
Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT) Insertion and Removal Training – face to face assessment (for Sydney based practitioners)
Course dates and to register >>Course description
Learn or refresh your knowledge about the contraceptive implant, Implanon NXT and the skills to safely insert and remove the device. This combination of online self-paced learning and face to face, supervised hands on training and assessment is suitable both as an introduction for new inserters or a refresher.
Content includes:
- Contraceptive options and their efficacy
- Long acting reversible contraception (LARC) including contraceptive implants
- Pharmacokinetics of Implanon NXT
- Indications and contraindications
- Initiation of the contraceptive implant including client consultation, administration of local anaesthetic and the safe insertion and removal of the implant in a primary care setting
- Management of common side effects
Insurance
Following the successful completion of the course, participants must ensure they have adequate professional indemnity insurance to implement Implanon NXT insertion and removal into their scope of practice.
Who should attend?
Doctors, registered nurses and midwives in Sydney metropolitan area. Rural and remote participants can attend Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT) Insertion and Removal Training – Online.
Course structure
Pre-workshop activities
Completion of online learning (3-4 hours) is essential prior to undertaking the practise and assessment component of the course. Participants have access to the online learning at least 2 weeks before the workshop.
Face to face practise and assessment
Participants attend 1 hour face to face group session (with physical distancing ) to practise insertion and removal of Implanon NXT on model arm under the supervision of a Family Planning NSW clinical instructor, followed by a competency assessment.
Eligibility / Prerequisite
Current registration with the Medical Board of Australia or Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
Assessment
The assessment requirements include satisfactory completion of online learning, and successful completion of the competency assessment.
Course cost
$260. All learning materials are included in the course costs.
Recognition / Accreditation
Participants who successfully complete the full course will be issued with a Statement of Completion.
Further information
Contact: Course Administration Unit, Education Services
Phone: (02) 8752 4300 press 1 for Education Services
Email: education@fpnsw.org.au