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Family Planning ECHO

Family Planning ECHO

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ERICA TORRES
Project Facilitator
erica.torres@hsc.utah.edu

SESSION TIME
Second Wednesday of Every Month
7:30 - 8:30 am MST
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What pain management options exist for IUD placement? How can I help my patient select the right birth control pill? Can the hormonal IUD really be used as emergency contraception? You've got questions, and the Division of Family Planning at the University of Utah has answers! Join us on Zoom the second Wednesday of each month to connect with local experts in family planning, discuss clinical cases, and share best practices for providing comprehensive person-centered family planning care to patients. 

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Division of Family Planning

The University of Utah family planning clinicians are specialists in the field of family planning. We provide a full range of contraceptive and abortion services. In addition to clinical care, faculty and fellows within the family planning program are leaders in research to improve family planning care.  

Mission Statement

The Utah Family Planning Group is an interdisciplinary collaboration of passionate health care providers, researchers, educators, and administrators committed to elevating the health and wellbeing of our community through essential sexual and reproductive health care, education, and advocacy.

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Family Planning ECHO Schedule & Recordings

    Date

    Topic

    Presenter(s)

    Recording

    October 11, 2023

    The Intimate Connection: Hormones, Contraception and Sexual Acceptability

    Jessica Sanders, PhD, MSPH & Erica Lemke, MA, CSC

     
    November 8, 2023

    Navigating Abortion Restrictions in the Military: Past, Present, and Charting the Way Forward

    Commander Jacqueline S. Lamme, MD, MPH, FACOG, US Navy, Medical Corps

     

    December 13, 2023

    Canceled

    Substance Use and Contraceptive/Family Planning Care

    TBA

     
    January 10, 2024

    Opill: The First Over the Counter Contraceptive Pill

    TBA

     
    February 14, 2024

    TBA

    TBA

     
    March 13, 2024

    History of Self-Managed Abortion

    Jennifer Kaiser, MD

     
    April 10, 2024

    TBA

    TBA

     
    May 8, 2024

    Dobbs Impact on Provider Workforce

    Alex Woodcock, MD

     

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      February 8, 2023

      Reproductive Coercion

      Kathryn Fay, MD, MSCI 

      https://youtu.be/4f-cRrD_BwI

       

      March 8, 2023

      Evolution and Overview of PHI Care

      Kate White, MD, MPH 

      https://youtu.be/d2GBSAVEJL4

       

      April 12, 2023

      What's New in Contraceptive Methods

      David Turok, MD, MPH 

      https://youtu.be/_G4KQOeQQO0

       

      May 10, 2023

      Barrier Methods

      Jessica Lewis-Caporal, DNP, FNP-BC  

      https://youtu.be/4Bfy5R_XxjY

       

      September 12, 2022

      Abortion Care in Utah

      Misha Pangasa MD, MSCI

      https://youtu.be/wIZuKUg7lkI

      For providers: supporting abortion-related healthcare in post-Roe Utah

       

      October 12, 2022

      Permanent Contraception

      Alexandra Woodcock, MD

      https://youtu.be/4EN4mGmwGjg

       

      November 9, 2022

      Family Planning & Sexual Health & Wellness Considerations for People of Diverse Gender Experience

      Erika Sullivan, MD, MS, MS

       

      December 14, 2022 

      Contraceptive Mechanisms of Action: In the Womb Where it Happens

      Mark Hathaway, MD, MPH

       

      January 12, 2022

      More than Informed: Trauma-Liberative Family Planning Practice

      Kathryn Fay, MD, MSCI

      https://youtu.be/ikrD8Ls2-H8

       

      February 9, 2022

      Early Pregnancy Loss: Diagnosis and Management

      Jennifer Kaiser, MD, MA

      https://youtu.be/u0JmrDRTCkM

       

      March 9, 2022

      Best Practices in Teaching Adolescent Health Education in Utah

      Annabel Sheinberg

      Ocean Candler

       

      April 13, 2022 

      Accessing Abortion Care in Restrictive States: Utah as a Case Example

      Kathryn Fay, MD, MSCI 

       

      September 8, 2021

      Spotlight on Emergency Contraception: What's New?

      David Turok, MD, MPH

      https://youtu.be/tvD4S3AgQBQ

       

      October 13, 2021

      IUD Insertions and Removals: What to Do When it Just Won’t Go

      Jennifer Kaiser, MD, MA

      https://youtu.be/Hrq_ZeSg73U

       

      November 10, 2021

      Strategies for Selecting Oral Contraception

      Amelia Clement, MD

      https://youtu.be/lm6ud3YefGg

       

      December 8, 2021

      Complex Feelings Around Pregnancy

      Jen Robinson (she/her), MS, WHNP-BC, &

      Connie Folse (she/her), MPH, CHES

      https://youtu.be/4g-bpfJq-Qs

      Our Presenters

      Erica Lemke MA, CSC

      Continuum Mind + Body Collaborative

      Profile

      Jessica Sanders PhD, MSPH

      University of Utah

       

      Profile

      Commander Jacqueline S. Lamme, MD, MPH, FACOG

      US Navy, Medical Corps

      Profile

      JENNIFER KAISER, MD, MA

      Assistant Professor

      University of Utah Division of Family Planning

      Profile

      ALEX WOODCOCK, MD

      Family Planning Fellow

      University of Utah

      Profile

      Jessica Lewis-Caporal DNP, FNP-BC

      University of Utah

       

      Profile

      Kate White, MD, MPH

      Vice Chair of Academics & Associate Director of Complex Family Planning Fellowship

      Boston Medical Center

      Profile

      Mark Hathaway, MD, MPH

      Associate Clinical Professor of Health Care Sciences

      John's Hopkins Department of OB/GYN

      George Washington University

      Profile

      Erika Sullivan, MD

      University of Utah

      Profile

      MISHA PANGASA, MD

      Family Planning Fellow

      University of Utah

      Profile

      MICHELLE DEBBINK, MD

      Family Planning Fellow

      University of Utah

      Profile

      AMELIA C. CLEMENT, MD

      Family Planning Fellow

      University of Utah

       

      Profile

      DAVID K. TUROK, MD, MPH, FACOG

      Associate Professor and Division Chief

      University of Utah Division of Family Planning

       

      Profile

      JEN ROBINSON, MS, WHNP-BC, CNM 

      Jen's pronouns: (she/her)

      Director of Clinical Training

      University of New Mexico LARC Mentoring Program

      CONNIE FOLSE, MPH, CHES 

      Connie's pronouns: (she/her)

      Training and Education Manager

      Beyond the Pill

      Profile

      KATHRYN FAY, MD, MSCI

      Kathryn's pronouns: (she/her)

      Brigham and Women's Hospital

      Profile

      ANNABEL SHEINBERG

      VP for External Affairs

      Planned Parenthood Association of Utah

      OCEAN CANDLER

      Community Health Educator

      Planned Parenthood Association of Utah