Sidney
Sisson,
MD
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director – Department of Family Medicine
West Virginia University
I am a family medicine physician and associate residency program director in the West Virginia University SOM Family Medicine Department. I have additional expertise and training in women's health and obstetrics.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
One aim of Healthy People 2030 is to reduce unintended pregnancies and increase family planning. Improving access to contraceptives and providing appropriate education on how to use contraceptive devices are crucial to this. One medical resident recognized that his coresidents did not feel confident in this area and decided to partner with a student pharmacist to improve this knowledge deficit. The aim of this project was to assemble an interprofessional team to educate students and professionals from multiple disciplines about prescribing and providing care of contraceptives and their…