Women's Health: LARC, EMA and the AusCAPPS Network

Host: Dr Candice Baker, GPSA

Release date: 27th August 2025

This webinar featured SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence and the AusCAPPS Network teams, Prof Danielle Mazza AM, Dr Nadia Lusis, and Dr Romey Giles as they discussed the use of new teaching resources on contraceptive options, long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and early medical abortion (EMA) to support teaching and implementation of best practice care.

Talking O&G - a RANZCOG podcast - Unpacking RANZCOG's New Contraception Guideline

Hosts: Dr Heather Waterfall and Dr Nisha Khot, RANZCOG

Release date: 23rd July 2025

Professor Kirsten Black and Dr Catriona Melville discuss the RANZCOG’s updated clinical guideline on contraception (C-Gyn 3). Adapted from the UK Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare guidance, the new guideline offers evidence-based recommendations for delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred contraceptive care across all life stages.

What is shaping reproductive health and well-being in Britain?

Host: Prof Danielle Mazza, Director of the SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence

Release date: 20th March 2024

This webinar featured international guest speaker, A/Prof Rebecca French, a public health researcher co-leading the SACHA (Shaping Abortion for Change) study. This is the largest research project on abortion to be carried out to date in the UK and it aims to build a comprehensive evidence base for new directions in abortion care, including capturing the experience of abortion provision reforms in Australia.

A reflection on the outcomes of the Senate inquiry into universal access to reproductive health care

Host/Speaker: Senator Larissa Waters (Senator for Queensland and Leader of the Greens in the Senate), Prof Danielle Mazza, Director of the SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence) and Tegan Taylor (ABC Health and Science Reporter)

Release date: 7th June 2023

This webinar features Senator Larissa Waters, Professor Danielle Mazza and Tegan Taylor who will discuss the findings from the Senate inquiry with particular focus on addressing the barriers to sexual and reproductive health care in Australia.

Integration of medical abortion into primary care

Host/Speaker: Prof Danielle Mazza, Director of the SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence)

Release date: 6th October 2022

This webinar presents findings from Prof Danielle Mazza's Churchill Fellowship where she met with experts in New York, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Stockholm, Edinburgh, Dublin and Cork to find out how they have integrated medical abortion services into primary care.

Supporting South Australian primary health care clinicians in the provision of medical abortion

Host: Prof Danielle Mazza, Director of the SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence)

Release date: 25th October 2022

This webinar provides general practitioners, practice nurses and community pharmacists with the support required to initiate EMA services in their area. This webinar provides general practitioners, practice nurses and community pharmacists with the support required to initiate EMA services in their area. This will be undertaken by providing an overview of the context of South Australian legislative changes, Therapeutic Guideline recommendations and EMA training requirements, practical tips and tricks on setting up and undertaking an abortion consultation, and South Australian services and referral pathways.

Nursing in general practice: Opportunities for the registered nurse and nurse practitioner in the roles of LARC and EMA care

Host: Dr Sharon James, AusCAPPS Network

Release date: 13th September 2022

This webinar aims to describe registered nurse and nurse practitioner roles for long-acting reversible contraception and early medical abortion in general practice. This will be undertaken from the perspective of newly accredited Nurse Practitioner, Cara Taheny, about her experience as a registered nurse. In addition, Kirsty Fleming will talk about her experience as a Nurse Practitioner in general practice.

RACGP/AusCAPPS webinar 3 - Preparing your practice to deliver medical abortion

Host: Dr Amy Moten, RACGP

Release date: 6th June 2022

This webinar featured Dr Richard Mayes as he highlighted the considerations a general practice should make regarding resources, training and preparation for medical abortion. This includes patient and practice support needs.

RACGP/AusCAPPS webinar 2 - GPs and medical abortion - Challenges, barriers and safety across Australia

Host: Dr Amy Moten, RACGP

Release date: 11th April 2022

This webinar featured Dr Miranda Sherley as she discussed the challenges, barriers and safety issues in providing medical abortion services across different parts of Australia.

RACGP/AusCAPPS webinar 1 - Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)

Host: Dr Amy Moten, RACGP

Release date: 7th March 2022

This webinar featured Dr Lisa Brown and registered nurse Kodie Alderton on their experience in inserting and removing LARC.

AusCAPPS webinar 1 - Contraception and post abortion contraception

Host: Dr Danielle Mazza, Head of Department of General Practice, Monash University

Release date: 19th October 2021

The first inaugural AusCAPPS webinar discussed a new progesterone-only pill in Australia, and managing contraception after abortion. Featuring A/Prof Deborah Bateson and Dr Kathleen McNamee.

Medical abortion services: Key challenges for primary care clinicians

Host: Dr Terri Floran, HealthEd

Release date: 9th December 2024

GP Prof Danielle Mazza AM joins us to discuss the topic of medical abortion services in Australian primary care.

Pharmacist role in early medical abortion (EMA) provision

Host: Dr Karen Freilich

Release date: 23rd November 2022

Pharmacist Sijka Tscholakoff joins us to discuss the pharmacy role in early medical abortion (EMA) provision. Sijka has worked as a pharmacist for 13 years, and is an advocate for accessible medical abortion access through primary care. She explains how to train to provide MS2Step, and how to set up and manage medical abortion provision through community pharmacists.

Practice manager tips for LARC and EMA service delivery in general practice

Host: Dr Karen Freilich

Release date: 11th July 2022

We are delighted to be joined by Kerri Haines who provides us with insight into the role of a Practice Manager in the provision of LARC and EMA services in General Practice. Kerri Haines is the Practice Manager of Thirroul Medical Practice. Kerri has been a Practice Manager for 6 years and is passionate about provision sexual and reproductive health services.

Nurse-led roles in LARC and MTOP

Host: Dr Karen Freilich

Release date: 12th April 2022

Larissa Hudson is a Nurse Educator and Sexual and Reproductive Health Nurse at Sexual Health Victoria (formerly Family Planning Victoria). She is passionate about reproductive health rights and has worked in early and late term abortion (both MTOP and STOP) across the UK and Australia. She is hoping that more people will take up the mantle to provide termination of pregnancy in our community and thinks anyone involved in the area already is a health care super star!

Providing a comprehensive medical abortion consultation

Host: Dr Karen Freilich

Release date: 16th February 2022

Dr Melissa (Lisa) Brown is a GP at Thirroul Medical Practice in the Wollongong Area. She is passionate about providing affordable and easily accessible medical terminations, IUD insertions and contraceptive advice in a primary care setting. Dr Brown joins us to explain and advise how to provide a comprehensive medical abortion consultation in general practice.

Setting up a medical abortion service in general practice

Host: Dr Karen Freilich

Release date: 25th January 2022

The first podcast of 2022 is about setting up a medical abortion service in general practice. Dr Belinda Minc is a GP supervisor with a special interest in women's health. She was integral in establishing and running the medical abortion service at Airlie Women's Clinic in Melbourne. We discuss how to set up a medical abortion service in general practice including logistics, risks, and practicalities.

Research presentation - Approaches to delivering LARC and EMA services in primary care (Part 3)

Release date: 6th December 2023

Presented by Lauren Moloney, this presentation described 3 models for delivering IUD services currently used by Australian GP IUD providers: common, streamlined and same-day insertion. Learn more about which is the most utilized models of care, limitation to each model and the recommended strategies to enhance access to IUD services in general practice.

General practitioner experiences in delivering EMA to women from CALD backgrounds

Release date: 8th August 2023

Presented by Rhea Singh, this research explored GP experiences in providing early medical abortion (EMA) to women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and their recommendations for service improvements.

Research presentation - Approaches to delivering LARC and EMA services in primary care (Part 2)

Release date: 13th January 2023

The second of the research presentation series, Dr Seema Deb discusses the considerations when delivering EMA in general practice, three models of care, and factors that could impact on follow-up consultations.

Research presentation - Approaches to delivering LARC and EMA services in primary care (Part 1)

Release date: 1st August 2022

The first of the research presentation series, Dr Caroline Harvey discusses sustaining LARC and MTOP services in general practice and primary care.