Improving Access to the Full Range of Contraceptive Methods, Including IUDs & Implants

Training on Contraceptive Options, Including IUDs & Implants

Beyond the Pill has successfully trained thousands of health care providers, including community clinics, school health centers, hospitals, agencies with multiple clinics, and peer education groups. Our training program is a proven way to reduce unintended pregnancies, increase provider knowledge and skills for offering IUDs and implants, and improve patients' access to the full range of contraceptive methods. We have trained over 15,000 providers, reaching over 10 million contraceptive clients.

Key features of online training

• CME and CNE-accredited - providers can earn 1.5 credit hours toward CME and CE requirements.

• Designed for all health staff, including clinicians, educators, counselors, social workers and administrative staff.

• Self-paced with videos, case studies and interactive quizzes.

 Curriculum for online training

1. Introduction to different types of IUDs and the contraceptive implant.

2. How to use the CDC’s Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use.

3. Addressing common misinformation about highly effective methods.

4. Review of counseling approaches designed to support patients in making voluntary and informed choices about contraception.

5. Integrating IUDs and implants into routine care.

For more information, visit https://beyondthepill.ucsf.edu/training.

Thanks to Cardea for their collaboration in the instructional design and development of these modules.

Requirements
An Internet connection, up-to-date web browser, Adobe Acrobat Reader*, and Flash or video streaming capability are required to participate in this course. *Required only to view printable (PDF) materials.

Certification Dates
This activity was originally released in July 2017 and was reviewed for accuracy and alignment with current practice and guidelines. Some modules were updated in 2020 and all modules were updated in 2023.

Begins: September 4, 2023
Expires: August 31, 2026

Supplemental Material

Cultural and Linguistic Competency Resources
UC Online Privacy Policy

1. Counsel patients on the effectiveness, side effects, and benefits of highly effective methods
2. Identify common misinformation about IUDs and implants
3. Apply counseling approaches designed to support patients in making informed and voluntary choices about contraception

The cost to participate in the online training is currently compliments of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. This activity is not commercially supported and does not endorse a specific product over others.

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Accessibility Statement
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please submit a learner support ticket as soon as possible.

UCSF Land Acknowledgment Statement
We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

For more information, visit https://opportunity.ucsf.edu/initiatives/ucsf-land-acknowledgment.

Note that U.S. providers must complete mandatory training by the manufacturer on etonogestrel implant insertion, localization and removal. Presenters with relationships listed here are certified trainers as independent contractors. The content planners and all other faculty presenters/actors in these videos have disclosed they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.