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Women's Health - Family Planning 2

Women's Health - Family Planning 2

The "Women’s Health – Family Planning 2" course provides healthcare professionals with advanced knowledge and practical skills to address complex family planning scenarios. Covering long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), adolescent contraceptive consent, and termination of pregnancy, this evidence-based course equips practitioners with tools to deliver compassionate, informed care. Participants will enhance their ability to manage reproductive health needs, ensuring ethical and effective outcomes.

time-icon 4.5 hrs EA | 6.0 hrs RP | 0.0 hrs OM
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  • FLEXIBLE TIMING

  • 100% ONLINE

  • accredited Course

  • Expert instructor

The Women's Health – Family Planning 2 course is structured into three detailed units to enhance practitioners’ knowledge and competence in advanced family planning topics.

Unit 1: Contraception
This unit delves into the various contraceptive options, focusing on the efficacy, benefits, and potential risks of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), including implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs). Participants will learn to assess patient suitability based on medical history, lifestyle, and preferences. The unit also discusses the Quick Start method for initiating contraception and strategies for managing side effects such as irregular bleeding patterns, ensuring a patient-centred approach to family planning.

Unit 2: Prescribing Contraception in Adolescents
Addressing the unique challenges of adolescent care, this unit focuses on assessing competency, obtaining informed consent, and navigating legal frameworks like Gillick competence. It highlights the importance of confidentiality, ethical considerations, and mandatory reporting obligations when treating younger patients. The unit emphasises empowering adolescents to make informed decisions about their reproductive health in a safe and supportive environment.

Unit 3: Termination of Pregnancy
This unit provides a comprehensive overview of medical and surgical termination of pregnancy (TOP), covering procedures, legal regulations, and patient care pathways across different Australian states and territories. It includes pre-termination assessment protocols, risk management for complications, and post-termination follow-up care. Practitioners will also learn how to counsel patients on pregnancy options, contraception after termination, and the ethical implications of conscientious objection.

By completing this course, participants will gain the confidence and expertise to provide advanced family planning services, supporting women and adolescents in making informed, safe, and personalised reproductive health decisions.

  1. Assess the benefits, risks and common side effects of long acting reversible contraceptives.
  2. Distinguish the issues pertaining to consent for long acting reversible contraceptives in an adolescent patient.
  3. Determine the management options for termination of pregnancy and appropriately refer patients for further management when necessary.

All degree qualified medical practitioners.

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CPD Hours:

  • Education hours:  4.5
  • Reviewing performance hours: 6.0
  • Measuring outcome hours:  0.0
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Accreditations:

Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP) #469379

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) #31191

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Study Mode:

100% online

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Study duration:

10.5 hrs self-paced

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dr Kate Moriarty

This course is presented by Dr Kate Moriarty.

Dr Kate Moriarty works in private general practice in Port Macquarie, Australia, where she is also a supervisor of GP registrars and of medical students. She is a senior lecturer for UNSW Rural Clinical School, Port Macquarie campus. She has special interests in women’s health and medical education. She holds a Bachelor of Medicine (honours), Fellowship of the RACGP and a Diploma in Child Health.