The second annual International Conference for Family Planning will take place from November 9th – 12th in Nusa Dua, Indonesia!
The Bixby Center is pleased to announce that we will be attending the ICFP Conference this year. A number of Bixby investigators will be presenting their research findings through both oral and poster presentations.
Check out the Bixby @ ICFP flyer for more details!
Our presenters for ICFP are as follows:
Oral Presentations:
- Dr. Ndola Prata, MD, MSc | Bixby Director
- Tuesday, November 10th | 10:30am – 11:50am
- Making the Connection: Population, family planning, and climate change – policy action recommendations from an expert working group
- Thursday, November 12th | 12:00pm – 1:20pm
- Partner support for family planning and modern contraceptive use in Luanda, Angola
- Tuesday, November 10th | 10:30am – 11:50am
- Karen Weidert, MPH | Bixby Researcher
- Thursday, November 12th | 12:00pm – 1:20pm
- Promoting confidence: A case for training CHWs to become social marketers of injectable contraceptives in Ethiopia
- Thursday, November 12th | 12:00pm – 1:20pm
- Cassandra Blazer, MPH | Bixby Doctoral Fellow
- Thursday, November 12th | 10:30am – 11:50am
- Expanding access in the postpartum period: Experiences of postpartum women in a community-based injectables distribution program
- Thursday, November 12th | 10:30am – 11:50am
- Sarah Jane Holcombe, PhD, MPH, MPPM | Bixby Associate Fellow
- Tuesday, November 10th | 4:20pm – 5:40pm
- Ethiopian midwives, maternal mortality, and their understanding of professional mission regarding maternal mortality, unsafe abortion, and provision of abortion care services
- Tuesday, November 10th | 4:20pm – 5:40pm
Poster Presentations:
- Kristina Kastler, MPH | Bixby Researcher
- Thursday, November 12th | 10:00am – 1:20pm
- Implementing fees for contraceptive service provision: Experiences of community health workers in rural Ethiopia
- Thursday, November 12th | 10:00am – 1:20pm
- Sarah Jane Holcombe, PhD, MPH, MPPM | Bixby Associate Fellow
- Thursday, November 12th | 10:00am – 1:20pm
- Ethiopian midwives’ and midwifery students’ understandings of patient-centered are and experience with disrespect and abuse of patients in Debre Markos, Ethiopia
- Thursday, November 12th | 10:00am – 1:20pm
PAC Consortium Annual Meeting
Changing norms and reducing stigma: Implementing innovations to expand access to quality PAC services
Please join the PAC Consortium for its annual meeting at the International Conference on Family Planning in Nusa Dua, Indonesia.
The PAC Consortium meeting will explore the themes of expanding and scaling up services, ending stigmatization, decentralizing services, and institutionalizing quality PAC services, as well as the many opportunities to address the continuing problem of mortality and morbidity due to unsafe abortions.
When: Tuesday, November 10, 6:00pm-8:00pm, coffee, tea, and light refreshments to be provided.
Where: Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa (Keraton Room)
RSVP: Please email Christopher Lindahl to RSVP
For more information, please visit the PAC Consortium page here!