Curated Resources: Counseling – Innovating Education in Reproductive Health
Innovating Education in Reproductive Health is a program within the UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and is a part of UCSF’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. This project focuses on providing Curated Resources and Open Courses to advance reproductive health education.
Clinical Counseling and Patient Resources
The following specialized materials are available for healthcare providers and educators:
- RHEDI Patient-Centered Pregnancy Options Counseling Case Video: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (IUDs).
- OSCE: Non-Directive Pregnancy Options Counseling and Ethical Challenges.
- ARSHEP Facilitation Guide for Standardized Patient Videos: Delivering HIV Positive Test Results – Transgender Woman.
- RHEDI Early Abortion Options Interactive Comparison Chart.
- Physicians for Reproductive Health LGBTQ Essentials.
Gender-Affirming Care and Reproductive Health
A significant portion of the educational material is dedicated to Health Equity and LGBTQ+ care. Specifically, one resource explains different birth control methods for people across the gender spectrum, with a focus on the effects of different forms of birth control on those taking gender-affirming hormones such as testosterone.
Browse by Topic
Professional resources and CE Credit courses cover a wide range of essential topics:
- Abortion Access: Includes abortion complications, training, medication abortion, and dilation and evacuation.
- Contraception: Includes fertility awareness based methods and long-acting reversible contraception.
- Pregnancy Care: Resources on early pregnancy loss and later abortion.
- Professional Responsibility: Includes simulations and global perspectives on unsafe abortion.
Innovation and Education
Innovating Education in Reproductive Health continues to develop Simulations and RHEcourse materials to improve global perspectives and clinical excellence in reproductive health services.