Box 8. Healthcare and care in contraception and family planning.
| General goal: acquisition of competencies related to family planning, indication, efficacy and safety of contraceptive methods. | ||
|---|---|---|
| LEVEL | COMPETENCIES | COMPONENTS |
| R1 | - Demonstrates basic knowledge of available contraceptive options; | K |
| - Demonstrates knowledge of effectiveness, reversibility, risks, benefits, complications, contraindications and eligibility of the hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptive methods, including emergency contraception; | K | |
| - Demonstrates knowledge of the ethical and legal aspects of permanent contraceptive methods; | K | |
| - Provides basic counseling on the effectiveness, risks, benefits, complications and contraindications of available contraceptive methods and patients' preferences and conditions of use; | K / S / A | |
| - Properly prescribes and guides the use of reversible contraceptive methods; | K / S / A | |
| - Provides counseling on the effectiveness, risks, benefits, complications and contraindications of female and male sterilization; | K / S / A | |
| - Properly guides and provides referrals for couples desiring and/or meeting criteria for permanent contraceptive methods; | K / S / A | |
| - Performs intrauterine device (IUD) insertion procedure and subdermal contraceptive implantation; | S | |
| R2 | - Manages patients with medical diseases complicating the contraceptive methods use; | K / S |
| - Performs tubal ligation; | S | |
| R3 | - Manages contraceptive complications and identifies patients who needs referral and/or transfer of care; | K / S / A |
Abbreviations: A, attitudes; K, knowledge; S, skills.