266 Implementing a Community Engagement Program for Residents at an Urban Emergency Department

Abstract

Results: Collected data is a combination of qualitative and quantitative data points including size of hospital, rural/urban status of hospital, religious affiliation of hospital, academic vs. nonacademic hospital, availability of emergency contraception, and sexual assault services. Analysis will include comparing if emergency contraception is available without restrictions, available with restrictions, or unavailable, and if valid or invalid referrals to another facility are obtained. Results will also be compared with the 2005 national availability of emergency contraception in emergency departments as studied in Availability of Emergency Contraception: A Survey of Hospital Emergency Department Staff (Teresa Harrison, 2005). Conclusions: Pending data analysis. Results of this study will provide insight into reasonable accessibility of emergency contraception in emergency departments around the country; this information will be of particular use given the changing legal landscape surrounding pregnancy and abortion in the United States.