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1st Latin American Conference: Prevention and Treatment of Unsafe Abortion (UPDATE: 25.08.2009)

(UPDATE: 25.08.2009)

In the agenda was added 1 new available presentation (Spanish) and the slide show from the event. 

 

(UPDATE: 20.08.2009)

In the agenda were added 4 available presentations.  The presentations are in Spanish language.

 

(UPDATE: 19.08.2009)

In the agenda were added 2 available presentations.  The presentations are in Spanish language.

 

(UPDATE: 18.08.2009)

In the agenda were added 2 available presentations and the Declaration of the Latin American Conference: Prevention and Treatment of Unsafe Abortion.  All presentations and the declaration are in Spanish language.

 

(UPDATE: 02.08.2009)

In the updated agenda were added 13 available presentations. All presentations are in Spanish language.

 

AGENDA

Monday, June 29

Opening session. Participants:

  • Julio Castro, Dean, Colegio Médico del Perú / Medical College of Peru
  • Cristina Greta, physician and feminist
  • Susana Chávez, Executive Secretary, Consorcio Latinoamericano contra el Aborto Inseguro, CLACAI / Latin American Consortium against Unsafe Abortion


Expert session - Abortion: What is happening globally
Marge Berer, Reproductive Health Matters, United Kingdom

Moderator: Zulema Palma, Mujeres al Oeste, Argentina

Panel


Poster session

Round table - Experiences in the use of technologies
Coordinator: Soledad Díaz, Asociación Madreselva, Costa Rica

Panel

Expert session - Legal interruption of pregnancy: Strategies to improve women’s access and guarantee their rights. (Presentation available in this site soon)
Ana Cristina González, independent consultant, Colombia

Moderator: Raffaela Schiavon, Ipas, Mexico 

Panel

Tuesday, June 30

Expert session - International Consortium for Medical Abortion (ICMA): A global strategy to articulate access to safe abortion
Silvina Ramos, Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad, CEDES / Center for the Study of State and Society) Argentina, and Consorcio Internacional para el Aborto con Medicamentos, ICMA / International Consortium for Medical Abortion
Presented by Mariana Romero

Expert session - Quality of care in abortion services
Cristina Villareal, Fundación Oriéntame / Orientame Foundation, Colombia

Moderator: Ilana Dzuba, Gynuity Health Projects, USA

Panel

 

Poster sesión Round table - Lessons learned in abortion care in the public health sector
Coordinator: María Consuelo Mejía, Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir, CDD / Catholics for a
Free Choice, Mexico

Round table - Reflections of health teams concerning problems in unsafe abortion care

Coordinator: Luis Távara, Federación Latinoamericana de Sociedades de Ginecología y Obstetricia, FLASOG / Latin American Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetric Associations, Peru

Panel

 

DECLARATION OF THE LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE: Prevention and Treatment of Unsafe Abortion

Moderator: Martha María Blandón, Ipas Centroamérica, Nicaragua

 

The pictures from the event:

 

 

 

 


04.05.2009

 

1st Latin American Conference: Prevention and Treatment of Unsafe Abortion

The Latin American Consortium against Unsafe Abortion (CLACAI) is a regional network of advocates, researchers, health care providers, and professionals aim at contributing to the reduction of unsafe abortion in Latin America.
 
CLACAI fosters access to information on sexual and reproductive rights, and to  modern and safe technologies for pregnancy termination, from a gender and equity perspectives.
 
CLACAI promotes exchange of information and experiences to strengthen regional and national activities related to the promotion, research, advocacy and service provision of safe abortion.
 
CLACAI organizes the Latin American Conference “Prevention and Treatment of Unsafe Abortion”. The goal of the conference is to create a stimulating environment for the exchange of information and experiences, and for the strengthening of the networking among CLACAI members, professionals and experts that can contribute to the improvement of women´s access to safe abortion.

Dates: June 29 -30, 2009

Venue:  Centro de Convenciones del Colegio Médico del Perú; Av. 28 de Julio Cuadra 7 cruce con Grimaldo del Solar - Miraflores Lima, Perú

Objectives:

  • Analyze the impact of Misoprostol utilization on maternal morbidity and mortality
  • Analyze the process and results of ongoing strategies to improve access to non punishable abortion and to legal abortion in the Latin American region
  • Analyze the challenges for quality of care in the provision of safe abortion services from a women´s perspective

Participants:

  • CLACAI members
  • Public officials in charge of policies, programs or services aim at reducing the negative impacts of unsafe abortion
  • Health care providers (public and private sectors)
  • Women´s organizations
  • Members of the Sexual and Reproductive Committee and of the Maternal Mortality Committee of FLASOG (Latin American Federation of ObGyn Societies)

Sponsors:

  • Pan American Health Organization – Perú (PAHO)
  • Physician College of Perú
  • Latin American Federation of ObGyn Societies (FLASOG)
  • Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of Peru (SPOG)
  • International Planned Parenthood Federation IPPF-West Hemisphere Region
  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
  • Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)
  • Gynuity Health Projects
  • Ibis Reproductive Health
  • Ipas
  • The Population Council
  • Grupo de Reproducción Elegida - GIRE
  • Fundación Educación para la Salud Reproductiva - ESAR Colombia
  • Pathfinder - ESAR
  • San Martín de Porres University

CLACAI Conference Program