This short online course developed by The Women’s delivers foundation knowledge and skills required to provide comprehensive best practice early medical abortion care.
Completing this module will help you to:
- Provide non-judgemental and sensitive care
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of normal clinical pathway following administration of the MS2Step medication regime
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the investigation and initial management of a presentation following early medical abortion
- Identify and manage a presentation that deviates from the normal pathway
- Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge on contraception options and timing post-procedure.
Course aims
Build foundational knowledge to support awareness and provision of best practice early medical abortion care.
Course Structure
This course includes one learning module, is self-paced and interactive and provides resources for further reading.
A suite of clinical guidelines are available to support the clinical care components of this module.
Clinical guidelines for abortion, refer: https://www.thewomens.org.au/health-professionals/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines-gps
Time and Assessment
The course will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. The course does not include an assessment.
On completion of this course a Certificate of Completion will be issued.
Why do this course?
Access to abortion is fundamental to women’s sexual and reproductive healthcare, is a human right and an important public health issue.
Every individual – regardless of their age, gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, social class, and ability – should have access to reproductive healthcare. Additionally, every person has a right to accurate, unbiased sexual and reproductive health information, including options counselling, to support their informed decision-making, health and wellbeing.
Target audience
The primary target audience is Medical Practitioners, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Pharmacists and Social Workers who have a role in sexual and reproductive health care.
In addition, the course is suitable for all appropriate workers who seek to understand the context of abortion and the early medical abortion procedure.
Pre-requisite knowledge?
Experience in sexual and reproductive health is desired but not required.
Introductory knowledge on sexual and reproductive health can be developed through completion of the Microcredential – Abortion, Contraception and Sexual Health: Supporting Client Access developed by 1800 My Options a free, confidential, prochoice, Victorian sexual and reproductive health phone and online service, delivered by Women’s Health Victoria.