Hot Topics: Parenteral iron in pregnancy as a public health intervention. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

This session will share and critically examine the evidence on efficacy and safety of parenteral iron during pregnancy

Presentations:

• 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM EST

  Introduction: Hot Topics: Parenteral iron in pregnancy as a public health intervention. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
  Luz Maria De-Regil – World Health Organization
• 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM EST

  Efficacy and safety of intravenous iron in pregnancy
  Michael Auerbach, MD – Georgetown University
• 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM EST

  Intravenous iron in low-income countries, why and how?
  Bosede B. Afolabi, DM FRCOG FWACS FMCOG – College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
• 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM EST

  Implementing intravenous iron in South Asia, research and health system gaps
  Sutapa Bandyopdhyaya Neogi, MD, DNB – International Institute of Health Management Research Delhi
• 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM EST

  Discussant: Hot Topics: Parenteral iron in pregnancy as a public health intervention. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
  Sant-Rayn Pasricha, MBBS(Hons) MPH PhD FRACP FRCPA – Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
• 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM EST

  Q&A: Hot Topics: Parenteral iron in pregnancy as a public health intervention. Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
  Luz Maria De-Regil – World Health Organization