Family Planning for Advanced Practice Training

A four-part training designed specifically for RNs, Advanced Practice Nurses, Physician Assistants, and Physicians.

The Family Planning for Advanced Practice Training is designed for practitioners seeking to enhance their knowledge of Family Planning. This course combines self-paced eLearning modules and two interactive Zoom sessions. Participants will explore key family planning topics including birth control counseling and prescribing, infertility care, LGBTQ+ health, adolescent care, pregnancy options, and more. Exclusively offered to RNs, NPs, PAs, and physicians, this training offers 15 contact hours upon successful completion.

TOPICS

Reproductive Anatomy; Physiologic Basic Reproduction; Basic Infertility Care; Fertility Awareness and Barrier Methods; Preventative Reproductive Health; Foundations of Sexual Health Counseling; Combined Hormonal Contraception: Pill, Patch, and Ring; Client Education and Counseling Skills for Reproductive Health; Adolescent Reproductive Health: Confidentiality, Legal and Documentation Issues; Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children; Child Abuse/Neglect; Progesterone Only Methods: Pill, DMPA; Long-Acting Reversible Contraception; Emergency Contraception; Permanent Contraception; Sexually Transmitted Infections Testing Treatment Guidelines; LGBTQIA+ Health; Racial Equity and Reproductive Health; Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, and the Trauma Informed Approach; Caring for the Client with Unintended Pregnancyt; and Contraception Case Studies.

CONTACT HOUR INFORMATION

This educational activity is approved for 15 contact hours for nurses.

FEE

If seeking contact hours, the cost for non-ABCD sites is $300. If not seeking contact hours, it is $200. For ABCD-funded sites, the course is free unless contact hours are desired, then it is $100.

TRAINING DATES