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Postpartum family planning: Sharing Experiences, Lessons Learned and Tools for Programming

May 2009

Meeting Objectives
1) Present and discuss experiences and lessons learned in implementing PPFP in a variety of settings
2) Share tools and resources to support PPFP programming
3) Discuss progress, continuing priorities for research and advancing MNCH/FP integration

AGENDA

8:45 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:15 am

Welcome and Overview

Michael Burkly, USAID
Catharine McKaig, ACCESS-FP

9:15-10:30 am

Repositioning LAM
LAM Interagency Working Group
Application and Lessons Learned from Operationalizing LAM Messages
Integrating LAM into the Pragati Project, India
Q&A

 
 
Jeannette Cachan, IRH
Robin Anthony Kouyate, ACCESS-FP/AED
Adrienne Allison, World Vision

10:30-10:45 am

Break

 

10:45-12:00 am

Assessing the Quality of Comprehensive
Postnatal Care

Initiating PPFP in Albania
Scaling up PPFP in Yemen
Q&A

Saumya Ramarao, Population Council
Altina Peshkatari, ACCESS-FP
Salwa Bitar, ESD

12:00-1:00 pm

Lunch & Resource Expo

1:00-2:00 pm

Postpartum Long Acting and Permanent Methods Demo
Co-hosted with MCHIP and RESPOND
15 minute demos (choose three to attend)
Station #1: PPIUCD-Manual
Station #2: PP- Non-Scalpel Vasectomy
Station #3: PPIUCD-Instrumental
Station #4: PP- Tubal Ligation

 
Rosemary Kamunya, Jhpiego/Kenya
Carmela Cordero, RESPOND
Jeff Smith, Jhpiego/Asia
Ricky Lu, MCHIP

2:00-3:00 pm

Revitalizing PPIUCD
Experiences from India & Kenya

Rosemary Kamunya, Jhpiego/Kenya
Jeff Smith, Jhpiego/Asia

3:00-3:15 am

Break

 

3:15-4:15 pm

Furthering the Research Agenda

John Stanback, PROGRESS/FHI

3:45-4:00 pm

Closing

Virginia Lamprecht, USAID

 

About ACCESS-FP
The ACCESS-FP Program is a five-year global program, sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development, with the goal of responding to the significant unmet needs for family planning among postpartum women. As an Associate Award through the ACCESS Program, ACCESS-FP is implemented by Jhpiego in partnership with Save the Children, Constella Futures, the Academy for Educational Development, the American College of Nurse-Midwives and IMA World Health.

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