What’s Important: A Patient-Centered Approach to Contraceptive Counseling
This interactive e-learning course by PICCK focuses on the patient’s needs and values, understanding the influence of bias and coercion in contraceptive care, and a shared decision-making approach to contraceptive counseling.
Contraception Counseling Video
This video-based learning tool features one patient’s series of contraceptive counseling sessions with her physicians. This tool includes a set of discussion questions and was designed to deepen learners’ knowledge about patient-centered LARC counseling.
U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use.
Recommendations from the CDC on safe use of contraceptive methods for people with various medical conditions and other characteristics.
Abortion Training Curriculum: Contraception and Abortion Aftercare
Developed by TEACH, this chapter includes clinical and learning tools to support contraception and abortion aftercare.
Bedsider: Explore birth control options
A non-directive tool for exploring birth control options based on patient preferences and values.
Contraception Care Unit
This unit provides curricular resources for contraception care.
Information for Patients after IUD placement
Information for Patients after IUD Placement This document is designed to model a patient-centered, evidence-based approach to instructions given to patients following an IUD insertion. It reflects conclusions from RHEDI research on aftercare instructions across the country and can also be used as a teaching tool for residents. Download: PDF Word Share: Evaluate: Resource Tags:
IUD Protocol
This protocol provides basic requirements for implementing IUD services at a family medicine teaching site. This interactive version also includes pop-up citations and practice tips. A print-ready/PDF version of the protocol is also available.
Slide Deck:
Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling
This presentation is designed to provide a patient-centered, evidence-based approach to contraceptive counseling. The goal is to give learners the tools they need to elicit a patient’s values and provide support for their choices, as well as to review some basic strategies to present contraceptive options.
Long-Acting Contraceptive Information
This interactive tool can be used to review relevant research and practice tips with residents and other learners who will be counseling patients on contraceptive options. PDF versions also available for download in English and Spanish. For a detailed comparison of Long-Acting Contraceptive options, see Which Long-Acting Contraceptive Is Right for Me?
