Moscow, 27-28 October 2005: „Abortion, Contraception and Women‘s Health“

08:30-
10:00
Registration

10:00-
10:30
Opening ceremony

10:00-
10:30
Opening session

10:30-
12:30
Abortion technology: surgical abortion
Chair:
- Vladislav I. Krasnopolsky, RU
- Gunta Lazdane, DK
- Counselling before surgical abortion - Maria Francès- Kircz, NL Irina Savelieva, RU
- Discussion
- Evidence for cervical priming using misoprostol or mifepristone - Helena von Hertzen, CH
- Manual Vacuum Aspiration in Europe - Rodica Comendant, MD
- Methods of abortion in first trimeste r and analgesia in abortion procedures - Pierre Moonens, BE
- Preoperative examinations before an abortion? - Olga F. Serova, RU Anne Vérougstraete, BE
- Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration - Marijke Alblas, ZA

12:30-
13:30
Lunch

13:30-
14:30
Abortion technology: Second trimester
Chair:
- Andrey P. Nikonov, RU
- Discussion
- Medical method - Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, SE
- Surgical method - Nana V. Ordgonikidze, RU Daan Schipper, NL

14:30-
15:30
Abortion technology: Medical abortion with mifepristone + misoprostol
Chair:
- Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, SE
- Olga F. Serova, RU
- Experience from Europe after 17 years of use - Elisabeth Aubény, FR
- Experience from Russia - Tatiana M. Astakchova, RU Andrey A. Kuzemin, RU
- When is a backup aspiration needed? - Christian Fiala, AT

15:30-
15:50
Coffee break + Poster presentation

15:50-
19:00
Abortion technology: Medical abortion
Chair:
- Marijke Alblas, ZA
- Irina Savelieva, RU
- Advantages and inconveniences of medical and surgical abortion - Philippe Lefèbvre, FR
- Counselling before medical abortion - Christiane der Andreassian, FR
- Discussion
- Misoprostol - Andrew Weeks, GB
- Misoprostol alone - Helena von Hertzen, CH

19:00-

Gala Dinner