Early Medical Abortion in Primary Care
A self- paced, online course for clinicians working with people who require abortion care. This course will enable clinicians to provide non directive pregnancy counselling with a focus on medical abortion care and develop confidence in prescribing.
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Course content
- Statistics and the law
- Trauma informed care
- Screening for domestic and family violence
- Confirming pregnancy and calculating gestational age
- Unintended pregnancy counselling
- Medical abortion prescribing
- Troubleshooting
- No ultrasound approaches
Course overview
This course has been specifically designed for clinicians dedicated to advancing their knowledge and practice in abortion care. This comprehensive course aims to equip healthcare professionals with evidence-based practices, ensuring that they can provide the highest standard of care to their patients as well as increase access to quality abortion care in Queensland.
Our self-paced, online course is suitable for doctors and nurses providing pre-abortion counselling and information, in addition to medical abortion provision and follow up care as well as how to manage unexpected outcomes. Through interactive modules and case studies, clinicians will gain practical insights to develop and enhance their expertise and deliver compassionate, informed care.
Course enquiries
Ph (07) 3250 0240
Delivery method
Online, self paced learning.
Learning outcomes
- Understand the impact of unintended pregnancies in Australia
- Understand the legal requirements related to abortion care
- Apply trauma informed principles in unintended pregnancy consultations
- Develop basic skills in screening and identifying domestic violence and reproductive coercion
- Provide supportive and non-directive pregnancy counselling
- Outline the options for care of pregnancy, including adoption, parenting, and medical and surgical abortion.
- Develop confidence to prescribe for medical abortion
- Be able to manage common complications of medical abortions
Duration
5 hours
CPD information
RACGP accreditation pending
Cost
$50