Welcome to Source for Science, the official podcast series of the Society of Family Planning. This series will cover the latest in abortion and contraception science and clinical care.

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#SFP2023 highlights – Advocacy

October 30, 2023

Special episode – recorded at the 2023 Society of Family Planning Meeting.

This episode features meeting highlights and exclusive interviews with #SFP2023 faculty:

  • Kara Janssen, AD discussing opening plenary panel  presentation from “Mass incarceration as reproductive oppression”
  • Cazembe Jackson discussing abortion story telling on the plenary “Breaking silos: Legal trends and clinical opportunities in abortion care and gender-affirming trans care”

#SFP2023 highlights – Clinical care

October 30, 2023

Special episode – recorded at the 2023 Society of Family Planning Meeting.

This episode features meeting highlights and exclusive interviews with #SFP2023 faculty:

  • Kelly Pfeifer, MD discussing opening plenary panel “Interpreting changes in abortion volumes post-Dobbs: #WeCount in conversation with people, practice, and policy”
  • Bhavik Kumar, MD, MPH summarizing “Breaking silos: Legal trends and clinical opportunities in abortion care and gender-affirming trans care”

#SFP2023 highlights – Research

October 30, 2023

Special episode – recorded at the 2023 Society of Family Planning Meeting.

This episode features meeting highlights and exclusive interviews with #SFP2023 faculty:

  • Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH discussing opening plenary panel “Interpreting changes in abortion volumes post-Dobbs: #WeCount in conversation with people, practice, and policy”
  • Carolyn Sufrin, PhD, MD, summarizing her presentation from “Mass incarceration as reproductive oppression”
  • April Bell, PhD, MPH discussing 2nd place winning poster presentation “Digital storytelling (DST) as a tool to bolster solidarity and support among Black women who have had abortions”

Emergency preparedness: Clinical recommendations for emergency contraception

June 1, 2023

In the latest episode of the Society’s podcast, Source for Science, Jennifer Salcedo, MD, MPH, MPP; Kelly Cleland, MPA, MPH; Ivana Thompson, MD, MSCI; and Nikita Kakkad discuss best practices in the provision of emergency contraception (EC), how healthcare providers support access to EC, and recommendations for addressing current barriers to care.

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In their hands: Advancing self-administration of DMPA

December 5, 2022

This episode features Anitra Beasley, MD, MPH; Sadia Haider, MD, MPH; and Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD discussing the benefits of supporting self-administration of DMPA, the practical ways clinicians can offer their support, and how clinicians can overcome common challenges for supporting self-administration of DMPA.

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Clinician perspectives on self-managed abortion

July 13, 2022

This episode features Nisha Verma, MD, MPH, FACOG; Sarah Prager, MD, MAS; and Tania Serna, MD with a discussion of clinician experiences with self-managed abortion. Our expert faculty explores the role that clinicians can play in interacting with patients who have chosen to self-manage their abortion, and strategies for ensuring equitable abortion access both in and outside of the formal healthcare system.

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Trailer

July 6, 2022

Trailer episode for Source for Science, the official podcast series of the Society of Family Planning.