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APHA 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition
29 October–2 November 2011

Guide to Population Council activities

Conference venue
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

APHA 2011 conference Web site

 

Sun, 30 Oct
Platform Title Authors
Poster Session
4:30–5:30 pm

"Quality of care in private and public facilities: Making childbirth cherished and safe for women in Bangladesh" (Board 9) (Abstract no. 249119)

Poster Session 2071.0—Innovations in International Health

Laila Rahman, Ubaidur Rob, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, and Ismat Ara Hena

 

Mon, 31 Oct

Platform

Title

Authors

Oral Sessions
10:30 am–12:00 pm

"Increasing rational use of modern contraceptives in Bangladesh: Experiences from operations research" (10:30 am) (Abstract no. 242041)

Session 3163.0—Family Planning Research and Practice

Md. Mahabub Ul Anwar, Ubaidur Rob, and Ismat Ara Hena

 

"Performance-based incentive matters to increase utilization of maternal, newborn, and child health services in Bangladesh" (11:10 am) (Abstract no. 239758)

Session 3156.0—Policy Impacts on Maternal and Child Health: Stories from the Field

Ubaidur Rob, Laila Rahman, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, and Ismat Ara Hena
12:30–2:00 pm

"Health care professionals' experiences of providing legal abortion care in Mexico City's public facilities: Three years after decriminalization" (12:30 pm) (Abstract no. 247939)

Session 3245.0—Women’s Health

Claudia Diaz, Sandra Garcia, Patricio Sanhueza Smith, Vanessa Cravioto, Olimpia Gomez, and Roula AbiSamra
 

"Evaluation of the Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics (ALSO) program in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico" (12:48 pm) (Abstract no. 246204)

Session 3247.0—Strengthening Health Systems in Developing Settings

Paola Sesia, Marieke G. Van Dijk, Mónica Iliana García-Rojas, Matthias Sachse-Aguilera, Karla Berdichevsky, Xipatl Contreras, Jorge Valencia, and Sandra Garcia

2:30–4:00 pm

"Trends in legal abortion services in Mexico City MOH facilities, 2007–2010" (3:10 pm) (Abstract no. 245031)

Session 3369.0—Abortion: Access, Barriers, and Service Issues

Armando Ahued Ortega, Marieke G. Van Dijk, Jorge Morales, Claudia Diaz, Jorge Valencia, and Sandra Garcia
4:30–6:00 pm

"Let there be light for increasing use of male contraceptive methods in low-performing areas of Bangladesh" (4:48 pm) (Abstract no. 246508)

Session 3441.0—Reproductive Health and Family Planning

Laila Rahman and Ubaidur Rob

 

Tue, 1 Nov

Platform

Title

Authors
Oral Session
12:30–2:00 pm

"Women's experiences of legal abortion care provided in Mexico City's public facilities: A mixed-methods study, three years after decriminalization" (1:30 pm) (Abstract no. 247964)

Session 4234.0—Women’s and Providers’ Perspectives on Abortion

Roula AbiSamra, Claudia Diaz, Sandra Garcia, Patricio Sanhueza Smith, Vanessa Cravioto, and Olimpia Gomez
Poster Sessions
2:30–3:30 pm

"Breastfeeding practices of women to their neonates: A perspective from Bangladeshi women" (Board 1) (Abstract no. 240620)

Poster Session 4258.0—Breastfeeding

Mst. Farhana Akter
4:30–5:30 pm

"Out-of-pocket expenses for maternity care in Bangladesh: A public–private comparison" (Board 2) (Abstract no. 240121)

Poster Session 4352.0—Topics in International Maternal and Child Health

Md. Moshiur Rahman, Ubaidur Rob, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, and Benjamin Bellows
 

"Exploring changing intergenerational social values surrounding sexuality among rural and indigenous Oaxacan women" (Board 8) (Abstract no. 247328)

Poster Session 4358.0—Global Reproductive Health and Rights

Tahilin Sanchez Karver, Katherine S. Wilson, Xipatl Contreras, Sandra Garcia, and Karen A. McDonnell
Oral Session
4:30–6:00 pm

"A cut above? Evidence-based lessons for improving the informed consent process for male circumcision in Swaziland and Zambia" (5:00 pm) (Abstract no. 244552)

Session 4382.0—Public Health Ethics and the Global Community

Katie D. Schenk, Barbara Friedland, Lou Apicella, Meredith Sheehy, Kelvin Munjile and Paul C. Hewett


Wed, 2 Nov


Platform

Title

Authors
Oral Sessions
10:30 am–12:00 pm

"Magnesium sulfate use for the treatment of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Oaxaca state, Mexico" (11:06 am) (Abstract no. 244822)

Session 5131.0—Women's Health II

Marieke G. Van Dijk, Mónica Garcia Rojas, Xipatl Contreras, Jorge Valencia, and Sandra Garcia
12:30–2:00 pm

"Performance-based payment to providers: A new twist with institutional targets to improve facility performance" (1:30 pm) (Abstract no. 250091)

Session 5181.0—International Perspectives in Health Administration II

Laila Rahman, Ubaidur Rob, Md. Noorunnabi Talukder, and Ismat Ara Hena




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