11th ESC Congress

"Culture, Communication, Contraception"

19 - 22 MAY THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

WEDNESDAY May 19 | THURSDAY May 20 | FRIDAY May 21 | SATURDAY May 22


WEDNESDAY
May 19 World Forum Theater
18:00 Opening Session
19:30 Opening Reception


THURSDAY

May 20

World Forum Theater Atlantic Amazon Yangtze Mississippi
8:30 Plenary Session 1
Diversity and SRH in multicultural Europe
10:00

Break and poster viewing

10:30 Sponsored Symposium Schering Plough  Congress Session 1 Free Communications 1 Society Session 1 Society Session 2
New formulations in hormonal contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare International Federation of Professional Abortion and Contraception Associates
12:00

Lunch (12:00 - 14:00)

World Forum Theater Atlantic Amazon Yangtze Mississippi
12:15 - 13:45 Sponsored Symposium Bayer Schering Pharma 12:30 - 13:30 Meet the Expert sessions: more info and rooms >>>
14:00 Sponsored Symposium Bayer Schering Pharma Congress Session 2 Workshop Society Session 3 Society Session 4 
Determinants of contraceptive behaviour WHO documents and guidelines German Society of Contraception Francophone Society of Contraception
15:30

Break and poster viewing

Sponsored lecture Laboratoire HRA
16:00 Keynote 1
Culture, Communication, Contraception
16:30 Congress Session 3 Forum 1 Free Communications 2 Free Communications 3 Society Session 5 
Prevention: Beyond the Double Dutch Contraceptive use: perspective from both sides of the Atlantic Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

16:30

Society Session 6 Italian Society of Contraception (room: Everest)


FRIDAY
May 21 World Forum Theater Atlantic Amazon Yangtze Mississippi
8:30 Plenary Session 2
Evidence based sexual and reproductive health care
10:00

Break and poster viewing

10:30 Sponsored Symposium Bayer Schering Pharma Congress Session 4 Free Communications 4 Forum 2 Society Session 7
Culture, religion, reproduction and sexuality Young Scientists Contraception and bone: should we worry Spanish Society of Contraception
12:00 - 12.15 ESC Medal lecture

Lunch (12:15 - 13:30)

12:25 - 13:25 Expert groups

Kilimanjaro

Atlantic Amazon Yangtze Mississippi Everest

Nurses/para-

meds SIG

Expert group on sexual and reproductive health and education Expert group on STI Expert group on abortion Expert group on hormonal contraception Expert group on non-hormonal methods of contraception

May 21

World Forum Theater Atlantic Amazon Yangtze Mississippi
13:30 Keynote 2
A tribute to Margaret Sanger
14:00 Sponsored Symposium Scheringh Plough Congress Session 5

Best Poster Session

Society Session 8 Society Session 9
To bleed or not to bleed Sponsored Symposium Pantarhei Bioscience Rutgers Nisso Group, Dutch Foundation for Contraception, STI Aids Netherlands Swiss Society of Contraception
15:30 Keynote 3
Contraception and Sexuality: a review
16:00

Break and poster viewing

16:30 - 18:30 General Assembly  (members only)


SATURDAY
May 22 World Forum Theater
8:30 Plenary Session 3
Education and training for family planning professionals
10:00 Break
10:30 Congress Session 6
Contraception and gynaecological disease
12:00 Closing session and Award ceremony

12:45 Congress adjourn


Meet the expert sessions (registration on site at the registration desk - max. 15 participants)             

 
Skills in intercultural sexual health communication - Yangtze Preventive strategies for adolescence - Central America
Preventive strategies for ethnic minorities - Antarctica Emergency contraception: the lack of impact on abortion rates - South America
Skills in sexual health education - Asia  How to measure quality of life - Everest 1
Management of side effects of contraceptives - Europe 1 How to deal with repeat abortion - Kilimanjaro 1
Sexual counselling in family planning consultations - Europe 2 Peer education of adolescents - Everest 2
Future of contraception - Mississippi Practical aspects of medical abortion - Kilimanjaro 2
Media: an important tool - North America Cancer risks and contraception - Summit Foyer


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