Female genital system and breast

Sexual Health: history taking, testing and contact tracing

This education will discuss sexual health. Topics to be covered include the aspects required to take a comprehensive sexual health history, the requirements to include on a pre-and post testing counselling session and the need for contact tracing. Vignettes demonstrate how to initiate consultations which GPs and patients may find awkward, and also discusses the testing required for the comprehensive management of sexually transmissible infections.

STI Contact Tracing for General Practice

The educational activity discusses the role of general practitioners in contact tracing for STIs. The opportunities to initiate a discussion with patients are identified, advice provided in relation to the STIs for which contact tracing is recommended and methods to do this described. Options to assist patients with tracing sexual contacts are also described.

Cancer and Sexuality

This activity covers the assessment, diagnosis and management of issues related to sexuality in patients who have had cancer, and in their partners. The education will address the features related to the consequences of both the disease and its management. Options for solutions to minimise the impact of the disease on patients will be discussed as will methods of addressing the concerns raised by patients in relation to their sexuality following cancer.

Tailoring contraceptive choices

This education will discuss the various hormonal contraceptive methods available to women. The methods will be compared and contrasted, their indications and contra-indications discussed and their suitability for each patient, based on her individual needs, will be explored.

The key features in managing STIs - STI Testing Tool

This training is designed to quickly update a GPs knowledge of STI testing using an STI Testing Tool. The management of STIs in our practice requires GPs to have an effective but safe approach to achieve the best patient outcome.

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