The fourth annual Reproductive Health
Symposium is a conference planned for students of all healthcare disciplines at
the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and across the United
States. This year, we will have a hands-on workshop on the evening of
November
15, 2023
(times TBA) that includes birth
control counseling practice, IUD placement, and simulations delivering
uncomfortable news. Spots for this workshop are limited and will be available
on a first come, first serve basis!
The conference itself is scheduled to
take place entirely over
Zoom on Saturday, November 11,
2023
.
This conference will be a joint effort between the Medical Students for Choice,
Lumina (LGBTQ+ group), Black Student Association (BSA), Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Building
Understanding of Maternity and Pregnancy (BUMP) registered student
organizations at OUHSC and OU Tulsa’s Medical Students for Choice chapter.
Stay tuned for more information on this
year’s keynote speaker! The keynote will be followed by three
hour-long sessions, with 2-3 sessions running concurrently each hour.
Conference attendees will have the option to choose which of these sessions
they would like to attend. Sessions will be recorded with permission of the
presenter(s) and distributed to conference attendees after the event so they
may view sessions that they were unable to attend. Current sessions planned
include maternal mortality in Oklahoma, trans-inclusive healthcare, healing
from purity culture, the role of occupational therapy in reproductive
healthcare, fertility preservation in the setting of cancer treatment, and
reproductive healthcare in folks with developmental and intellectual
disabilities.
Due to the legal restrictions in Oklahoma, we will
continue taking extra measures to ensure everybody’s safe attendance now and in
the future. In collaboration with the advice of professionals and our speakers,
we are permitted to discuss educational aspects of abortion (ex: history,
language of current laws, barriers to care) but cannot provide any information
within the bounds of “aiding and abetting” (ex: resources, identifying clinics
in neighboring states, etc.). We thank you for your understanding as we
continue to navigate this new landscape together while maintaining the core
mission of the Reproductive Health Symposium.
Thank you for your interest in helping us
create a conference that is both meaningful and inclusive, creating a safe
space for students to learn about disparities and sensitive topics in
reproductive healthcare.
Sincerely,
The
Reproductive Health Symposium Planning Committee