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Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT) Insertion and Removal Training

Learn or refresh your knowledge about the contraceptive implant, Implanon NXT and the skills to safely insert and remove the device.
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Clinical Education Course - Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT) Insertion and Removal Training

Course Details

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.

Audience focus
Clinicians
Cost
From $320.

Face to face practice and assessment $320 or online assessment $380.

Delivery method
Blended learning, Face to face, Online self-paced 
Face to face assessment
Face to face assessment

Who should attend

Doctors, registered nurses and midwives. 

 

Rural and remote participants can attend Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT) Insertion and Removal Training – Online.

Delivery Options & 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 Assessment

Participants attend 2-hour face to face group session to practise insertion and removal of Implanon NXT on model arm under the supervision of a Family Planning Australia clinical instructor, followed by a competency assessment.

Recognition /Accreditation

Participants who successfully complete the full course will be issued with a Statement of Completion.

This course is equivalent to 6 hours to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) requirements for CPD.

Online Assessment

Supervised practise and assessment

Participants will be provided with a training kit for practise and assessment purposes.

Participants practise insertion and removal of Implanon NXT on a model arm under the supervision of a Family Planning Australia clinical facilitator in an interactive online setting, followed by a competency assessment.

Online Workshops

Online workshops are available to participants Australia-wide, however rural and regional NSW participants will be prioritised during periods of limited availability.  

Participants are required to provide their own syringes, forceps, scalpel for the live demonstration and assessment. Access to a suitable device with webcam, headset or speakers, microphone and adequate internet access are also required. 

Participants must return their training kit to Family Planning Australia (return postage bag provided) before a Statement of Completion will be issued.

Recognition / Accreditation 

Participants who attend the whole training and successfully complete the assessment will be issued with a Statement of Completion.

This course is equivalent to 5.5 hours to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) requirements for CPD.

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.

It is a requirement of this course to have completed the online learning components prior to your supervised practise and assessment timeslot.

Participants who have not completed the entirety of the online learning at least one working day prior to their supervised practise and assessment timeslot, will be required to reschedule at their personal cost.

Course cost

$310 Face to Face Practice and Assessment

$365 Online Assessment

Further information

Contact: Education Team

Phone: 1300 372 372 press 3 then 1

Email: clinicaleducation@fpnsw.org.au

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