Tuesday Feb. 8^th @ 4pm in Room Carrel 6F

This is an informative and interactive two-part workshop focusing on abortion and contraception.  One hour of the workshop will be spent with Dr. Leighton giving an overview of the different contraceptive methods available to women today.  She will include a discussion of how each method works and address their individual advantages and disadvantages.  By the end of the session, we hope to arm you with knowledge that will enable you to help your patient select the best contraception option for her, to discuss contraceptive options with your patients in a meaningful way that leaves them feeling confident that you have a broad understanding of this complicated subject in reproductive health.

The other half of our time will be spent in a hands-on session, going through the process of a D&C pregnancy termination starting from when your patient walks into the room unsure of her options.  Dr. Leighton will engage in a role-play exercise that will demonstrate appropriate options counseling techniques that will allow us to educate our patients, enabling them to make an informed decision about which type of abortion to pursue.  Included in this session is a demonstration of a D&C on a papaya that seeks to demystify the procedure.  Papayas and D&C kits will be provided for workshop attendees who would like to see for themselves what this procedure entails.

Dr Lynette Leighton attended medical school at UC Davis. Her residency was at UCSF School of Medicine in the department of Family and Community Medicine. She is now a reproductive fellow at the Institute for Urban Family Medicine, at the Beth Israel hospital in Manhattan.

Presenters:  Dr. Lynette Leighton, MD, MS. Institute for Urban Family Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital

Sponsors: MSFC