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Reproductive Health 2008

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Presentations

Reproductive Health is going green! As part of our green initiative, speaker slides will not be printed and distributed at the meeting. Attendees that prefer to have a printed copy of presentations should download and print speaker slides prior to the conference.

To download and print PowerPoint presentations for Reproductive Health 2008, follow these easy steps:

  • Review the list of presentations below to determine which slides you will need in hard copy
  • Remember - pre-conference and breakout sessions run concurrently (select one presentation per time slot)
  • Click on the presentation name to open a .PDF file of the slides
  • Print files and remember to bring them with you to DC.

Wednesday, September 17

Optional Media Training conducted by ARHP and PPFA
Materials will be provided at the Media Training

Concurrent Pre-Conference Sessions

Heard, Informed, Connected, and Empowered: Your Role in Promoting Post-Abortion Well-Being
Presented by: Aspen Baker, Nikki Madsen, Melissa Werner, MPH, MAT
There are no slides for this pre-conference session

The Story Behind the Health History: Incorporating Reproductive Environmental Health Tools Into Practice
Presented by: Ted Schettler, MD, MPH, Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH

Understanding the Scientific Literature
Presented by: Larry Finer, PhD, David Grimes, MD, Kenneth Schulz, PhD, MBA

Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
Presented by: Barb Clark, PA-C, MPAS, Lee Shulman, MD

Being a Powerful Advocate for Your Hot Button Policy Issues
Presented by: Jackie Payne, JD, Carlie Steen, JD, Robin R. Summers, JD
Materials will be provided at this pre-conference session

Junior Faculty Career Development and Research Panel (sponsored by SFP)
Career Development (2:30 - 4:00)
Presented by: Eve Espey, MD, MPH, Angel Foster, DPhil, MD, AM, Emily Godfrey, MD, MPH, Tina Raine-Bennett, MD, MPH, Nikki Zite, MD, MPH
Research Panel (4:15 - 5:30)
Steven C. Kaufman, MD, MS
Materials will be provided at this pre-conference session

Thursday, September 18

Irvin M. Cushner Lectureship: Reproductive Health: Essential, Possible, Urgent
Presented by: Richard Horton, FRCP, FMedSci

Oral Abstract Presentations
Abstracts will be provided within the August issue of Contraception to be given to all attendees

WHO's Four Cornerstones of Family Planning Guidance
Presented by: Paul Van Look, MD, PhD, FRCOG

Contraception's Top 10: Translating the Most Frequently Downloaded Articles into Clinical Practice
Presented by: Mitchell Creinin, MD, Daniel R. Mishell, Jr., MD

A Clinical Update on the HPV Vaccination, Screening in Adolescents, Genital Warts, and the New Toolkit
Presented by: Francisco Garcia, MD, MPH, Jeff Waldman, MD, Sandy Worthington, MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM

Friday, September 19

Alan F. Guttmacher Lectureship: Strategies for Reducing High Unintended Pregnancy and Repeat Abortion Rates in the U.S.
Presented by: Stanley K. Henshaw, PhD

A Vignette-Based Approach to Addressing Hormonal Contraception
Presented by: David Grimes, MD

Motivating Healthy Behaviors: Practical Tools from Prescription for Health
Presented by: Maribel Cifuentes, RN, BSN

Concurrent Breakout Session I

Practical Ways to Elicit an Honest, Inclusive History Related to Difficult Subjects
Presented by: Barbara Malat, CNP, PA-C

Breaking the Contraceptive Barrier: Techniques for Effective Contraceptive Consultations
Presented by: Linda Dominguez, RN-C, NP

Assessment and Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Postmenopausal Woman
A presentation by the International Menopause Society and the North American Menopause Society
Presented by: Amos Pines, BSc, MD, Cynthia Stuenkel, MD

Concurrent Breakout Session II

Before, Between, and Beyond: Preconception and Interconception Care
Presented by: Merry-K. Moos, RN, FNP, MPH, FAAN

Late Breaking Reproductive Health Updates
Presented by: James Trussell, BPhil, PhD, Lawrence Finer, PhD

Low Teen Pregnancy Rates: The Result of Sexuality Education and Health Services
A presentation by the European Society of Contraception
Presented by: Dan Apter, MD, PhD

Saturday, September 20

Burnhill Lectureship: Contaminated Without Consent: How Chemical Pollutants Threaten Women's Reproductive Health and What We Can Do About It
Presented by: Sandra Steingraber, PhD
There are no slides for this plenary session

Contraception for Obese Women
Presented by: James Trussell, BPhil, PhD

Planned Parenthood Update: Medical Abortion and Serious Infection
Presented by: Mary Fjerstad, NP, MHS
There are no slides for this plenary session

Concurrent Breakout Session III

CDC Guidelines on Screening for HIV/ STIs
Presented by: Madeline Sutton, MD, MPH

Better Examples of Patient Education Materials
Presented by: Lorraine Wallace, PhD

Emerging Issues in Abortion Care
Presented by: Louise Melling, Kirsten Moore, Kate O'Connell, MD, MPH, Lynne Randall, Tracy Weitz, PhD, MPA, Susan Yanow