This publication will provide you with objective analysis of the latest research and news on existing and emerging contraceptives so you can immediately apply what you've learned to patient care and counseling. You will receive practical, concise and authoritative coverage on the issues impacting you most, such as:

• new research and educational tips on oral contraceptives, intrauterine contraception, and other existing contraceptives;
• cutting-edge reports on emerging and returning contraceptives, including the female condom, emergency contraception, and the sponge;
• latest studies on sexually transmitted diseases, including the impact of circumcision;
• advice that will help you contain costs and avoid liability;
• updates on women's health care, such as Pap smears;
• free educational handouts to distribute to your patients.

A one-year subscription price includes at least 12 issues per year.

With your paid subscription you also have the opportunity to earn approximately 15 free nursing contact hours or up to 18 free AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Simply read the issues, answer the self-assessment questions at the end of the issue, compare your answers to the answer key, and review any source material relevant to missed questions. Complete the evaluation form, which you'll receive at the end of each CE/CME semester, and mail it in. You'll receive your credit letter by mail.

When you subscribe, you'll receive this report free: IUDs: Safe, Reversible, and Effective.

View a sample PDF by clicking here: Contraceptive Technology Update

Faculty:

Consulting Editor: Robert A Hatcher, MD, MPH, Senior Author, Contraceptive Technology, Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Nurse Planner: Sharon B. Schnare, RN, FNP, CNM, MSN, FAANP, Clinical Instructor, Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington Seattle School of Nursing.

Objectives: The objectives of Contraceptive Technology Update are to:

• identify clinical, legal, or scientific issues related to development and provisions of contraceptive technology or other reproductive services;
• describe how those issues affect services and patient care;
• integrate practical solutions to problems and information into daily practices, according to advice from nationally recognized family planning experts.
• provide practical information that is evidence based to help clinicians deliver contraceptives sensitively and effectively.

Target Audience: This education activity is intended for nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians who work in family planning clinics and OB/GYN practices.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AHC Media is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designation:

This activity is approved for 15 nursing contact hours using a 60-minute contact hour.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 14749, for 15 Contact Hours.

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians and nurses participate in this CME/CNE activity by reading the issues, using the provided references for further research and studying the questions at the end of each issue. Participants will then be directed to a website, where they will complete an online assessment to show what they’ve learned. They must score 100 on the assessment in order to complete the activity, but they are allowed to answer the questions multiple times if needed. After they have successfully completed the assessment, they will be directed to an online activity evaluation form. Once that is submitted, they will receive their credit letter.

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