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Hello -
A friend was at a presentation directed at physicians promoting the idea of training non-OB/GYN physicians to perform surgical abortions to help fill the void of capable providers in large parts of the country (US).
Although I have many friends who are physicians, I have none who is an OB/Gyn. Consequently, I have the following questions for this form (preferably answered by attendings or at least PGY4+):
1. Are there technical complexities you forsee preventing non-surgeons from performing these procedures? Please assume at least some procedural competence (ie critical care, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, interventional radiology) in the "trainee".
2. How difficult do you think it would be to find an OB/Gyn who would serve as back-up for complications? My biggest concern here is that locations without competent providers of abortion are the exact locations where non-OB/Gyns could help. Do you see a way around this?
3. Is it practical to obtain training for this procedure outside of an academic center or program?
Thank you for your careful consideration.
One final request of readers: please do not derail this thread into a discussion (more likely emotional argument) about abortion. If you have an objection to abortion or are angered by any of these questions, please just move along or create another thread to express those feelings or beliefs.
HH
A friend was at a presentation directed at physicians promoting the idea of training non-OB/GYN physicians to perform surgical abortions to help fill the void of capable providers in large parts of the country (US).
Although I have many friends who are physicians, I have none who is an OB/Gyn. Consequently, I have the following questions for this form (preferably answered by attendings or at least PGY4+):
1. Are there technical complexities you forsee preventing non-surgeons from performing these procedures? Please assume at least some procedural competence (ie critical care, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, interventional radiology) in the "trainee".
2. How difficult do you think it would be to find an OB/Gyn who would serve as back-up for complications? My biggest concern here is that locations without competent providers of abortion are the exact locations where non-OB/Gyns could help. Do you see a way around this?
3. Is it practical to obtain training for this procedure outside of an academic center or program?
Thank you for your careful consideration.
One final request of readers: please do not derail this thread into a discussion (more likely emotional argument) about abortion. If you have an objection to abortion or are angered by any of these questions, please just move along or create another thread to express those feelings or beliefs.
HH