Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health
About the Certificate
RCGP Sex, Drugs & HIV Group (SDHIVG) has developed an
Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health.
It is an educational tool for generalist clinicians and
practice nurses already working in general practice and
provides a basic grounding in sexual health issues. It is
also an excellent course for trainee GP's and other allied
professionals such as pharmacists. The structure is based on the
highly successful RCGP Certificate in Management of Drug Misuse
Part 1.
Sexual health impinges on all aspects of healthcare and all
healthcare providers should be able to assess sexual health needs.
General practice has a vital role to play as the largest provider
of sexual health services in the country, but many areas including
sexual well-being, management of sexually transmitted infections
and contraception, are not managed to the optimum standard.
Too often sexual health is not raised even in consultations
concerning contraception or genital conditions. We also know
that the sexual health section on a drugs assessment is the most
poorly completed section, so if you are working in or drug services
the course is relevant for you too.
Whilst there are recognised courses
available to healthcare professionals wanting to develop their
knowledge, skills and competencies in all elements of sexual health
e.g. the Sexually Transmitted Infection Foundation Course (STIF) of
the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and
Diploma of the Faculty of Family of Sexual & Reproductive
Healthcare (DFSRH), the RCGP SDHIVTG judges that there is no single
course specifically designed for general practice particularly at
the most fundamental level.
The three key aims of the course are:
1. To develop
the knowledge, skills and confidence of generalists in general
practice and enable them to practice at
the
generalist level in sexual health.
2. To improve
the care of people with sexual health needs in general
practice.
3. To improve
and promote the diagnosis and care of people with HIV in general
practice.
How to Apply
The certificate consists of an e-learning module accessed at
www.elearning.rcgp.org.uk
which must be completed prior to the one-day
face to face training event. The cost of the certificate including
the training day, certification and all materials is
£190 for "non RCGP members" and
£170 for "RCGP members".
E-module
If you have never registered with the
RCGP you should register by selecting the following link
option www.rcgp.org.uk/register in
order to have access to the emodule: 'Sexual Health in General
Practice'
Once you have successfully registered please
visit the Online Learning
Environment website and enter your registered email address and
password to access the emodule.
If you have problems registering or logging in
please contact the helpdesk on e-learning@rcgp.org.uk
National Training Events
To book on this course please select the relevant location below
or contact the co-ordinator at icsh@rcgp.org.uk
Local Events 2012
For further
information and bookings please contact the
programme coordinator at: icsh@rcgp.org.uk or 020 3188 7653
Acknowledgements
This course has been developed in
partnership with:
- BASHH
- FSRH
- Royal College of Nurses (RCN)
- fpa
- Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual
Health (MedFASH)
- Sexual Health On Call (SHOC)