Sexual Health Matters - Clinical: Recent Episodes
SHINE SA Clinical & Community Education
Filled with quality clinical guidance and tips for best practice, SHINE SA’s Sexual Health Matters – Clinical delves into the intimate regions of the body and broaches the uncomfortable conversations necessary to ensure client safety and sexual/reproductive well-being. Through discussion, interview and explanation, experienced sexual health clinicians raise awareness of guidelines, resources, research and emerging trends to ensure that clinicians everywhere can provide excellent sexual and reproductive care to improve client outcomes.
Are you a GP who would like to know more about HIV prevention but are uncertain about how to prescribe PrEP? Then this podcast is for you!
Sexual Health Physician Dr Carole Khaw and GP Dr Lane Linchcliffe discuss how to safely prescribe PrEP and how you can support your clients to access PEP.
Learn about guidelines and practical tips to help support your practice in this important area.
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a real concern during pregnancy and can have serious consequences for the foetus and neonate. In this podcast Sexual Health Physician Dr Carole Khaw talks with RN/RM Pauline Cassar about the importance of screening during the antenatal period, the adverse impact of untreated STIs during pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes and the vital role of health professionals. Well worth a listen to update or refresh your knowledge on this important topic.
Resources
STI guidelines | SA Health
Australian STI Management Guidelines
SA GP Obstetric Shared Care Protocols
SA Perinatal Practice Guidelines | SA Health
Clinical Management Guidelines – NSW STIPU
SHINE SA Sexual Healthline - phone advice for clinicians and community
This podcast explores the history of trauma, reproductive coercion and contraception for Aboriginal people. The podcast provides recommendations for health professionals to move forward using a trauma informed approach. Listen to Dr. Kali Hayward an Aboriginal GP, and Aboriginal Educator Bianca Mark inform Carina Brown, a non-Aboriginal Midwife as they discuss past policies of forced sterilisation resulting in Aboriginal peoples’ mistrust of health services.
In this fact filled podcast for clinicians, Dr Amy Moten and Dr Jessica Floreani break down the myths and misconceptions surrounding IUDs, answering all the questions you have been dying to ask! With information on everything from the co-use of menstrual cups to IUD insertion tips, risks of infection, displacement and more, this podcast comprehensively covers the facts and makes it a must for your professional development.
In this episode, Dr Amy Moten (GP and Coordinator of Medical Education) has a discussion with sexual health nurse Nikki Brandon. We delve into the importance of GPs regularly screening their patients for chlamydia while elaborating on the who, when, why and how.
Provision of contraception is an essential service and it is important to ensure that access is maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Amy Moten and Dr Jessica Floreani discuss the Importance of facilitating contraceptive consultations throughout the COVID-19 era and offer practical suggestions for utilising telehealth consultations. Guidance is given in regard to a variety of contraceptive methods including assessment and provision of the oral contraceptive pill, emergency contraception, and special COVID recommendations on extended use of long acting contraception (LARC). Join us for this insightful and informative conversation.