Building the Long-Acting and Permanent Methods Community of Practice

In June 2009, RESPOND launched the Long-Acting and Permanent Method (LA/PM) Community of Practice (CoP) through a day-long meeting attended by 80 people from 27 organizations in the nonprofit, government, and private sectors. This community has since evolved into an ongoing forum for collective learning, knowledge sharing and coordination, and technical resource development related to LA/PMs. As of July 2014, the CoP has grown to 187 members from 39 countries, representing 93 organizations. Read the launch meeting report in English (PDF, 225 KB).

As the secretariat for the LA/PM CoP, RESPOND engaged community members to produce and disseminate technical resources to facilitate programming for FP and LA/PMs, including the Knowledge for Health (K4Health)  Implants and Permanent Methods toolkits; maintained the LA/PM community web page on the Implementing Best Practices (IBP) Initiative’s Knowledge Gateway; and facilitated six technical consultations that stimulated learning, fostered an exchange of experience among global health professionals, and informed strategic thinking among community members.

  • In December 2009, the Implants Toolkit Working Group meeting to provide a status update on progress to date, introduce a new electronic K4Health Toolkit Application, and conduct technical discussions to review the structure and preliminary content, identify gaps in materials, and agree to roles and responsibilities for continuing to review new material. Read the meeting report, with links to presentations and materials, in English (PDF, 2.7 MB).
  • In March 2010, 40 people from 15 organizations gathered to discuss closing the practice-to-research loop for LA/PM program planning by examining current research and identifying gaps that needed to be filled to strengthen FP programs, particularly to make LA/PMs more accessible. Read the meeting report, with links to presentations and materials, in English (PDF, 214 KB).
  • In May 2011, 17 people from eight organizations gathered to discuss mobile services as a delivery channel for LA/PM services, compare research and evaluation methodologies and tools, share preliminary findings to date, and exchange information regarding the purpose, methods, and applications of current and future research. Read the meeting report, with links to presentations and materials, in English (PDF, 134 KB).
  • In September 2011, 38 people from 15 organizations in the nonprofit and governmental sectors attended a half-day meeting entitled “New Developments in the Calculation and Use of CYP and Their Implications for Evaluation of Family Planning Programs.” Read the meeting report, with links to presentations and materials, in English (PDF, 160 KB).
  • In September 2013, 71 people from 18 organizations consulted on “Innovative Approaches: Mobile Outreach and Dedicated Providers.” Read the meeting report, with links to presentations and materials, in English (PDF, 477 KB).
  • In March 2014, 35 global health practitioners from 13 organizations participated in a discussion on “Expanding and Improving Access to Long-Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods through the Private Sector.” Read the meeting report, with links to presentations and materials, in English (PDF, 598KB).
  • In May 2014, 55 participants from 20 organizations consulted on the “Role of Social Franchising for Expanding Choice and Access to Long‐Acting Reversible Contraception.” Read the meeting report, with links to presentations and materials, in English (PDF, 1.1 MB).

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