2020 BSACP Conference
BSACP/RSM Conference on ‘Excellence in Adversity: Abortion Care in the Coronavirus Pandemic’, 12 October 2020
Speaker Presentations
[NB. These presentations are ‘preview’ Dropbox files (15 minutes’ duration). To view/download the complete presentations (each ~30 minutes’ duration) requires the viewer to have/set up a (free) Dropbox account.]
Home mifepristone – the story of the double U-turn – Ms Rachael Clarke, Public Affairs and Advocacy Manager, British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Abortion under Clause A or B – Dr Janet Barter, Consultant in Sexual & Reproductive Health, Barts NHS Trust, and Vice President for Specialty at the FSRH, UK and Dr Charles Musters, Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist and Associate Clinical Director, East London NHS Foundation Trust
Telemedicine in abortion – quantitative evaluation – Professor Abigail Aiken, Associate Professor of Public Affairs at the LBJ School and a Faculty Associate at the Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Cultural and ethical issues about women self-managing abortion – Professor Lesley Hoggart, Public Health Academic researching sexual health and abortion. Associate Head of School (research excellence) in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at the Open University, Oxford, UK
Free Communications Presentations
[NB. These presentations are each of 10-15 minutes’ duration and so can be viewed in their entirety directly at the links included below without the need for the viewer to have/set up a (free) Dropbox account.]
Quality in abortion care: perspectives of service users – Patricia Lohr
Utility of a routine ultrasound for detection of ectopic pregnancies amongst women requesting abortion: a retrospective review – Clara Duncan
Providers’ experience of stigma following the introduction of more liberal abortion care in the Republic of Ireland, Brendan Dempsey
Acceptability of early medical abortion delivered by telemedicine – preliminary data from an NHS community abortion service – John Reynolds-Wright
Do medication abortion complications increase without regulations restricting practice? a population-based study using single-payer linked health administrative data – Laura Schummers
Demand for self-managed online telemedicine abortion in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic – Catherine Aiken
The two winners of the Free Communications Presentation Prize Awards were Dr Clara Duncan and Dr John Reynolds-Wright.
Poster Submissions
A selection of the 30+ posters submitted to the conference are included below.
1 Digital transformation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic – Abigail Storan Abigail Storan – BSACP RSM Marie Stopes UK Digital Transformation
2 Convenient, private and easier: client perspectives from the UK’s new telemedicine early medical abortion model – Chelsey Porter, Jonathan lord and Kathryn Church Chelsey Porter – MSUK_Convenient, private and easier_client perspectives from the UK’s new telemedicine EMA model
3 Time is of the essence: a qualitative analysis of delays women face with access to abortion services at Homerton University Hospital – Varnika Kaushik Varnika Kaushik – Virtual poster BSACP
4 The Introduction of the first NHS early medical abortion service in Northern Ireland – an emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic – Siobhan Kirk and Leanne Morgan Siobhan Kirk Nagar – Presentation BSACP (1)
5 A survey of patient experience and satisfaction with changes to abortion services during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown – Sarah Seacombe, Catherine Stace and Jane Dickson Sarah Seacombe – BSACP’s Presentation 2020 (2)
6 Strategies and service development to maintain and improve the wellbeing of EMA doctors at Marie Stopes UK during the Covid-19 pandemic – Sarah Salkeld and Yvonne Neubauer Sarah Salkeld – EMA doctor wellbeing at MSUK – BSACP powerpoint
7 Development of an infographic for outpatient medical termination of pregnancy: patient and staff feedback – S Pearson and R Prajwala S. Pearson R. Prajwala Poster
8 Systematic review of early abortion services in low and middle income country primary care: potential for reverse innovation and application in the UK context – Jacy Zhou, Rebecca Blaylock and Matthew Harris Rebecca Blaylock – BSACP poster_Zhou Blaylock Harris
9 Should we continue to scan to calculate gestation in all patients attending Sunderland Royal Hospital for an abortion? – Rachael Viney, Sarah-Jane Gatiss and Carley Gill Rachael Viney – Should we continue to scan to calculate gestation in all patients attending Sunderland Royal Hospital for an abortion BSACP Poster Submission
10 Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Early Medical Abortions without prior ultrasound at University Hospital Wales – Priya Vansia Priya Vansia – EMA without ultrasound poster presentation
11 Introducing a courier delivery service for early medical abortions at University Hospital Wales – Priya Vansia Priya Vansia – courier medications poster presentation
12 Experience of novel inhalation agent Penthrox for MVA during COVID-19: ideal agent for analgesia and anxiolysis? Louise Forster and Jonathan Lord Louise Forster – Penthrox – RSM
13 Client evaluation of home-use mifepristone and misoprostol at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service during the COVID-19 pandemic – Marielle E Meurice, Katherine Whitehouse, Rebecca Blaylock, Jenny Chang and Patricia A Lohr Katherine Whitehouse – Service User Evaluation BPAS final
14 A qualitative survey of women’s views of early medical abortion during the Covid 19 pandemic – Helen Bayliss, Rachel Gilmore and Natalie Brogan Helen Bayliss – BSCAP Qualitative survey powerpoint
15 A six month audit of ultrasound services in abortion care during the Covid 19 pandemic – Helen Bayliss and Rachel Gilmore Helen Bayliss – BSACP USS AUDIT
16 Cornual ectopic pregnancy diagnosed after early medical abortion – Helen Bayliss and Rachel Gilmore Helen Bayliss – BSACP Cornual pregnancy powerpoint
17 Use of fertility awareness digital apps within an abortion service – Frederica von Hawrylak, Catherine Moore and Paddy Horner Frederica von Hawrylak – Final BSACP poster submission 2020
18 Feticide with intra-amniotic or intra-fetal digoxin; a single-practitioner case series – Ellen Adams and Tracey Masters Ellen Adams Masters Feticide
19 The challenges and opportunities of providing abortion care in an NHS service during the COVID-19 pandemic – Rebecca Johnson and Manika Singh Dr Rebecca Johnson BSACP poster submitted
20 Covid-19 as a force for good: driving rapid and responsive change – Dominic Carroll, Susmita Ray and Alison Matthews Dominic Carroll – Covid-10 as a force for good (1)
21 Establishment of Ireland’s first manual vacuum aspiration clinic – D Hayes-Ryan, S Byrne & S Cooley Deirdre Hayes-Ryan – Poster BSACP DHR 7th October (1)
22 A rare coincidence: a second trimester ectopic pregnancy following early medical abortion – Claire McCarthy, Deirdre Hayes-Ryan and V O’Dwyer Claire McCarthy – BSACP2020EPT2final