Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT®) Insertion & Removal Training

Course overview:

The self-paced, online course (which must be completed prior to the face-to-face simulation session) covers the following topics:

• Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) Composition and mechanism of action
• Efficacy Side effects, including bleeding patterns and guidance of management
• Patient suitability, contraindications, and medication interactions
• Patient consent
• Timing of initiation of contraception
• Insertion procedure, including anatomical considerations
• Removal procedure
• Reinsertion procedure
• Post-procedure patient advice
• Advice for complex implants, such as deeply inserted implants

Assessment:

FOR DOCTORS:

Participants must complete a short, online quiz with 100% pass mark required. The course includes feedback from an Implanon NXT® clinical educator on simulation procedure technique but does not include a formal competency assessment.

Course outcomes:

Participants will receive a Statement of Attendance for Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT®) Insertion & Removal Training. The statement may be used as evidence of attendance of training.

For Nurses and Midwives

Assessment:

Participants must complete a short, online quiz with 100% pass mark required. The course includes feedback from an Implanon NXT® clinical educator on simulation procedure technique but does not include a formal competency assessment.

Course outcomes:

Participants will receive a Statement of Attendance for Contraceptive Implant (Implanon NXT®) Insertion & Removal Training. The Statement may be used as evidence of attendance of training. True’s Implanon NXT® insertion and removal training does not confer competency.

True strongly recommends that nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and registered midwives perform Implanon NXT® insertion and removal under appropriate supervision in their workplaces before commencing independent practice.