Introduction to Contraception - 16th October 2025

Introduction to Contraception - 16th October 2025, 10:00 to 13:00.
The Beeson Suite, The Watermark, Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0SZ.
With Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Registered Trainer, Dr Jane Davis.

Suitable for: 

Primary Care nurses of all grades (HCA’s to prescribers welcome)

We are very excited to be offering this Introduction to Contraception course to our Learning and Development Centre catalogue!  This has been kindly produced and will be delivered by Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare registered trainer, Dr Jane Davis.  

Course Aims:

To provide a basic overview of current best practice in provision of contraception within Primary Care.

(Please note that this course does not provide a qualification for delivering contraceptive services, for further clinical training please visit www.fsrh.org)

Learning Outcomes for the course:

1. Know the full range of current contraceptive choices

2. Feel confident discussing contraceptive options that meet the patient’s needs and wishes. 

3. Provide, or signpost to provision of contraception, depending on your scope pf practice. 

Agenda:

10:00 Introduction

10:05 Contraception overview 

10:45 break 15 mins 

11:00 Safety and side effects

11:40 coffee break 20 mins

12:00 Emergency contraception, trouble shooting and further training.

12:40 Q and A 

13:00 Close meeting 

Course Outline:

What is contraception? 

• Where are we now with contraceptive services in England?

• Vulnerable women

• What contraceptives are available?

• How effective are they?

• Safety 

• Side effects/trouble shooting guide 

• Contraindications

• Introduction to UKMEC 

• Emergency Contraception

• Intrauterine devices

• Further clinical training 

Also included:

• Quiz, polls

• Case studies

• Participation in Q and A 

• A poll before and after assessing confidence in discussing contraception with patients.

Next steps for learners:

Contraception update workshop, applying clinical knowledge to case studies and anonymised case discussions.

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.  

Parking Information for this venue:

Please click on the link below for the postcode for Leonards Road long stay car park and the associated parking tariffs.  Please ensure that you pay enough to cover the whole of your training session and a little longer to allow time to get back to your car without incurring a penalty. 

 https://www.southhams.gov.uk/parking/car-parks/leonards-road-ivybridge

When you have parked and paid, look for the walkway at the top of the car park that takes you past Poundland on the left-hand side.  Carry on straight along Erme Court towards the Watermark Centre which will be directly ahead of you and also houses Ivybridge Library.  Our training room is the Beeson Suite which can be found at the end of the first-floor corridor on the right hand side.  

If you have any problems or questions please email us! [email protected]