Family planning doctors certificate in sexual and reproductive health

• Institution:

  FPWA Sexual Health Services

• Type:

  Short courses

• Reach:

  WA

• Focus:

  Mainstream

Overview

Target audience: General practice (GP) registrars, GPs already in practice who do a lot of women's health or sexually transmissible infection (STI) work, rural GPs and those who may wish to work in women's health centres or family planning clinics

Course summary: This course provides participants with the confidence and skills to work at a high level in the area of sexual health. This course covers sexual and reproductive health issues for both women and men. Course content includes:

• female and male reproductive physiology
• contraception, 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 STIs
• cervical and breast screening
• menopause management
• management of couples with subfertility
• office gynaecology such as menstrual problems and vulval-vaginal disorders
• men's sexual health (office urology).

Fee payable: Yes

Delivery mode: On site

Financial support for Indigenous students: 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.

Contacts

FPWA Sexual Health Services
70 Roe Street
Northbridge WA 6003
PO Box 141
Northbridge WA 6865
Ph: (08) 9227 6177
Fax: (08) 9227 6871

Links

• View information: The Family Planning Doctors Certificate in Sexual and Reproductive Health
• View website: FPWA Sexual Health Services