom)

CS 7 - ANCIC / REVHO

The Enshrinement of Abortion in the French Constitution: A Vote for His (Her) Story? - Diane Roman (France)

Essentials in abortion care 2: Medical abortion

Historical perspective - mifepristone - André Ulmann (France)

Medical abortion after 12 weeks’ gestation - Ninni Manneberg (Sweden)

Lunch session - “How far is too far?” Creating an evidence base for the safe provision of abortion among people living far from emergency services.

“How far is too far?” Creating an evidence base for the safe provision of abortion among people living far from emergency services. - Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson (Sweden), Wendy Norman (Canada), Danielle Mazza (Australia), John Reynolds -Wright (United Kingdom)

CS 9 - Abortion beyond 1st trimester

Later abortion initiative D&E after 24 weeks curriculum – Monica Dragoman(United States of America) - Susan Yanow (United States of America)

RCOG update on fetal awareness - Maria Fitzgerald (United Kingdom)

CS 10 - USA past Roe vs Wade

Abortion in the United States after the fall of Roe - Elizabeth Sully (United States of America)

Essentials in abortion care 3: Surgical abortion

Historical perspective - vacuum aspiration - Bojana Pinter (Slovenia)

Dilatation and evacuation - Ed Dorman (United Kingdom)

Plenary session 4: Providing inclusive abortion care

Person-centred abortion care: global evidence - Angela Dawson (Australia)

Clinical Excellence - Michael Nevill (United Kingdom)

Post-Abortion Care in Restricted Contexts - Joyce Sakala (Zambia)