RCOG Webinar on 'Providing Safe Abortion and Post-abortion Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Change, Challenges and Successes', Monday 28 September 2020

24 September 2020

The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) is organising a webinar on ‘Providing Safe Abortion and Post-abortion Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Change, Challenges and Successes’ on Monday 28 September 2020. One of the speakers is Mr Jonathan Lord, BSACP Co-Chair and member of the RCOG Abortion Taskforce.

Further information about this webinar, and a link to the registration form, are provided below.

Providing Safe Abortion and Post-abortion Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Change, Challenges and Successes

Date: Monday 28 September 2020 | 6.00pm–7.15pm (BST)

Speakers:

Ranee Thakar – Senior Vice President RCOG (Chair)

Jonathan Lord – Co-Chair BSACP & RCOG Abortion Taskforce; Medical Director, Marie Stopes UK; Consultant Gynaecologist

Dr Kathryn Church – Marie Stopes International Head of Research

Dr Karthik Srinivasan, Chief Medical Advisor, IPPF UK

 

Webinar registration link here

Registration Deadline: Monday 28 September, 12.00pm 

 

Background

On 28 September the  RCOG will mark International Safe Abortion Day by hosting a webinar entitled ‘Providing Safe Abortion and Post-abortion Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Change, Challenges and Successes’. From 6.00pm BST, the event will highlight the challenges and accomplishments of healthcare professionals, providing access to safe abortion and post-abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

In these unprecedented times healthcare systems need to find ways to continue to deliver essential safe abortion services safely, to minimise the risk of COVID-19 infections for both healthcare workers and patients. Failing to do so would risk going backward and losing much of the progress on access to safe abortion care that has been made to date.

 

Emma Parnham

Programme Support Officer, Centre for Women’s Global Health

E eparnham@rcog.org.uk | T +44 (0) 20 7772 6459 | W rcog.org.uk | S @RCObsGyn