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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
3215.0: Monday, December 12, 2005 - 1:15 PM

Abstract #116218

Does training family physicians to provide abortions expand the pool of providers?

Linda W. Prine, MD1, Kamini Geer, MD2, and Susan Rubin, MD2. (1) Department of Family Medicine, Beth Israel Residency in Urban Family Practice, 16 E. 16th Street, New York, NY 10003, 212-366-9320, Lindaprine@earthlink.net, (2) Department of Family Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 126 Fifth Avenue, Suite 805, New York, NY 10011

A new survey of graduated trainees from the Planned Parenthood of NYC Clinician Training Initiative (CTI) indicates increased numbers of family physicians providing abortions. This presentation will report on the outcomes of two training programs: one training doctors in medication abortion and one in early aspiration abortion (MVA), describing the impact on the numbers of abortion providers in primary care settings. It will show not only how many new physicians received training, but how many have gone on to actually provide abortions. Until now, other studies have not shown that the availability of mifepristone has markedly increased the numbers of abortion providers. This presentation will review the many issues that the two grant-funded programs addressed in order to facilitate family practice physicians becoming abortion providers. It will also demonstrate why this model of helping providers address obstacles to abortion implementation should be used in future efforts to address the shortage of abortion providers.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to

    Keywords: Abortion, Access

    Related Web page: www.theaccessproject.org

    Presenting author's disclosure statement:

    I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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    Access to Safe Abortion Services in the U.S

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