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ABOUT THIS NETWORK

Our project and mission

AusCAPPS Network (The Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support Network) is an NHMRC-funded project designed to connect the primary care workforce and increase women’s access to contraception and abortion.

IUD and implant use among Australian women remains low, despite being safe and effective for women of all ages.   

Early medical abortion is also under-utilised in primary care, despite it being an effective and less-invasive option than surgical termination.
These inequities are magnified in rural and regional areas.

AusCAPPS Network aims to:

  • Increase women's access to long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods (IUDs and implants).
  • Increase women’s access to safe, affordable early medical abortion (EMA), including for women from the most vulnerable populations.

How to use this site

Chat, network, ask a question, or post your thoughts:

Create your own profile page and connect with other AusCAPPS members - it looks a little like Facebook. Post questions, topics for discussion, news and interesting research. You can also put a specific clinical question to our expert network, and you can post anonymously if you wish.

Providers near me

This is a database of all AusCAPPS users you can search according to location. This is a great resource If you are looking to find a colleague or provider located near you - for example, if you are a GP in a rural area looking to find an EMA dispensing pharmacist nearby.

LARC and early medical abortion resource libraries

We have collated a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of clinical guidelines, templates, tools and tips and FAQs to assist you in delivering best-practice clinical services and save you the time spent searching online.

How to become a provider

If you are interested in becoming an EMA provider, having IUD insertion training, or building on your existing skills, this section of the site will put you in touch with training and education providers and opportunities.

Case study discussion

Get involved with fortnightly case study discussions, expert Q and A’s and live chats.

News, events and research

Find latest news, conference opportunities, research papers, opinion blogs and other updates. You can also subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with what is happening in this community and in women’s health more broadly.

Meet The Team

  • Professor Danielle Mazza, Monash University
  • A/Professor Wendy Norman, The University of British Columbia
  • Professor Kirsten Black, The University of Sydney
  • Professor Angela Taft, La Trobe University
  • Professor Deborah Bateson, Family Planning NSW
  • A/Professor Kevin McGeechan, The University of Sydney
  • Dr Philip Goldstone, Marie Stopes Australia
  • Professor Jane Tomnay, Centre of Excellence in Rural Sexual Health
  • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
  • Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association
  • Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association
  • Australian Women’s Health Nurse Association
  • Bayer Australia
  • Children by Choice
  • Department of Health, Australian Government
  • Family Planning New South Wales
  • Family Planning Tasmania
  • Family Planning Welfare Association of Northern Territory
  • Jean Hailes for Women's Health
  • Marie Stopes Australia
  • Organon
  • Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
  • The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  • The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • SHINE SA
  • Sexual Health Quarters
  • Sexual Health Victoria

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Frequently Asked Questions

There are four types of post you can make.

  1. Start a general discussion post
  2. Share a case study
  3. Ask a question
  4. Set up a poll for members to vote (the AusCAPPS team will post the outcome of this poll after 2 – 3 weeks)

After you know what type of post you want to make, head to the Chat page on the top navigation bar or the “Chat with peers and experts” tile on the home page.

chat page

There are limited formatting option for this. Remember to add “case study” in the topic so that this will be linked to the “Case study discussion” tile at the home page.

chat_case study

This is preferred so that the answers will be linked back to your question.

You can also set up a poll for voting by ticking the “poll” checkbox. You will not see members posting their votes, but the AusCAPPS team will help you post the poll results in 2-3 weeks time, depending on your preference.

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1. First, head to the Chat Page or “Chat with peers and experts”.

Auscapps Landing Page with Chat

2. Type in your keyword in the search bar at the top of the page (red box) or select the topic from the right side panel (blue box) that you are interested in.

discussion search

First select either the “Providers Near You” tab from the top of the page or on the home page.

Auscapps Landing Page_providers

There are two ways to find a provider near you.

providers near you page

  1. Hover on the state of the map you want to search and click on it. This will direct you to an external website that provides you with the organization that provides medical abortion in the state.
  2. Alternatively, scroll down the list which will provide you with our AusCAPPS members who are our LARC or MS2 Step providers. You can select the state in the green tab to navigate through each state quickly.

Select the “Resources” tab from the top navigation bar or the “Resource library” tile on the home page.

Auscapps Landing Page with resources

On the Resources page

  • We provide downloadable guides with a summary of links to click through.
  • You can also use the Search bar (red box) to look for a particular topic or use the filtering boxes (blue boxes) to find the resource.
  • Our resources are categorized as Clinical Guidelines, Checklist, Form, Patient Information, Webpage, Research paper, FAQ and Product Information. You can also click on each tab below the blue boxes to search for a particular resource.

resources page

Of course you can! We have a built-in direct messenging function on the “Chat Page” or “Chat with peers and experts”.

1. Once you have clicked through either of these pages, head to the top panel where you will see a chat icon.

chat page with direct messaging icon

2. Click on the chat icon and this will direct you to the messaging page.

direct messaging

3. Start a conversation by searching for a member’s name.

4. When you receive a message, there will be a blue dot appearing on the chat icon.

chat icon notified

When you signed up to join AusCAPPS, we asked you the following questions: Do you insert and/or remove LARCs (contraceptive implants and/or IUDs)? Are you a prescriber/dispenser of MS2Step?

We use that information to create a profile where you can connect to others in this Network.

To update your answers to these questions (for example, if you have moved to another state or have received IUD training and are now inserting IUDs in your practice), follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Medcast|AusCAPPS site.

2. In the top right hand corner, hover on the person icon and click on the "My Profile" tab.

Auscapps landing page with my profile hightlighted

3. Scroll to the “Your Details” section to update your PHN and State if you have moved.

profile page to update PHN

4. If you have received IUD or EMA training since you joined AusCAPPS and are now providing this in your practice, update your status in the “AusCAPPS Details” section.

Auscapps profile training detail

If you prefer to use your mobile device to log into AusCAPPS, please use this URL (http://medcast.com.au/auscapps) and log in through Medcast.

You can either bookmark this URL or create an access icon on your mobile phone home page.

Watch this video to learn how to access AusCAPPS on your mobile device.

The DEFAULT setting on Medcast | AusCAPPS is that you will receive an email every time a member makes a post on AusCAPPS. To change how often you like to be notified, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the top right corner of the page and hover on the person icon. Click on your profile.

2. Scroll down your profile page to find “Email & Communication settings” under the Community Settings.

email and notification settings

3. You can change how often you like to receive email notifications.

email and notifications page

4. Save your settings.

Alternatively, please watch this short video to help you change your email notification setting.

  • If you are interested in developing clinical content, or like to suggest a webinar/podcast topic, or even like to do a podcast or webinar, feel free to contact the AusCAPPS team (auscapps.trial@monash.edu)
  • If you feel that AusCAPPS network has supported you to provide LARC or EMA, and you would like to share the benefits with your professional network, you are welcome to use the attached flyer, social media tiles or promotional slides to help us promote AusCAPPS network.
  • If you like to share a video about what AusCAPPS network can do for your colleague, please refer to this video here.
  • We also have other resources that you can use to promote AusCAPPS in your social network. You are welcome to use these promotional materials.

Get n touch

Medcast is the host for the AusCAPPS site. For any registration or login issues, please contact the Medcast team: info@medcast.com.au

For any suggestions about AusCAPPS content or engagement activities, please contact the AusCAPPS team: auscapps.trial@monash.edu

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