IUD & Implant Resources
Family PACT providers may refer to this list of training resources on long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), which include the copper and hormonal IUDs and contraceptive implant. Please note not all trainings include instruction on, or practice of, the insertion and removal of all IUDs and the contraceptive implant.
IUD:
Contraceptive Implant:
Both IUD and Contraceptive Implant:
- Clinical Training Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health (CTC-SRH) - Provides both on-site and virtual IUD training and contraceptive implant placement to healthcare providers in Title X settings (will ship IUD demo kits and pelvic models directly to the provider).
- Upstream USA - Provides CME/CEU-eligible virtual trainings to providers that include a combination of e-learning modules, videos, live workshops, and an in-depth practicum for clinicians.
Informational Webinars and Online Training Resources
- Innovating Education in Reproductive Health - This video series, created in partnership with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) LARC Program, covers a variety of clinical topics related to the provision of LARC methods.
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - This video series, created in collaboration with the Innovating Education in Reproductive Health Program at the University of California, San Francisco Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health covers a variety of clinical topics related to the provision of LARC methods.
- Beyond the Pill - Provides three types of CME/CE accredited training virtual, on-site, and online (self-paced) to increase provider knowledge and skills and improve patient access to the full range of contraceptives. The virtual trainings cover best practices for contraceptive care during COVID-19, and help clinicians incorporate telemedicine.
- Essential Access Health - Provides trainings to enhance the skills needed to provide high-quality IUD and implant services, including effective patient-centered counseling, techniques for method placement and removal, best practices for the prevention of complications, and management of complications and challenging cases.