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Practice Managers
General Practitioners
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Continuing Professional Development
Yes
GenWest, Women’s Health In the North, the Royal Women’s Hospital, and the North Western Melbourne PHN invite you to attend an online Early Medical Abortion of Pregnancy information session.
Medical Termination of Pregnancy is the preferred method of induced abortion of nearly 50% of women worldwide who experience unwanted pregnancy. The procedure is safe, effective and legal. However, despite the legal status of abortion in Victoria there remains limited access to early medical abortion.
The session will include:
- An overview of training requirements for providing early medical abortion
- An update on early medical abortion procedures,
- Practice experiences, and support and referral pathways for GPs and nurses who currently provide or are motivated to provide early medical abortion.
Speakers
Dr Paddy Moore , Clinical Lead, Abortion and Contraception Service and Clinical Champion Project - The Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne
Trish Hayes - Melbourne Pregnancy Counsellors
Dr Lynda-Rose Chapeyama - Clinic 66
Carolyn Mogharbel - 1800 My Options
Learning outcomes:
By the end of these sessions, you will be able to:
- Recall the training requirements for providing Medical Termination of Pregnancy
- Describe the early medical abortion clinical pathway
- Understand the service system and explain the benefits of the referral pathways for GPs and nurse who provide early medical abortion