This interactive online course is designed to help health professionals provide best-practice sexual and reproductive healthcare throughout their patient’s life.
Session one will focus on how to have sexual and reproductive health conversations with young people, including engagement strategies, consent, cultural considerations, and person-centred approaches.
Session two will focus on women in mid-life and beyond, discussing sexual health through perimenopause, menopause, and after illness. Knowledge will be translated into practice to improve sexual and reproductive health care throughout a patient’s life.
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Dates:
- Part 1: Wednesday, 3 June
- Part 2: Wednesday, 10 June
Times:
- NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT, TAS: 6:30pm – 8:30pm (AEST)
- SA, NT: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (ACDT)
- WA: 4:30pm – 6:30pm (AWST)
Platform: Online – Zoom
Featured Speakers:
Part 1:
- Sama Balasubramanian | Sexual Health Physician | Clinic 66
- Cherie Bennett | Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead & Medical Educator | ASHM
- Helen Cootes | Clinical Nurse | Gold Coast Sexual Health
- Lucy Donovan | Sexual Health Physician | Jean Hailes
Part 2:
- Cherie Bennett | Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead & Medical Educator | ASHM
- Sonia Davison | Endocrinologist | Jean Hailes
- Lucy Donovan | Sexual Health Physician | Jean Hailes
- Sally Sweeney | GP | Brightwell Health
Learning Outcomes:
- On completion of this course and its components, participants will be able to:
- Apply person-centred communication strategies to build rapport quickly, take a sexual history, and empower young patients within time-limited consultations.
- Identify priority topics in young people’s sexual health, consult current clinical guidelines, and be able to find supplementary resources for deeper clinical detail.
- Explain the physiological changes of perimenopause and menopause and their impact on sexual health and functioning.
- Use structured, empathetic consultation approaches to open conversations about sexual health with midlife and older women, including how to make adequate time within primary care settings.
- Discuss sexual health considerations for women after illness, particularly cancer survivorship, covering consent, relationships, STI risk, and safety.
Course Components:
- Pre course survey
- Two 2-hour online workshop
- Post course survey
Recommended Resources:
- Sexual Health Care for Young People | ASHM Health
- Decision Making In Contraception: Consultation Essentials | ASHM Health
- Decision Making in Sexual and Reproductive Health: Pharmacy Consultations | ASHM Health
CPD & Endorsement:
This activity may be suitable for self-claiming CPD hours with your professional body. A statement of attendance will be provided for full attendees.
Funding:
The Sexual and Reproductive Health Through the Lifespan course received funding from the Australian Centre for Disease Control.
Target Audience:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners; Doctors; Nurse Practitioners; Nurses & Midwives; Pharmacists
