10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
CONTRACEPTION DAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER
“The Cochrane Fertility Regulation Group: Synthesizing The Best Evidence About Family Planning”
David A. Grimes, M.D.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 P.m.
CONTRACEPTION SYMPOSIUM
"The Politics Of Contraception"
Moderator: Michael A. Thomas, M.D.
Presenters:
Vanessa Cullins, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., Vice President for Medical Affairs, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Kirsten Moore, M.P.A., President, Reproductive Health Technologies Project
Wayne C. Shields, President and CEO, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Sean Tipton, M.A., Director of Public Affairs, American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Needs Assessment: The development of a contraceptive agent or device takes many years to get from concept to clinical research trials to market. Many of the barriers that affect this development include the political waters that have to be traversed in order to make a particular product acceptable to a pharmaceutical company, the Food and Drug Administration, and the woman or couple that will eventually utilize the product. This symposium will examine the politics that affect contraceptive development, approval, and marketing.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the symposium, the attendees should be able to: 

1. Determine the political influences that play a role in determining whether a contraceptive comes to market.

2. Assess the interaction between the pharmaceutical industry and legislators.

3. Determine whether the lack of tort reform in the United States has an influence on contraceptive development.

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
CONTRACEPTION ROUNDTABLES
Tuesday
T12. Male Contraception • Kurt T. Barnhart, M.D., M.S.C.E.
T13. Contraceptives In Rei Practice • Julia V. Johnson, M.D.
T14. Spermicides: Where We Stand In 2007 • Susan A. Ballagh, M.D.
T15. The Future Of Contraception • Clarisa R. Gracia, M.D.

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
CONTRACEPTION WORKSHOP
"Debate - Treatment Strategies For Menorrhagia And Birth Control In The Mentally Handicapped Adolescent: Definitive Contraception Versus Fertility Preserving Alternatives"
Joint Session presented by the Contraception SIG and the Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology SIG
Chair: Michael A. Thomas, M.D.
Presenters: Jeffrey T. Jensen, M.D., David M. Lee, M.D.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CONTRACEPTION ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
CONTRACEPTION SIG MEMBERS MEETING

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
CONTRACEPTION POSTER PRESENTATIONS & RECEPTION