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Interactive, practical
and peer-led training to strengthen sexual health
care in primary care:
whatever your priority!

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SHIP CHANGES CLINICAL PRACTICE FOR GOOD 

GREAT FOR GPS AND PRACTICE NURSES

Our teaching is appropriate for all GPs and Practice nurses, not just for those with a particular interest. Our sessions are designed and delivered by enthusiastic GPs and Practice nurses who cope with the same work challenges that you have (did anyone mention lack of time?). We ensure that our workshops are tailored to your role in general practice enabling you to learn how to weave rapid risk assessment into your routine clinical practice.

SHIP CIC offers 7 interrelated training sessions,

each lasting 4 hours. These core sessions teach rapid risk assessment for sexual and reproductive health and blood borne viruses.

OUR COURSES

GPs/PAs 
Courses

Core training consists of 2 sessions:


  • Key Issues in STI for GPs

  • HIV and viral hepatitis update
    for primary care

Additional training consists of 1 session:

  • Rethinking HIV: HIV as a
    long-term condition

Practice Nurses / Nursing Associates Courses

Core training consists of 3 sessions:


  • STI update for Practice nurses

  • Speaking to patients about sex

  • HIV and viral hepatitis update
    for primary care

Additional training consists of 2 session:

  • Basic Contraception 1

  • Basic Contraception 2

What participants have said about what they learnt and how they will change their practice after attending SHIP training:

We recommend that these additional session are attended by GPs and Practice Nurses who have been ‘core trained’. If commissioners feel they wanted to offer additional sessions in their locality without the preceding core sessions we would be happy to discuss adaptation to meet local needs.

 

Although the individual sessions have a particular teaching focus, each session’s educational narrative includes a truly integrated approach to sexual health encompassing STIs, HIV, contraception, unplanned pregnancy, young peoples’ access and sexual

health promotion.

"Thanks so much to Sheila and Shabneet who led the SHIP contraception training. This training has empowered and enlightened me so much that I am now asking questions / engaging patients in contraception discussions that I wouldn't have done before this course. OMG! It is amazing how many of my patients were dying to be asked about LARC. I am selling 'coil fitting' very well and patients seem to be very pleased with the care and attention I am giving them. Joy!!!! Thank you so much to the organisers and a big thank you to Sheila and Shabneet."

Practice nurse (Independent nurse prescriber),
Latymer Road Surgery, Enfield CCG (March 2018)

Thelma Takyi-Addo

Testimonial

“I am more confident to talk to patients re different options of contraception when they visit for the first time!”

“Much better awareness and feel more knowledgeable and able to offer BBV testing now”

"Brilliantly run and presented - have learnt a huge amount from both sessions and increased awareness greatly.

Thank you."

"Pitched at exactly the right level for GPs. Honestly an excellent course - good balance of theory & practical."

"I really enjoyed it, and feel much happier about broaching the subject of sexual health now."

"I'm much more confident in sexual health assessment with patients who are registering for the first time"

"Excellent, very relevant & engaging. I found it extremely useful and enjoyable"

“I can comfortably introduce sexual health in travel, contraception & smear consultations”

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