Go here if you are a physician, a nurse practitioner, a midwife or anybody who prescribes, plans to prescribe or supports prescribing medication abortion.
Go here if you are a pharmacist or any other clinician who is currently dispensing or plans to dispense Mifegymiso.
Go here if you are a community worker, a social worker or a counsellor, or if you are supporting your colleagues and friends in taking medication abortion.
Nurses in many areas of practice will have patients / clients experiencing unintended pregnancies. Nursing education should prepare new nurses entering practice to care for these patients / clients. Entry-to-practice competencies have been developed to help increase and guide nursing education on abortion care!
This 90-minute accredited and self-paced course explores current abortion trends in Canada and offers strategies to reduce barriers and increase access to care. The course, offered by the University of British Columbia, Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD), is designed for all health professionals that provide sexual and reproductive care including physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives, and registered nurses.
Since 2001, the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) and the National Council of Indigenous Midwives (NCIM) have promoted the vital role of midwives in sexual, reproductive, and newborn health. We work across all levels, driving change in legislation and funding, strengthening regional associations, and supporting midwives directly with tools and learning opportunities.
The Asking for an Abortion Pocket Guide offers you facts, tips and scripts on how to ask a healthcare professional for medication abortion and what you can do if they will not help. Featured on the Your Sexual Health hub and available on mobile devices.
This online training prepares primary care providers including family physicians, nurse practitioners, and midwives to offer medication abortion. Six asynchronous modules are followed by a synchronous question-and-answer session with medication abortion experts. Topics covered include patient-centered counselling; clinical aspects of medication abortion care; and integrating medication abortion into primary care settings. Up to 6 MainPro+® credits are available.
This online training prepares social service workers including counsellors, social workers, and doulas to support abortion seekers. Ten short asynchronous modules include information on abortion access and care; trauma-informed, gender-inclusive, and person-centered counselling; making abortion seeker referrals; and identifying accurate resources. Certificate of completion available.
Social workers are in myriad community-based and institutional settings, and are important contributors to the abortion workforce. They connect service-seekers to medical information and needed care, while navigating complex circumstances and systems. Yet, social workers receive minimal training on abortion. This project established further evidence on social work’s role in abortion care and identified professional supports that may prove most useful to social workers.
An interactive website that helps people choose between medication and procedural abortion.
Resources for Abortion Doulas and Care for People in Prison.
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About the SOGC
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is a professional health association representing a multidisciplinary membership of over 3,500 health professionals, including obstetricians, gynaecologists, family physicians, nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals, all working in the field of sexual and reproductive health.
The Society’s mission is to promote excellence in the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology, and to advance the health of women at home and around the world through leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and education.
The SOGC is Canada’s leading authority on sexual and reproductive health and produces national guidelines for public and medical education.
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