Family Planning Doctors Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health

This course covers sexual and reproductive health issues for both women and men. It consists of five theoretical modules of lectures and workshops, an assessment (short answer questions and supervised clinical assessment), followed by seven sessions of supervised clinical practice, (one being in men's health), to be arranged at times suitable to the applicant and FPWA Sexual Health Services.

The Family Planning Doctors Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health is accredited by Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia (SHFPA). The course is held in high esteem and thought to be very practical in nature, giving participants the confidence and skills to work at a high level in this area. The course focuses on primary care aspects of sexual health, a core aspect of both general practice and specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Those who might have a special interest in completing the Family Planning Doctors Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health  are:

• GP registrars (where the skills obtained in this course cover many of the objectives set out in the women's and men's health core curriculums)
• GP's already in practice who do a lot of women's health or STI work,
• Rural GP's
• those who may wish to work in women's health centres or family planning clinics.

This course is eligible for the Rural and Remote Procedural GP grants from the federal government. These grants provide up to $15,000 per GP per year, for up to two weeks of training.

Course Content

• Female and male reproductive physiology
• Contraception: facilitating choices for women and men, with a particular emphasis on available contraceptive options..
• The issues involved in managing unplanned pregnancy including medical, psychosocial, counselling and legal aspects
• Diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections
• Cervical and breast screening
• Menopause management
• The management of couples with subfertility
• Office gynaecology: menstrual problems, vulval-vaginal disorders
• Men's sexual health: office urology

Course Dates

• 30 April - 04 May 2012
  
• 29 October - 02 November 2012

Registration

Download the registration form for the Family Planning Doctors Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2012.

If you require further information please contact us.

Please note that the course may be cancelled if there are insufficient enrolments by the last date for registrations. If this occurs, participants will be notified as soon as possible.

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