Advancing Women's Health Through Medical Education
A Systems Approach in Family Planning and Abortion

A unique and inspirational guide to the creation of an integrated medical education framework for family planning and reproductive health.

Uta Landy (Edited by), Philip D Darney (Edited by), Jody Steinauer (Edited by)

9781108839648, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 19 August 2021

382 pages
26 x 18.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.97 kg

'This book is an important addition to medical education literature because it provides a unique perspective on medical education, family planning, and abortion services in the U.S. and abroad.' Talia Helen Sobel, Doody's Notes

Neither legalization of abortion nor scientific and political advances in contraception and abortion ensure that training and research in family planning are routinely integrated into medical education. Without integration, subsequent generations of healthcare professionals are not prepared to incorporate evidence-based family planning into their practices, teaching, or research. Omission of this crucial component prevents the cultural and professional normalization of an often stigmatized and embattled aspect of women's health. Taking the successful US-based Ryan and Family Planning Fellowship programs as templates for training, teaching, and academic leadership, this book describes the integration of family planning and pregnancy termination into curricula with an international outlook. With an evidence- and systems-based approach, the book is a unique and practical guide to inspire and train the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Preface
Introduction
Section I: Abortion Training: Workforce, Leadership, Social and Political impact
1. A Systems Approach to Medical Education
2. Training in Contraception and Abortion to Reduce Maternal Mortality
3. The History of Integrated Training in Abortion and Contraception for Obstetrician-Gynecologists in the USA
4. The Medical Community, Abortion and the Crucial Role of Physician Advocacy
5. The US Family Planning Fellowship as a Community of Practice
6. Building Evidence through Research: The Benefits of Integrating Research into Family Planning Training
7. Impact of Integrated Family Planning Training: Culture Change and Access to Care
8. Conscientious Provision and Objection in Medical Training in the Context of the Abortion Controversy
Section II: Integration of Abortion into Graduate Medical Education
9. Abortion Training in the US: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Challenges
10. Starting and Optimizing an Academic Abortion Service
11. The Role of Early Pregnancy Loss Care in Ensuring Competence in Uterine Evacuation
12. Academic Family Planning and Sexual and Reproductive Health Collaborations: Training and Advocacy with Community Partners
13. Family Planning Training at Catholic and other Faith-Based Hospitals
14. The Importance of Including Abortion in Undergraduate Medical Education
15. Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Training into Family Medicine
16. Integrating Training in Advanced-Practice Clinician Programs
Section III: Family Planning Curricular Design and Implementation
17. A Guide for Creating a Program in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Education
18. Creating and Implementing a Curriculum for Reproductive and Sexual Health Training Programs
19. Assessing Competence in Family Planning Skills through Milestones
20. Educating and Mentoring Medical Students in Family Planning
21. The Role of Students in Advocating for Training in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
22. The Role of Simulation in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Training
23. The Benefits of and Strategies for Supporting Residents' Partial Participation in Abortion Training
24. Stigma and Abortion Care: Implications for Training
25. Emotional Support: A Key Component of Training and Service Delivery in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
Section IV: Reproductive Health Services and Abortion Training: Global Examples
26. Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Workforce – National and Global Advances for Availability, Accessibility, and Quality
27. Medical Education for Safe Abortion Services in Nepal
28. Case Study of Abortion Training and Integration in Ghana
29. Case Study on Pre-Service Integration of Abortion and Contraception Trainings in Ethiopia
30. Global Perspectives of Legalization and Training: A Case Study of Abortion Training and Integration into Clinical Practice in Colombia
31. Medical Education in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Uruguay
32. Abortion Training and Integration of Legal Services in Public Health Systems: A Case Study in Mexico City
33. Case Study of Abortion Training and Integration in Training Models in Sweden
34. The History of Abortion Services and Training in United Kingdom
35. Abortion Training and Integration in Ireland.

Subject Areas: Gynaecology & obstetrics [MJT], Birth control, contraception, family planning [MBNH4], Medicine: general issues [MB]