| Abortion-Related Pain Management: An Honest Conversation |
| Clinical, Ethical, and Practical Approaches to Pain Management in Abortion Care |
Lecture followed by Panel Discussion
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2026
5:30—7:30pm
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▪️FREE Registration
▪️Live, in-person event
▪️Location: near UIC campus in Chicago
(venue information provided closer to event)
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Learning Outcomes:
▪️Identify evidence-based pharmacologic options and non-pharmacologic pain management interventions in reproductive care
▪️Understand how systemic issues, gender biases, and the normalization of pain in reproductive and gynecologic care influence pain assessment and treatment
▪️Demonstrate increased comfort-initiating and transparent conversations about expected pain in reproductive and gynecologic care
▪️Recognize how your own stigma, values, and biases may influence the normalization of pain and impact on discussing pain management options
▪️Identify facilitators and barriers to providing adequate pain management and develop strategies to overcome these barriers
▪️Demonstrate increased confidence in delivering trauma-informed, patient-centered pain management counseling
▪️Engage in shared decision-making conversations to support patient autonomy and collaboratively develop individualized pain management plan |
Audience:
▪️Abortion clinicians and staff
▪️RADIANT Fellowship participants
▪️Advocates
▪️Students (with approval) |
This event is sponsored by the RADIANT Fellowship. |
The Reproductive Advocacy and Diversity in Advanced Nursing Training (RADIANT) Fellowship provides free training to Advanced Practice Clinicians in Illinois to manage abortion care. The RADIANT Fellowship aims to create a sustainable model for advancing abortion care statewide by firstly providing targeted education to interested Illinois-licensed healthcare providers and supporting the rollout of reproductive services to close gaps in access.
Learn more at our website. |
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