Global Health Council Conference

Gynuity participated in two panel sessions on the issue of postpartum hemorrhage, highlighting key aspects of clinical trials conducted by Gynuity and colleagues in several countries on prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.
Panel session: Postpartum Hemorrhage: New Findings and Innovative Technologies
Moderator: Suellen Miller, University of California San Francisco
Panelists:

• Jill Durocher, Gynuity Health Projects – “Determinants of Postpartum Hemorrhage”
• Susheela Engelbrecht, PATH – “Implementation Challenges on a Larger Scale”
• Stacie Geller, University of Illinois Chicago – “Accessible Techniques for Improved Estimation of Blood Loss”
• Dosu Ojengbede, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria – “Non pneumatic Anti shock Garment’s Potential for Obstetric Hemorrhage in Africa”

Panel session: Community Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Moderator: Jill Durocher, Gynuity Health Projects
Panelists:

• Deborah Armbruster, PATH – “Misoprostol and Community based Programs: What Can This Technology Do?”
• Saw Nay Htoo, Burma Medical Association – “Community based Blood Transfusion in Eastern Burma”
• Jim Litch, PATH – “Moving Forward to Assure Widespread Use of Active Management of the Third Stage of Labor”
• Naushaba Mobeen Abbas, Aga Khan University – “Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention in Homebirths in Pakistan”