SPHERE Sexual & Reproductive Health Podcast

Pharmacist Sijka Tscholakoff joins us to discuss the pharmacy role in early medical abortion (EMA) provision. Sijka has worked as a pharmacist for 13 years, and is an advocate for accessible medical abortion access through primary care. She explains how to train to provide MS2Step, and how to set up and manage medical abortion provision through community pharmacists. For more information and to register as a pharmacy dispenser of medical abortion, visit: https://medcast.com.au/communities/auscapps

We are delighted to be joined by Kerri Haines who provides us with insight into the role of a Practice Manager in the provision of LARC and EMA services in General Practice. Kerri Haines is the Practice Manager of Thirroul Medical Practice. Kerri has been a Practice Manager for 6 years and is passionate about provision sexual and reproductive health services. To find out more join our AusCAPPS Network Community of Practice https://medcast.com.au/communities/auscapps

Larissa Hudson joins us to provide insight into her role as a Nurse Educator and Sexual and Reproductive Health Nurse at Sexual Health Victoria (formerly Family Planning Victoria). She is passionate about reproductive health rights and has worked in early and late term abortion (both MTOP and STOP) across the UK and Australia. She is hoping that more people will take up the mantle to provide termination of pregnancy in our community and thinks anyone involved in the area already is a health care super star!

Dr Melissa (Lisa) Brown is a GP at Thirroul Medical Practice in the Wollongong Area. She is passionate about providing affordable and easily accessible medical terminations, IUD insertions and contraceptive advice in a primary care setting. Dr Brown joins us to explain and advise how to provide a comprehensive medical abortion consultation in general practice.

Dr Belinda Minc is a GP supervisor with a special interest in women's health. She was integral in establishing and running the medical abortion service at Airlie Women's Clinic in Melbourne. We discuss how to set up a medical abortion service in general practice including logistics, risks, and practicalities. For more resources see: https://www.ms2step.com.au/ https://www.spherecre.org/ https://ranzcog.edu.au/news/covid-19-anti-d-and-abortion

Associate Professor Deborah Bateson, the Medical Director of Family Planning NSW, joins us for an overview of early medical abortion (EMA). We discuss how to safely provide EMA including logistics, side effects, and follow up. The release of this episode coincides with the upcoming eTG guidelines on medical abortion. For more resources see: https://www.fpnsw.org.au/ https://www.ms2step.com.au/ https://www.spherecre.org/

Brigid Coombe joins us to discuss abortion access and legality in South Australia. We will be discussing the bill currently put forward to remove abortion from criminal law in South Australia, and the work of the South Australian Abortion Advocacy Coalition (SAAAC). For more information please visit: https://saabortionactioncoalition.com/

Welcome to the first episode of The SPHERE Sexual & Reproductive Health Podcast! Chief Investigator and Director of SPHERE Professor Danielle Mazza speaks about Telemedicine and Early Medical Abortion (EMA) in Australia. The release of this episode coincides with Professor Mazza's editorial in the MJA https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2020/37/early-medical-abortion-telehealth-restrictions-discriminatory/ To become an EMA provider: https://www.ms2step.com.au/ Theme song: Lockdown Charms by Martijn de Boer (NiGid)