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Category
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Quality of Life / Patient and Caregiver Experiences |
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Keywords
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FGM Reinfibulation Ethics |
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Target Audience
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All delegates interested in global health and, in particular, the ethical aspects of female genital mutilation (FGM) and other surgical procedures that affect the urogenital tract. |
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Aims and Objectives
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Discussion in this advanced, interactive seminar will be organized around case studies and up-to-the-minute sociopolitical, medicolegal and ethical policies, guidelines and practices surrounding FGM and its consequences as well as parallel consideration of other genital altering procedures such as cosmetic surgery, male circumcision or those performed on intersex children.
Learning Objectives - 1. Identify the different types of FGM
2. Understand the ethical basis for opposition to FGM
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