Safe practice in abortion care

This course discusses a woman's decision-making process, how HCPs can provide support to those requesting an abortion, pre-abortion assessment, and the additional needs of vulnerable women.

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This course examines conscience and abortion, conscientious objection and how to ensure the patient receives the care they need, whether involved clinicians have a personal conscientious objection to abortion or not.

This course looks at the drug regimens used in early medical abortion, side effects, management, and advice and follow up procedures.

This course defines feticide, explains why, when and how feticide might be performed, acknowledges variations in patient and clinician views and practice, and discusses the clinical and ethical complexities involved.

This course contains videos, activities and resources to guide you through good practice in the management of abortion-related emergencies and complications.

This course outlines the advantages and disadvantages of medical abortion after 10 weeks and up to 24 weeks’ gestation, including the drugs and regimens used, contraindications, side-effects and post-abortion contraceptive methods.

This course discusses a woman's decision-making process, how HCPs can provide support to those requesting an abortion, pre-abortion assessment, and the additional needs of vulnerable women.

This course discusses dilation and evacuation (D&E) and the recommended surgical method in the second trimester; vacuum aspiration with a large diameter cannulae and suction tubing (up to 16 weeks); and the rare usage of hysterotomy or hysterectomy.

This course outlines surgical abortion methods up to 14 weeks’ gestation, along with clincial reasoning, options for pain management including cervical anaesthesia, how to perform uterine aspiration safely, and post-operative care options.