Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

Closed

August 7 - 8, 2017

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ned Calonge (co-chair)
Helene Gayle (co-chair)
Wendy Brewster
Lee Fleisher
Carol Hogue
Jody Rae Lori
Jeanne Miranda
Ruth Parker
Deborah Powell
Eva Pressman
Alina Salganicoff
Paul Shekelle
Susan Wolf (via teleconference)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Report chapter edits and changes
• Report chapter responsibilities
• Findings, conclusions, and recommendations
• Report review process and timeline
• Additional research needed

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

• Report chapter drafts

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 09, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

July 25, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Two members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee spoke by teleconference with a clinician who serves as Chief Medical Officer of a large health care organization that provides abortions and other reproductive health services. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; and future research priorities.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 26, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

July 21, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ned Calonge (co-chair)
Helene Gayle (co-chair)
Wendy Brewster
Lee Fleisher
Carol Hogue
Ruth Parker
Debbie Powell
Eva Pressman
Alina Salganicoff
Paul Shekelle
Susan Wolf

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

•Draft chapters, comments, and edits
•Report gaps, findings and conclusions

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

•Draft chapters
•Draft findings, conclusions, gaps, and recommendations

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 26, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

June 26, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

All members attended through conference call:
Ned Calonge (co-chair)
Helene Gayle (co-chair)
Wendy Brewster
Lee Fleisher
Carol Hogue
Jody Lori
Jeanne Miranda
Ruth Parker
Eva Pressman
Alina Salganicoff
Paul Shekelle
Susan Wolf

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

•Report chapter reviews and edits
•Report findings and conclusions

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

•Drafts of selected sections of the report

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 29, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

May 30, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Two members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee met with a clinician who provides abortions to learn the clinician's perspective on the key elements of high quality, safe abortion care. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; and future research priorities.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 12, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

May 16 - 17, 2017

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ned Calonge (co-chair)
Helene Gayle (co-chair, via teleconference)
Wendy Brewster
Lee Fleisher
Carol Hogue
Jody Rae Lori (via teleconference May 16 only)
Jeanne Miranda
Ruth Parker
Deborah Powell
Eva Pressman
Alina Salganicoff
Paul Shekelle
Susan Wolf (May 17 only)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Report outline organization
• Preliminary findings and conclusions
• Report chapter responsibilities
• Additional supporting research and literature search needed

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

• Literature search strategies
• Terms and definitions

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 22, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine CA 92617, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

April 10, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Two members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee met with a clinician who provides abortions to learn the clinician's perspective on the key elements of high quality, safe abortion care. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; and future research priorities.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 12, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

April 7, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Two members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee met with a clinician who provides abortions and trains abortion providers to learn the clinician's perspective on the key elements of high quality, safe abortion care. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; and future research priorities.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 12, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

March 30, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Two members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee met with an expert in family planning education to gain perspective on training issues related to the assurance of high quality, safe abortion care. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; medical school program requirements (related to abortion); OBGYN and Family Medicine residency requirements (related to abortion); and future research priorities.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 12, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

March 28, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Two members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee met with a clinician who provides abortions and trains abortion providers to learn the clinician's perspective on the key elements of high quality, safe abortion care. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; and future research priorities.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 12, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services: Assessing the Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the U.S.

March 23 - 24, 2017

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ned Calonge (co-chair)
Helene Gayle (co-chair)
Wendy Brewster (March 23 only)
Lee Fleisher
Carol Hogue
Jody Rae Lori
Jeanne Miranda
Ruth Parker
Deborah Powell
Eva Pressman
Michael Raggio
Alina Salganicoff
Paul Shekelle
Susan Wolf (via teleconference)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Open session (March 24) speaker presentations
• Report timeline
• Report outline and chapter work groups
• Research/literature goals, potential research gaps

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

• Literature search strategies
• Handouts of presentation slides
• Draft causal model
• Findings, conclusions, and recommendations guidelines
• Fact-checking guidelines
• Report chapter draft
• Discussion guide for provider interviews
• Blau, M. A provocative abortion clinic opens in the Bible Belt, with no apologies. 20 March 2017. STAT.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 03, 2017

Contact

Reproductive Health Services Project Staff

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Committee Interview

March 20, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Three members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee met with a clinician who provides abortions, trains abortion providers, and operates an outpatient abortion clinic to learn the clinician's perspective on the key elements of high quality, safe abortion care. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; and future research priorities.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 21, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Committee Interview

March 14, 2017

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Two members of the Reproductive Health Services Committee spoke by teleconference with an obstetrician/gynecologist who directs family planning services and physician training at a large academic medical center. Issues discussed on this call included factors that may diminish or improve the safety and quality of medical and surgical abortions (i.e. clinical setting, provider skills and training, pain management, and linkages to local health care providers); necessary precautions for patients with comorbidities and other special considerations; patient preferences; FDA REMS requirements; psychological needs of patients; delays in abortion care; and future research priorities.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 21, 2017

Contact

Contact us

reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Reproductive Health Services Meeting #1

January 9 - 10, 2017

Past

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Ned Calonge
Wendy Brewster
Lee Fleisher
Helene Gayle
Carol Hogue
Jody Rae Lori
Jeanne Miranda
Ruth Parker
Eva Pressman
Alina Salganicoff
Paul Shekelle
Susan Wolf

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Completed orientation on the HMD consensus study process
• Completed the committee conflict of interest and bias discussion for those present
• Discussed statement of task
• Identified working groups, information needs, and data gathering methods
• Developed preliminary work plan and rough report outline
• Reviewed project timeline
• Deliberated topics and panels for March public workshop

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

• Study timeline
• Handouts of presentation slides
• Preliminary report draft
• Working group assignments

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 18, 2017

Contact

Katye Magee

202-334-2353
reproductivehealth@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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