Workshop on Facility Standards and the Safety of Outpatient Procedures
March 24, 2017
Keck Center of the National Academies
Room 100
500 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC
Workshop Objective: To learn about accreditation and other facility standards that relate to delivering abortion services.
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks |
| Ned Calonge, M.D., M.P.H., Committee Co-Chair | |
| 8:40 a.m. | Meeting Accreditation and State Licensing Requirements: The Experiences of Provider Organizations |
| Juliet Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan | |
| Q&A/Discussion |
| 9:20 a.m. | Differences in Facility Standards: Abortions and Other Outpatient Procedures |
| Bonnie Scott Jones, J.D., Senior Policy Advisor, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), University of California, San Francisco | |
| Q&A/Discussion | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Research on the Relationship of Facility-Related Factors and Patient Outcomes for Non-Hospital-Based Outpatient Procedures |
| Sarah Roberts, Dr.P.H., Associate Professor, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco | |
| Q&A/Discussion | |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Public Comments (3–5 minutes each) |
| Q&A/Discussion | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., Committee Co-Chair | |
| 12:10 p.m. | Adjourn |