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The Standard Days Method
Online Training is a self-instructional course
designed to offer healthcare professionals a comprehensive
orientation on how to counsel clients in the Standard
Days Method® (SDM) of family planning. |
The SDM is a simple and effective
Fertility Awareness method of family planning
and CycleBeads® are a visual tool that helps
SDM users accurately track their menstrual cycles
and identify their fertile days. |
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This online training
includes the following modules: |
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SDM Counseling.
This module describes how to offer comprehensive, quality counseling
for the SDM. It provides an overview of the medical and behavioral
criteria for method use, the key elements covered in SDM counseling,
and case studies to help you practice applying the method criteria. |
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Full
review of the counseling module and successful completion
of the accompanying quiz is required to receive credit for
contact hours. |
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SDM Information.
This module provides an overview of the scientific basis of
the SDM and the development and testing of the method. |
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Resources.
Provider Job Aids in PDF format that can be viewed, printed,
or downloaded for use in counseling and teaching the SDM. |
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This course takes approximately
2 hours to complete and has no pre-requisites. To take this
course you must register by entering your name and email address.
Once you take the course, you have the option of completing
a quiz and an evaluation to obtain contact hours (for nurses,
2.4 contact hours and for nurse midwives 2.0 contact hours,
for physicians 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits*). When you complete
the quiz successfully (with a score of 85% or higher) you print
your certificate. There is no cost for the certificate or contact
hours. |
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To view the PDF files in this
tutorial, you will need Adobe®
Reader®. Movie files may be viewed with either QuickTime®
or Windows Media Player®. For help on movie players, visit
the Media
Settings page. |
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*This course has been
planned and produced in accordance with the Essential
Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for
the Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint
sponsorship of Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown
University’s Institute for Reproductive Health.
No commercial support was received for the design or
is currently received for the maintenance of this course.
Georgetown University Hospital
is accredited by the ACCME and designates this educational
activity (which was released for CMEs on May 11, 2007
until April 16, 2008) for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit(s) ™. Each physician should claim credit
only those hours of credit that he/she actually spends
in the activity. |
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The SDM Online Training Course,
designed by Institute for Reproductive Health faculty, was fully
developed with funding from government and national grants,
with no commercial support. Neither the IRH nor the faculty
has any financial relationship with the funding sources for
this course. |
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