Contraception - SWCH9002
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Women's and Children's Health
Course Outline: http://wch.med.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate-obstetrics-gynaecology
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Course Aims
Learning Outcomes
• Describe how each method exerts its contraceptive effect
• Describe the various methods of contraception in terms of efficacy, benefits, risks and side-effects
• Confidently discuss these methods with patients with differing medical and social needs - i.e. patients of different ages cultural backgrounds and philosophical beliefs, those with particular medical problems, those at risk of sexually transmitted infection
• Provide competent and balanced advice as to which contraceptive options might most closely meet an individual patients needs