Department of Ob-Gyn brings posters, presentations to 2023 Society of Family Planning Conference

Members of the Department of Ob-Gyn brought an impressive array of posters and panel sessions to the annual Society of Family Planning Conference on October 28-30, 2023 in Seattle. This conference aims to allow professionals to share research and learn from one another about abortion and contraception care. These are just a few of their exciting accomplishments:

Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Ob-Gyn and associate residency program director, moderated the panel “We travel the path of our patients: Establishing Illinois-based abortion training for Wisconsin Ob-Gyn residents". The panel included resident Alex Andes, MD, PGY-4, and colleagues from the University of Chicago, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Rush University. 

Poster: “Increase in Patients Seeking Sterilization at a Single Wisconsin Hospital: 2016-2022.” Authors: Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH; Rachel Mojdehbakhsh, MD; Bridget Kelly, MD; Laura Hanks, MD; Eliza Bennett, MD; Laura Jacques, MD. 

Laura Swan, PhD, LCSW, research scientist in the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity and Department of Population Health Sciences, presented the poster, “Coercion in contraceptive care: Differences based on racial/ethnic identity, sexual orientation, and gender identity.” Authors: Laura Swan, Lindsay Cannon, Madison Lands, Jenny Higgins, Tiffany Green.

Incredible work, all!

**by Ob-Gyn Communications Intern Paige Stevenson