I Lisbon Medical Conference in Human Life Studies
The impact of abortion in women's health
Lisbon, Hotel Villa Rica, 8th November

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

08:30
REGISTRATION

09:00
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
Pedro Afonso, MD (Lisbon, Portugal)

09:15
TRAUMA, PTSD AND ABORTION
Speaker: Vincent M. Rue, PhD (Florida, USA)

Chairperson: Vaz Serra, MD, PhD (Coimbra, Portugal)
Co-Chairperson: Pedro Afonso, MD (Lisbon, Portugal)

10:10
POST-ABORTION MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH: UPDATE AND QUALITY OF EVIDENCE
Speaker: Priscilla Coleman, PhD (WestVirginia, USA)

Chairperson: Vilaça Ramos, PhD (Coimbra, Portugal)
Co-Chairperson: Carlos Ramalheira, MD (Coimbra, Portugal)

11:00
COFFEE BREAK

11:15
ABORTION AND SUBSEQUENT PRETERM BIRTH
Speaker: Byron Calhoun, PhD (West Virginia, USA)

Chairperson: Gentil Martins, PhD (Lisbon, Portugal)
Co-Chairperson: Maria João Laje, MD (Lisbon, Portugal)

12:05
WOMEN HEALTH, ABORTION AND SOCIETY
Speaker: Jerónima Teixeira, MD, PhD (London, UK)

Chairperson: Serafim Guimarães, MD, PhD (Porto, Portugal)
Co-Chairperson: José Manuel Toscano Rico, MD, PhD (Lisbon, Portugal)

12:55
LUNCH BREAK

14:30
ABORTION AND BREAST CANCER
Speaker: Joel Brind, PhD (New York, USA)

Chairperson: José Roquette, MD, PhD (Lisbon, Portugal)
Co-Chairperson: Luís Costa, MD, PhD (Lisbon, Portugal)

15:15
RU 486 ABORTION PILL: WHAT RISKS?
Speaker: Margarida Castel-Branco, PhD (Coimbra, Portugal)

Chairperson: Luís Rosário, MD, PhD (Lisbon, Portugal)
Co-Chairperson: Maria José Bernardo, MD (Lisbon, Portugal)

16:05
COFFEE BREAK

16:20
WORKSHOP
ABORTION: MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT
Speakers: Society for Protection of Unborn Children - John Smeaton, MA (Oxon); ADAV- Coimbra - Ana Ramalheira, PhD; Ajuda de Mãe - Madalena Teixeira Duarte, MD; Ponto de Apoio à Vida – Fernanda Ludovice, MD; National Medical Support – Margarida Neto, MD

Chairperson: João Paulo Malta, MD (Lisbon, Portugal)

17:45
CLOSING REMARKS
Carlos Ramalheira, MD (Coimbra, Portugal)

Simultaneous translation is available in both Portuguese and English.