- 2024 Conference on Family Planning
- Bridging Divides, Sparking Connections: The Power of Community
- Denver, Colorado | December 7 – 8 , 2024
- Registration opens on August 26, 2024
MSFC welcomes our members, alumni, and colleagues to join us as we meet in person to engage with the pro-choice community and spark new connections to bridge divides in reproductive health, equity, and justice through medical student education, training, and advocacy.
Why should I Attend?
- Hear from our keynote speaker – Sarah Warbelow, Vice President of Legal, Human Rights Campaign
- Network with expert faculty and receive high-quality, evidence-based clinical education not typically offered in medical school curricula
- Enhance your technical skills through interactive hands-on training simulations for Manual Vacuum Aspiration (MVA) and Intra-uterine Device (IUD) Placement
- Share ideas and success stories as you engage with medical students from MSFC chapters in the US and globally
- Connect with current abortion providers, residency programs, and pro-choice organizations at our speaker panels and exhibit booths
- Join us for student poster presentations showcasing MSFC member and alumni research in contraception, abortion care and family planning.
Keynote Speaker
Sarah Warbelow is the Vice President of Legal for the Human Rights Campaign leading HRC’s team of lawyers and fellows focused on federal, state, and municipal policy, domestic and international impact litigation, and amicus curiae advocacy. Warbelow is also an affiliated professor at George Washington University and George Mason Law School, teaching courses on civil rights law and public policy.
Keynote Address: Dobbs’ Spreading Tentacles: The Impact on the LGBTQ+ Community
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health predictably led to ramifications far beyond abortion care. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people make up a population particularly vulnerable to court interpretations of the Dobbs precedent. This keynote will provide an overview of the red flags raised in the decision with respect to LGBTQ people and explore the recent legal and cultural landscape applying Dobbs to gender-affirming care and family planning.
Exhibitors
- Abortion Defense Network
- American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Reproductive Health Project
- Boulder Abortion Clinic
- Committee to Protect Health Care
- Emergency Contraception for Every Campus
- Desert Star Institute for Family Planning
- Evofem Biosciences
- Hesperian Health Guides
- Medicines360
- Ryan Residency Training Program
- Society of Family Planning
Registration Price
- US Medical Students and Residents: $200 USD
- International Medical Students and Residents: $150 USD
- MSFC Alumni and Other Guests: $250 USD
Registration ends on October 28, 2024. No late or on-site registration will be available
Poster Presentations
The poster session at the conference will showcase qualitative and applied research in contraception, abortion care, and family planning. It aims to highlight the important work of MSFC chapter members and alumni in line with our mission.
The following posters have been chosen for this year’s conference:
- Acceptability and Efficacy of a Peer-To-Peer Abortion Educational Resource for Medical Students: A Quantitative Survey
- Cost Effectiveness Analysis: Cervical Ripening Prior to Dilation & Evacuation
- Mid-Year Evaluation of Abortion Education in Restricted States Using Artificial Intelligence: A Mixed-Methods Study
- Policing Pregnancy Loss and Personhood: Examining U.S. Fetal Disposition Laws Post-Dobbs
- A Content Analysis of Oral Contraceptive Pills on Tiktok
- Uterine Sounding Device to Improve Uterine Depth Visualization and Patient Safety and Experience: A Novel Conceptual Proposal
- Sex Education: Assessing Student Confidence and Understanding of Comprehensive Sexual Health Topics with Implementation of Novel Evidence-based Curriculum
- Research Ethics in the Post-Roe Era
- Impact of Consistent Pro-abortion and Comprehensive Sex-Education Legislation on Teen Health Outcomes Post-Roe
Conference Program
Below is the program overview. Follow this link for the full Conference program
All times listed in Mountain Time Zone (MST)
7:30 – 8:30 am
Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 9:45 am
MSFC Welcome and Keynote Address – Dobbs’ Spreading Tentacles: The Impact on the LGBTQ+ Community
Sarah Warbelow, Vice President of Legal, Human Rights Campaign
9:45 – 10:00 am
Break
10:00 – 11:00 am | Concurrent Sessions
- Advocacy and Litigation 101
- Patient-Centered Contraception Counseling
- Ethics of Conscientious Objection Among Individuals and Institutions
- Reproductive Healthcare That Transcends Linguistic, Cultural, and International Challenges
- The Power of the Medical Community in Combating Pregnancy Criminalization
11:00 – 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Concurrent sessions
- Innovating for Abortion Access Post-Dobbs via State Shield Laws
- Persuasion, Persistence and Pluck: Media Training with a Reproductive Justice Lens
- Providers Fight Back! The Criminalization of Abortion and a Provider’s Role in Interrupting the Hospital-to-Prison Pipeline
- Medical Education of Abortion and Reproductive Health Topics: Implications of Local Political Climate and Anti-Abortion Laws
- Crossing Borders: Navigating Abortion Access from the US to Mexico
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch and Networking
12:45 – 1:30 pm
MSFC Chapter Success Stories
- Medical Student Leadership in Expanding Access to Emergency Contraception on Campus: Vending Machines, Peer Distribution, and More!
- Shield Law Advocacy: How to Be a Legislative Advocate in Healthcare
1:30 – 1:45 pm
Break
1:45 – 2:45 pm | Concurrent sessions
- Abortion Care After 24 Weeks: Practice, Implementation, and Advocacy
- Supporting Self-Managed Abortion – What is the Clinician’s Role?
- Reproductive Health Equity: Barriers to Medication Abortion
- Implementation of a Student-Led Abortion Lecture in Undergraduate Medical Education
- Advocacy Without the Ring Light: Advocacy for Introverts to Influencers
2:45 – 3:45 pm
Afternoon Coffee Break and Networking
Student Poster Presentations – Exhibit Booths
3:45 – 4:00 pm
Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Provider Panels
7:30 – 8:30 am
Breakfast and Networking
8:30 – 9:45 am
Plenary Address: Understanding Fetal Personhood after Dobbs
Jessica Mason Pieklo, JD – SVP and Executive Editor, Rewire News Group; Imani Gandy, JD – Editor at Large, Rewire News Group
9:45 – 10:00 am
Break
10:00 – 11:00 am | Concurrent sessions
- Abortion Techniques: A Hands-on Training
- Educational Program on Bayer IUDs (Intrauterine Devices): An Overview for New Learners
- Abortion Training in Residency
- Online Medication Abortion: What Research Shows Us About Criminalization Risk
- Self-managed Abortion in Latin America and the US: Lessons from the Field
11:00 – 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Concurrent sessions
- Abortion Techniques: A Hands-on Training
- Educational Program on Bayer IUDs (Intrauterine Devices): An Overview for New Learners
- Strategies for Employment in Abortion Care and Advocacy Post Dobbs
- Level Up Your Advocacy: Testimony Training
- Create Your Own Local Abortion Support Training
12:15 – 1:30 pm
Lunch and Networking
12:45 – 1:15 pm
Closing Address
For more information, please contact the MSFC staff at meetings@msfc.org.
Please note: All registrants will be vetted for security purposes, which may take up to 2-3 business days. Once vetted, registrants will receive a registration confirmation email with the hotel/event location. MSFC has secured a room block at $139/night, with 2 double beds, allowing for single to quad occupancy.
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