This workshop is available to all health care workers who may need to provide support to patients faced with an unplanned pregnancy. It will provide information on what support services are available to GPs and their patients, including counselling services, and how general practice can access the appropriate referral pathways. It will inform authorised prescribers on the legal framework in NSW, how to correctly write the scripts and the dispensing options for patients in Wagga Wagga.
The seminar will feature:
Dr Catriona Melville, Deputy Medical Director, Marie Stopes Australia
Julie Mecham, Wagga Women’s Health Centre
Luke van der Rijt, South City Pharmacy
Topics that will be covered:
Local support available for abortion care services and health pathways project
Overview of MTOP - Medications, regime, process
Considerations in practice
Evaluating outcomes and complications
Current NSW laws and regulations
How to become a prescriber
Contraception
Support available to GPs and other healthcare professionals
Who should attend?
GPs considering becoming MTOP providers
Hospital medical staff
Pharmacists
Practice Nurses
PHN staff interested in supporting MTOP provision in General Practice
Date: Monday, 14 October 2019
Time: 6:00pm registration for 6:30pm start
Location: Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network Conference Room
1/185 Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga (please enter via the Murray Street carpark)
RACGP: 6 Points