Women’s Health – Family Planning 3 explores advanced topics in family planning and contraception, emphasising inclusivity and innovation. This five-unit course offers practical guidance for addressing diverse patient needs, improving reproductive health outcomes, and staying informed on the latest advancements.
Unit 1: Phases of the Menstrual Cycle
This foundational unit revisits the intricacies of the menstrual cycle to build a base for understanding natural family planning. Topics include:
- Menstruation, follicular, ovulatory, and luteal phases
- Hormonal regulation and implications for fertility
- Timing and physiological markers critical for family planning discussions.
Unit 2: Natural Family Planning (NFP)
Focuses on fertility awareness-based methods as alternatives to hormonal contraception:
- Symptom-based methods (e.g., temperature, mucus, and cervical changes) and calendar-based methods
- Advantages, disadvantages, and contraindications of NFP
- Special considerations for breastfeeding women, women with irregular cycles, and those transitioning from hormonal contraception
- Tools and apps supporting NFP.
Unit 3: Contraceptive Needs in Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Highlights strategies to support women with intellectual disabilities:
- Tailoring contraceptive choices to individual needs and legal considerations
- Addressing menstrual management challenges and promoting independence
- The role of carers and guardians in decision-making
- Ethical and medical considerations for long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
Unit 4: Contraception for Women from CALD Communities
Addresses the unique needs of culturally and linguistically diverse populations:
- Sociocultural and religious influences on contraceptive use
- Barriers such as health literacy, language, and stigma
- Importance of culturally sensitive care and the use of interpreters
- Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) women.
Unit 5: Contraception – What’s New
Explores cutting-edge contraceptive innovations:
- Wireless microchips, self-administered micro-needle patches, and contraceptive jewellery
- Frameless intrauterine devices and once-a-month oral contraceptives
- Clinical implications and future potential for these novel solutions.
By the course’s conclusion, participants will be equipped with advanced skills to provide inclusive, evidence-based family planning and contraception care. With a focus on meeting diverse patient needs and leveraging new technologies, this course empowers healthcare professionals to deliver superior reproductive health outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
- Determine natural methods of contraception and apply these to patient cases
- Assess contraception options for diverse groups including cultural groups and women with intellectual disabilities
- Evaluate new advances and future options for contraception including research and development.
Details
Cost: Please refer to Healthcert's website
Suitable for: All degree qualified medical practitioners
Study mode: 100% online
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