Fistula Care staff have the opportunity to present at a variety of international conferences and meetings throughout the year. Here is a list of venues and presentations. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of any of the following posters or presentations, please send your detailed request to fistulacare@engenderhealth.org.

Upcoming Presentations

• Women Deliver in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia- May 28-30, 2013

Past Presentations

2013

• Global Maternal Health Conference (GMHC) in Arusha, Tanzania

2012

• International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons (ISOFS) Fourth Annual Meeting
  
• International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics 
• American Public Health Association (APHA) 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition

2011

• APHA 139th Meeting and Exposition

2010

• ISOFS Third Annual Meeting
• First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
• USAID Global Health Mini-University
• Global Maternal Health Conference
  
• International Conference on Global Health
• Women Deliver
• Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference

2009

• ISOFS Second Annual Meeting
• APHA 137th Annual Meeting
• FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics
• USAID Global Health Mini University

Past Fistula Care Project and Partner Meetings

• Consultative Meeting: Revitalizing the Partograph
• Meeting the Needs of Women with Fistula Deemed Incurable
• Medical Monitoring Workshop
• Improving Maternal Health through Family Planning Integration with Fistula Care
• Accra Partners Meeting

Upcoming Presentations

Women Deliver in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - May 28-30, 2013

Karen Beattie will present during a panel on "Results from the international alliance to prevent, treat and reintegrate women with obstetric fistula".

Past Presentations

Global Maternal Health Conference in Arusha, Tanzania - January 15-17, 2013

At GMHC 2013, there were two Fistula Care panels:

"Lessons from Fistula Programs: How to Improve Access for Better Maternal Health Outcomes" under the theme "Access to and Utilization of Quality Maternal Health Care"
Panel Moderator: Karen Beattie

Presentations:

• "Experiences of Women Seeking Fistula Treatment from Five Countries: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Services" - Karen Beattie
• "Community-Owned Data Collection to Prevent Maternal Mortality and Morbidities in Niger" - Ahmed Mamane
• "Integrating Family Planning into Obstetric Fistula Treatment Services: Experiences from Gao, Mali" - Demba Traore, Ingrid Martens
• "The Partograph Mentoring and Coaching Pilot in Uganda" - Lucy Asaba

"Quality Services: Putting Data to Use" under the theme "Measurement of the Quality of Maternal Health Care"
Panel Moderator: Carrie Ngongo

Presentations:

• "Indications, Quality of Care and Outcomes for Cesarean Delivery: Results from a Five-Country Retrospective Record Review" - Evelyn Landry
• "Building Hospitals' Capacity to Use Obstetric Fistula Monitoring Data in Decision-Making" - Carrie Ngongo
• "Mortality Audits in Fistula Programs" - Dr. Joseph Ruminjo

ISOFS Fourth Annual Meeting - November 15-17, 2012

The below presentations were given by Fistula Care staff or partners:

• "Community Based Screening of Genito-Urinary Fistula in Nigeria" - Dr. Adamu Isah
• "Developing Global Guidelines to Meet the Needs of Women With Fistula Deemed Incurable" - Dr. Joseph Ruminjo
• "Non-Inferiority of Short-Term Urethral Catheterization Following Fistula Repair Surgery: Study Update" - Dr. Joseph Ruminjo
• "Prevention and Management of Obstetric Fistula: A New Curriculum for Nurses and Midwives" - Celia Pett
• "Characteristics of Fistula Patients at Lamb Hospital" - Dr. Beatrice Ambauen-Berger, LAMB Hospital, Bangladesh
• "Repair of Genito-Urinary Fistula: A Review of 76 Operations in 71 cases" - Dr Begum, Kumudini Hospital, Bangladesh
• "Outcome of Surgical Repair of 43 Complicated Obstetric Fistula Cases in a Tertiary Care Centre in Dhaka City" - Dr. Fedousi Chowdhury, Ad-din Hospital, Bangladesh
• "Implementation of the FIGO Competency-Based Fistula Surgery Training Manual" - Dr F. Kirya and EHCO Uganda
• "De-Centralization of Obstetric Fistula Treatment Services in Niger" - Moussa Fatima, Fistula Eradication Network (REF) Niger

Poster Presentation:

• Fistula Repair and Re-Integration Poster - LAMB Hospital, Bangladesh

FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics - October 7-12, 2012

Fistula Care moderated a panel: "Expanding the Evidence Base for Prevention and Repair of Obstetric Fistula: Selected results from a program of research by the USAID-funded Fistula Care Project at EngenderHealth"

This included 5 presentations about the project. The panel was moderated by Karen Beattie.

Presentations from Fistula Care included:

• "Results of a Record Review Study of Data Collection Procedures and Indications for Cesarean Delivery in Nine Hospitals in Bangladesh, Guinea, Mali, Niger and Uganda" - Evelyn Landry
• "Revitalizing the Partograph in Low Resource Settings: Does the Evidence Support a Global Call to Action?" - Celia Pett
• "Meeting the Needs of Women with Fistula Deemed Incurable in Low Resource Settings" - Dr. Joseph Ruminjo
• "Development and Test of Prognostic Scoring Systems for Surgical Urinary Fistula Closure" - Dr. Veronica Frajzyngier
• "Determinants of Fistula Repair Post-Operative Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study" - Dr. Mark Barone

APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition - October 27-31, 2012

"Ethical Perspectives on Meeting the Needs of Women with Obstetric Fistula Deemed Incurable in Low Resource Settings" (Abstract)
Celia Pett, Julia Van Rooyen (Harvard Humanitarian Initiative)

"Revitalizing the Partograph for Effective Labor Monitoring and Management in Low Resource Settings" (Abstract)
Celia Pett

"Experiences of Women Seeking Treatment for Obstetric Fistula: Findings From Bangladesh, Guinea Niger, Nigeria and Uganda" (Abstract)
Evelyn Landry

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

“Evaluating a Community Engagement Intervention to Improve Maternal Health and Prevent Fistula in Guinea”
Ellen Brazier

“Results of a Record Review Study of Data Collection Procedures and Indications for Cesarean Delivery in 10 hospitals in Bangladesh, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Uganda”
Renee Fiorentino

ISOFS Third Annual Meeting - December 7-9, 2010

"Facility-Level Predictors of Urinary Fistula Repair Outcomes: Preliminary Results of a Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study"
Dr. Mark Barone, Veronica Frajzyngier, Dr. Joseph Ruminjo

"Factors Influencing Fistula Repair Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of the Literature"
Veronica Frajzyngier, Dr. Joseph Ruminjo, Dr. Mark Barone

"Mapping Fistula Services in Uganda Using GIS Techniques"
Joslyn E. Meier, Bernard T. Opar (Ministry of Health, Uganda), Richard Okello (USAID/Uganda), Peter Mukasa Kivunike, Edith Mukisa

"An Overview of Training Models"
Dr. Joseph Ruminjo, Dr. Isaac Achwal

First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research - November 16-19, 2010

"Evaluating a Model for Integrating Fistula Care Services in Guinea"
Karen Beattie, Moustapha Diallo, Evelyn Landry, Dr. Joseph Ruminjo, Mieko McKay, Renée Fiorentino

USAID Global Health Mini-University - October 8th, 2010

"Why Aren't We Better Using the Partograph that Saves Women's Lives?"
Karen Levin, Jeanne Kabagema and Peter Mukasa

Global Maternal Health Conference - August 30th-September 1st, 2010

"Use of the Partograph: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Find Out"
Jeanne Kabagema

"The Necessity of Waiting Houses for Pregnant Women in the DR Congo"
Dr. Ahuka Longombe

"Ruptured Uterus in Western Uganda: A 2-Year Retrospective Review"
Dr. Peter Mukasa

"Identifying Research Needs and Priorities for Obstetric and Gynecologic Fistula"
Dr. Joseph Ruminjo

"Improving the Use of the Partograph – A Case Study from a Rural Integrated Health and Development Project"
Dr. Kris Prenger

"Strengthening Cesarean Section Services: A Case from a Rural Integrated Health and Development Project in Bangaldesh"
Dr. Kris Prenger

"Retrospective Record Review of Cesarean Deliveries at Two Hospitals in Uganda"
Evelyn Landry

"Classifications of Cesarean Sections: A Systematic Review"
Dr. Maria Regina Torloni

Poster presentations:

"Engagement of Clerics Improves Fistula Prevention and Reintegration Efforts in Northern Nigeria"
Dr. Adamu Isah

"Evolution of Maternal Mortality in a Conflict Area"
Dr. Manga Pascal Okenge

37th Annual International Conference on Global Health - June 15th, 2010

"Integrating Family Planning into Fistula Repair Services in Nigeria"
Betty Farrell

Women Deliver - June 7-9, 2010

Click here to read a summary of our presentations at Women Deliver.

International Obstetric Fistula Working Group (IOWFG) Panel: "Innovations in Fistula Prevention, Treatment, and Reintegration"
Moderator: Karen Beattie

• "Innovation in Fistula Prevention: Legislating for Safe Motherhood in Ebonyi State, Nigeria" - Josephine Elechi (First Lady, Ebonyi State, Nigeria) and Dr. Ileogben Sunday Adeoye
• "Coordination of Fistula Programming: The Experience of the Fistula Eradication Network (REF) in Niger" - Mariama Moussa (Fistula Eradication Network, Niger)
• "Innovations in the Monitoring and Evaluation of Fistula Programs: The Compendium of Indicators" - Dr. Florina Serbanescu and Dr. Cindy Berg (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
  

Unite for Sight 7th Annual Global Health & Innovation Conference - April 17-18, 2010

"Holistic Prevention, Treatment, Reintegration, and Governance Program for Fistula Survivors in Kissidougou, Guinea"
Mieko McKay
Please click here to view the poster (284 KB).

ISOFS Second Annual Meeting - November 25-27, 2009

"Identification of Current Practices in Fistula Treatment: A Qualitative Review"
Dr. Joseph Ruminjo

APHA 137th Annual Meeting - November 9-11, 2009

"Pre Repair Centers for Fistula Care in Ethiopia"
Marsha Hamilton,  Evelyn Landry

Poster presentation: "Identification of Current Practices in Fistula Treatment: A Qualitative Review"
Dr. Joseph Ruminjo, Dr. Steve Arrowsmith, Evelyn Landry

FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics - October 4-9, 2009

"Determinants of Postoperative Outcomes in Fistula Repair Surgery - Preliminary Results"
Dr. Joseph Ruminjo, Dr. Mark Barone, Veronica Frajzyngier

"Social Immersion Strategy for Reintegration and Empowerment of Obstetric Fistula Survivors"
Moustapha Diallo, Dr. Yaya Kassé

Poster presentations:

• "Network of Clinical Providers Improves Management of Obstetric Fistula Treatment Program" - Dr. Adamu Isah
• "Prevention and Treatment of Obstetric Fistula: Community Work Makes a Difference" - Dr. S. M. Shahidullah, Dr. Abu Jamil Faisel

Ninth Annual Global Health Mini University - October 9, 2009

"Networking to Improve Fistula Treatment in Nigeria"
Evelyn Landry and Erin Mielke

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Past Fistula Care Project and Partner Meetings

Consultative Meeting: Revitalizing the Partograph
November 15-16, 2011

Please click here to view the meeting report.

Meeting the Needs of Women with Fistula Deemed Incurable
September 19-20, 2011

Please click here to view the meeting report.

Medical Monitoring Workshop
February 1-5, 2010

Please click here to read a summary of the meeting.

Improving Maternal Health through Family Planning Integration with Fistula Care
December 7-8, 2009

Please click here to read a summary of the meeting.

Accra Partners' Meeting

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