Contraception

This e-learning programme aims to equip you with the up-to-date skills and knowledge that you need to confidently support and advise patients who use or might use contraception. It contributes to the completion of your Declaration of Competence to provide oral contraception and emergency contraception services.

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) has produced guidance for healthcare professionals on contraceptive provision, including emergency contraception, after changes to Covid-19 lockdown. You can find the FSRH resources here.

Learning Objectives:

• describe how to ensure a patient-centred approach when providing contraception advice and services
• describe the different types and methods of contraception and their use, risks and benefits
• identify and use key current reference sources to maintain up-to-date knowledge about different forms of contraception
• confidently deal with common issues encountered when providing effective contraception advice and services
• use evidence-based judgement to decide when to refer a patient and identify patients who require other contraception services.

This e-assessment is linked with the CPPE Contraception learning programme and assesses you on the learning objectives within that programme.

Why should I do this assessment?

Work your way around the Sexual health learning topic, taking part in bite-sized interactive challenges that will help you and your team support and give advice to patients about emergency hormonal contraception. The challenges will help you if you are planning to offer chlamydia screening, while also promoting safer sex.

You can access this learning here: Sexual health - theLearningpharmacy.com

Learning Objectives:

• describe new methods of engaging with patients and the public
• develop and run an effective health promotion campaign in your pharmacy
• provide advice and signposting on self-care and public health
• explain how you would develop and deliver a successful pharmacy service
• explain how to deal effectively with patient queries about long term conditions or medicines
• support a person presenting with a new prescription
• describe how to advise appropriately a patient requesting an OTC medicine
• become more confident in dealing with therapeutic challenges and prescription interventions
• identify and meet the professional development needs of the pharmacy team.

NICE Quality standard (QS129) Contraception

NICE Public health guidance (PH51) Contraceptive services for under 25s

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists homepage

Public Health England: Sexual and reproductive health profiles

Pharmacists around the country have been involved in a variety of contraception services. This event will help pharmacists, pre-registration trainees and pharmacy technicians to prepare themselves to run the particular service planned for their area.

Learning Objectives:

• explain the different types and methods of hormonal and nonhormonal contraception, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), their use, advantages, failure rates and complications
• take a detailed medical history that includes a minimum of blood pressure measurement, body mass index (BMI) calculation, age, smoking status, family medical history, current medical conditions and previous/current medicines history
• assess suitability of oral contraception for clients, compared with other methods, and tailor provision of medication from a patient group direction (PGD) list of medicines, and in accordance with the needs of individual clients
• provide information and guidance to allow a client to make an informed choice as to the most appropriate form of contraception
• counsel and advise on regular methods of contraception, emergency contraception and safer sex
• communicate with clients appropriately and sensitively, including respecting the process of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• support your pharmacy team in the delivery of a safe and effective service
• know when to refer clients and when to ask for support and advice
• apply the medico-legal aspects of medicine provision in accordance with a patient group direction, or as a non-medical prescriber
• demonstrate knowledge of the clinical content of the relevant patient group direction(s) if applicable.

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV homepage

fpa contraception