Deep Dive into Dyspareunia: A multidisciplinary workshop on sexual pain

Date
22 Jul 2023
08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Cost
$360
Available to
Practice Nurses
Allied Health Providers
General Practitioners
Medical Specialist
Continuing Professional Development

RACGP - Approved for 4.5 hours in Educational Activities and 5 hours in Reviewing Performance. RANZCOG - Approved for 7.5 hours in Educational Activities. Note: RANZCOG Fellows may be eligible for CPD hours in the Performance Review domain. PACFA - Accreditation pending.

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Following on from 5 years of running the successful 2 day course: “Let’s talk about sex: Sexuality and Sexual difficulties”, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University have developed a one day live, online course on managing sexual pain. In this course we have the opportunity to dive deeper into the breadth and complexities of helping people who are experiencing painful sex.

The morning will include 30 minute presentations from our multidisciplinary faculty of speakers, with Q & A. In the afternoon, we will discuss six cases across the lifespan, inclusive of diversity of clinical features, gender, sexual orientation, relationship status & structure, and culture. We will take a biopsychosociocultural approach to each case.

Session titles

  • General practice, the first port of call: A biopsychosocial approach to assessing and managing sexual pain - Felicity Dent
  • Delve Deeper: Gynaecological management of superficial and deep dyspareunia - Desiree Yap
  • Skin Deep: What to do about vulval pathology leading to painful sex - Tanja Bohl
  • Connection matters: The mind/body connection and impact of interpersonal factors - Anita Elias
  • The physiotherapist’s role: So much more than muscles - Shan Morrison
  • A pain specialist's approach to sexual pain - Megan Eddy
  • Trauma (big T and little t) as the root cause: Psychological treatment and trauma informed care - Sarah Ashton

Speakers

  • Dr Sarah Ashton BA Psych (Hons), PhD (Preventive Medicine), MAPS Director & Principal Psychologist, Sexual Health and Intimacy Psychological Services (SHIPS)
  • Dr Tanya Bohl MBBS FACD Gynaecological Dermatologist. Vulval Clinic, Jean Hailes Foundation, Private practice in Warragul
  • Dr Felicity Dent MBBS, FRACGP, CSCT, Cert Sexual & Reproductive Health. Specialist Women’s Health General Practitioner, Inner Western Melbourne.
  • Dr Megan Eddy MBBS B Physio(Hons) FRACGP FFPMANZCA Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Private practice - Western Pain Group
  • Dr Anita Elias MBBS FECSM FASPM Sexual Medicine specialist, Relationship and Sex therapist. Sexual Medicine & Therapy Clinic Monash Health, Monash University, Malvern Psychotherapy Centre
  • Shan Morrison BAppSc(Phty), PostGradCert(Pelvic Floor), FACP Specialist Women’s, Men’s & Pelvic Health Physiotherapist. Director, Women’s & Men’s Health Physiotherapy
  • Dr Desiree Yap AM MBBS FRANZCOG FRCOG MPHT Gynaecologist. Monash Health, Clayton, The Royal Women’s Hospital Parkville, Empower Women’s Health

Registration

Early bird (ends on 3rd July 2023)

Health professionals: $360

Monash Health/University staff: $320

Health professionals from Low-Resource Countries: $220

Students: $220

Standard (from 3rd July 2023)

Health professionals: $460

Monash Health/University staff: $420

Health professionals from Low-Resource Countries: $270

Students: $270