Speaker Profile

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	Biography Dr. Amanda Black is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Ottawa. She is an Associate Scientist at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and holds the Dr. Elaine Jolly Chair in Women’s Health Research. She is also the current President of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. She completed medical training at the University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa, and Queen’s University and holds a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. She is recognized as a national and international expert in women's health, with over 400 invited presentations and over 200 publications. She has worked on and developed numerous women's health initiatives during her career, including the National Contraception Awareness Program, the National Compassionate Contraception Program, website and app development, and national and international guidelines. She has provided expertise to Health Canada, StatsCanada, the Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization. She continues to work “in the trenches” as a General Obstetrician/Gynecologist with a special interest in Family Planning. Disclosure 1. I have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose: a) Direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria: Searchlight, Organon, Mithra b) Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus: Searchlight, Organon, Pfizer, Bayer c) Funded grants or clinical trials: Bayer d) All other investments or relationships that could be seen by a reasonable, well-informed participant as having the potential to influence the content of the educational activity: SOGC President 2. I do intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e. “off-label” use of medication).

Biography
Dr. Amanda Black is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Ottawa. She is an Associate Scientist at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and holds the Dr. Elaine Jolly Chair in Women’s Health Research. She is also the current President of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada. She completed medical training at the University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa, and Queen’s University and holds a Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. She is recognized as a national and international expert in women's health, with over 400 invited presentations and over 200 publications. She has worked on and developed numerous women's health initiatives during her career, including the National Contraception Awareness Program, the National Compassionate Contraception Program, website and app development, and national and international guidelines. She has provided expertise to Health Canada, StatsCanada, the Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization. She continues to work “in the trenches” as a General Obstetrician/Gynecologist with a special interest in Family Planning.
Disclosure
1. I have a relationship with a for-profit and/or a not-for-profit organization to disclose: a) Direct financial payments including receipt of honoraria: Searchlight, Organon, Mithra b) Membership on advisory boards or speakers’ bureaus: Searchlight, Organon, Pfizer, Bayer c) Funded grants or clinical trials: Bayer d) All other investments or relationships that could be seen by a reasonable, well-informed participant as having the potential to influence the content of the educational activity: SOGC President 2. I do intend to make therapeutic recommendations for medications that have not received regulatory approval (i.e. “off-label” use of medication).