If women want to protect themselves from pregnancy various contraceptive methods are available. Good counselling is indispensable to together one method at find the one that best fits the woman fits. But what do you do when this freedom of choice is limited by the presence of a contraindication? Wat makes certain contraceptive methods less suitable or even advised against in case of certain contraindications? Titus Health Care is organising a new accredited training course for gynaecologists and physician assistants entitled: Contraception Wanted: choice in contraindications.

Which contraceptive methods are suitable for someone with high blood pressure or thromboembolic disease? What is the best choice for women with migraines or diabetes? The accredited training for gynaecologists Contraception Wanted: choice in contraindications spends on the basis of the Medical Eligibility Criteria Wheel for contraceptive use of the WHO focus on contraceptive choices for women with contraindications or co-morbidities. 

In addition to the WHO's recommendations, the scientific publications that underpin these recommendations are explored in depth. The training challenges participants to think about how they can apply this knowledge in daily practice. 

Finally, this training encourages cooperation between primary and secondary care. Within the hospital, consultation between different specialisations is encouraged in order to jointly find the best suitable contraceptive method when contraindications are present. 

During this training you will learn:

- which contraindications, pathologies and medication can influence the choice of a contraceptive method
– which contraceptive methods are suitable for women with different contraindications  
- What is the underlying literature on which WHO opinions are based
- practical tips for applying this knowledge in your daily practice 

Target group: gynaecologists, A(N)IOS
Duration: approximately 1 hour
Costs: free of charge
Location: on site
Accreditation points NVOG: 1 point

After ordering, one of our employees will contact you to make an appointment.

Delving further into copper coils? LARCs for Advanced Users is also accredited for gynaecologists. This training specifically addresses long-term forms of contraception: copper coils, hormone coils and the implantable rod. Part of this training is the scientific update, where several interesting studies on these contraceptive methods are reviewed.

Want to know more about copper coils? Ask the T-Safe, Multi-Safe or Flexi-T insertion instruction to. And do you already know the new implant rod insertion site? Or do you want to refresh the insertion and removal method? Then the medical insertion and removal training Implanon NXT useful. During these training sessions, you will not only cover theory, but also practise placing (and removing) the various contraceptive methods on a phantom.