2012 FIAPAC Congress
“Unwanted pregnancy - a fact of life”
Edinburgh, 19-20 October 2012
Delegate information
| Friday, October 19th Gala Dinner, 19:30pm |
Saturday, October 20th Farewell Drinks, 18:15 |
| Join us at the gala dinner which will take place at the Balmoral Hotel which will incorporate a drinks reception, three course dinner with wine, a live band and Scottish dancing. |
There will be a farewell reception in the conference centre at the end of the conference – everyone is welcome. |
| Conference Programme - Friday October 19th | |
| 08:45- 09:30 |
Registration & refreshments
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| 09 30 - 10.00 |
Opening |
| Plenary Session 1 - Abortion a part of life | |
| 10:00-11:00 | The moral case for abortion Ann Furedi Sexuality and unwanted pregnancy Natalie Bajos Conscientious Commitment Bernard Dickens Resent development in Spain Alberto Stolzenburg |
| 11:00-11:30 | Refreshments, exhibition and poster presentations |
| Plenary Session 2 - Contraception outside of the box | |
| 11.30– 12.45 | Milestones in contraception Christian Fiala De-medicalising contraception Ali Kubba Post-abortion contraception: start immediately Oskari Heikinheimo Update on contraceptive development Regine Sitruk-Ware |
| 12.45-14.00 | Lunch, exhibition and poster presentations |
| 13:50-14:00 | Lunch session I: IPPF |
| 14.00-15.30 |
Workshops/ Parallel sessions 1-5 |
| 14.00-15.30 | W3 Education and Training in abortion care Chairs: Ukraine Galine Maistruk UK Kate Guthrie US Vicky Saporta Sweden Marc Bygdeman |
| 14.00-15.30 | W4 Hot topic: Reproductive sabotage Chair: Reproductive sabotage - overview and clinical experience Anne Verougstraete Gender based violence screening in abortion services Anja Guttinger Partner violence and reproductive coercion Elizabeth Miller |
| 14.00-15.30 | W5 Free communications Chair: 9 Selected presentations |
| 15.30-16.00 | Refreshments, exhibition and poster presentations |
| Plenary Session 3 - Abortion - an update on the global situation | |
| 16.00– 17.30 | Chair: Update on unsafe abortion Bela Ganatra, WHO Trends in induced abortion Susheela Singh FIGO prevention on unsafe abortion Anibal Faundes SAAF (Safe Abortion Action Fund) Kelly Culwell Stereotyping in reproductive health Rebecca Cook |
| 18.00-18.45 |
General Assembly of FIAPAC (members only)
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| 19:30 | Conference Dinner: The Balmoral Hotel |
| Conference Programme - Saturday October 20th | |
| Plenary Session 4 - Legal/ethical aspects of abortion | |
| 09:00 - 10.30 | Chairs: “Travelling for abortion” Ruth Fletcher The situation in the Republic of Ireland Natalie McDonnell The situation in Northern Ireland Audrey Simpson Going backwards – Eastern and Central Europe Rodica Comendant Going forward - Portugal Teresa Bombas |
| 10:00-11:30 | Refreshments, exhibition and poster presentations |
| 11.30– 12.30 | Workshops/ Parallel sessions 6-10 |
| W6 Workshop; Ultrasound in abortion care Chair: Mary Fjerstad Ultrasound in very early pregnancy Lena Marions Ultrasound following medical abortion Matthew Reeves Ultrasound vs. hCG in medical abortion Philippe Lefebvre |
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| W7 Hot topic: Late term abortion Chair: Marge Berer Late abortion in Europe: laws, practice and unmet need Anne-Marie Rey Fetal abnormality Jane Fisher Late abortions in young and vulnerable women Ann Furedi |
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| W8 Workshop; Stigma Chair: Kelly Culwell Stigma on the side of the patient Leila Hessini Stigma on the side of the provider Tracy Weitz Stigma on the side of society Kelly Culwell |
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| W9 ICMA/EEARC Session: Unsafe abortion in Eastern Europe Chairs: Why is abortion still unsafe in Eastern Europe and CIS region? Irina Savelieva Increasing access to medical abortion in Caucasian and Central Asian countries Tamuna Tsereteli WHO Strategic Assessment on abortion and contraception in Ukraine. Ways of Policy and practice improvement Galina Maistruk ICMA: global, regional and national networking to reduce the burden of unsafe abortion Rodica Comendant |
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| W10 ESC session Chairs: Johannes Bitzer Trends in Contraception Johannes Bitzer Evidence base of contraception Jean Jacques Amy Pill scare and abortion rate Teresa Bombas LARC (long acting reversible contraceptives) Rob Beerthuizen |
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| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch, exhibition and poster presentations |
| 12:50-14:00 | Lunch session II: Emergency Contraception Chairs; Elisabeth Aubeny, France Development of EC Helena v Hertzen IUD for EC Linan Cheng Mechanisms of action: o effects on follicular development and ovulation - Vivian Brahe o endometrial effects - Kristina Gemzell New development Sharon Cameron Bridging Anna Glasier |
| 14:00-15:30 | Workshops/ Parallel sessions 11:15 |
| 14:00-15:30 |
W11 Workshop; Advances in 1st trimester surgical abortion |
| 14:00-15:30 |
W12 Workshop Conscientious objection |
| 14:00-15:30 | W13 Workshop Conscientious objection Chairs: Mental health Rock Chantwel Breast cancer Valerie Beral Infertility Jaana Männistö |
| 14:00-15:30 | W14 WHO session: Update on evidence based guidelines Chairs: Anna Glasier RCOG clinical guidelines Nathalie Kapp, WHO WHO guidance Ronnie Johnson, WHO Gunta Lazdane, WHO |
| 14:00-15:30 | W15 Free communications Chairs: 9 Selected presentations |
| 15.30-16.00 | Refreshments, exhibition and poster presentations |
| Plenary Session 5 - Medical abortion 1st trimester | |
| 16:00- 17:30 | Chair: Increasing access to safe abortion services Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson Alternative ways for follow up Beverly Winikoff Who can perform abortions? Role of midlevel providers David Baird Off label use of misoprostol Andrew Weeks Counseling: How do women feel about it? Joke Vandamme |
| Closing session | |
| 17.30-18.00 | Summary of the conference Kevin Sunde Oppegaard Future Perspectives Christian Fiala Closing remarks Professor Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, FIAPAC president |
| 18:15 | Farewell Drink |
