Introduction to Contraception – 16th October 2025

16th October 2025
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Introduction to Contraception – 16th October 2025

October 16 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
£145

Introduction to Contraception – 16th October 2025, 10:00 to 13:00.
The Beeson Suite, The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0SZ.
With Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Registered Trainer, Dr Jane Davis.

Suitable for: 

Primary Care nurses of all grades (HCA’s to prescribers welcome)

We are very excited to be offering this Introduction to Contraception course to our Learning and Development Centre catalogue!  This has been kindly produced and will be delivered by Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare registered trainer, Dr Jane Davis.

Course Aims:

To provide a basic overview of current best practice in provision of contraception within Primary Care.

(Please note that this course does not provide a qualification for delivering contraceptive services, for further clinical training please visit www.fsrh.org)

Learning Outcomes for the course:

1. Know the full range of current contraceptive choices

2. Feel confident discussing contraceptive options that meet the patient’s needs and wishes.

3. Provide, or signpost to provision of contraception, depending on your scope pf practice.

Agenda:

10:00 Introduction

10:05 Contraception overview

10:45 break 15 mins

11:00 Safety and side effects

11:40 coffee break 20 mins

12:00 Emergency contraception, trouble shooting and further training.

12:40 Q and A

13:00 Close meeting

Course Outline:

 

What is contraception?

• Where are we now with contraceptive services in England?

• Vulnerable women

• What contraceptives are available?

• How effective are they?

• Safety

• Side effects/trouble shooting guide

• Contraindications

• Introduction to UKMEC

• Emergency Contraception

• Intrauterine devices

• Further clinical training

Also included:

• Quiz, polls

• Case studies

• Participation in Q and A

• A poll before and after assessing confidence in discussing contraception with patients.

Next steps for learners:

Contraception update workshop, applying clinical knowledge to case studies and anonymised case discussions.

 

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.

If you have any problems or questions please email us! ldc.sentinel@nhs.net

Organiser

Learning and Development Centre
Phone
07780 901637
Email
ldc.sentinel@nhs.net
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Venue

The Watermark, Ivybridge
The Watermark
Ivybridge, PL21 0SZ
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