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Category
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Prevention and Public Health |
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Keywords
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Female Genital Cutting Female Genital Mutilation Public Health |
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Target Audience
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Urology, Urogynaecology, Conservative Management |
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Aims and Objectives
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The ICS has recently published a White Paper on the issue of Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation. Among other actions, in this paper the ICS pledges to "Educate our members--raising awareness, exploring ethical issues, stimulating interest". The Aim of this workshop is to serve as an initial action by the ICS to fulfil the promise. The Aims of the Workshop are to:
- Explain the background of FGM/C
- Describe the current scope of the problem
- Evaluate prevention efforts
- Provide a general clinical approach to a patient after FGM/C
Learning Objectives - Describe this history of FGM/C and the socio-cultural milieu that supports its current practice.
- Be aware of the long-term complications of FGM/C that might cause women to seek treatment
- Understand how to approach a patient with FGM/C with sensitivity to the complex ethical issues involved
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