Integrating Trauma-Informed Practices into Reproductive Health Services

August 30, 2023

Description:

Exposure to abuse, neglect, discrimination, violence, and other adverse experiences can greatly impact a person’s health for the long term and the way they interact with the healthcare system especially when it comes to family planning services. Because of the potentially long-lasting negative impact of trauma on physical and mental health, it’s important for providers to understand and incorporate trauma-informed approaches to care into their practice.

Trauma-informed care acknowledges the need to understand a client’s life experiences to deliver effective care and has the potential to improve patient engagement, treatment adherence, and health outcomes. This webinar will go over strategies for integrating trauma-informed practices into reproductive health services.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define various types of traumas frequently experienced by people accessing reproductive health services
  • Identify trauma-informed practices that can be used in clinical settings
  • Describe the role of self-care and team-based care in providing trauma-informed services

Speaker:

Dominika Seidman, MD, MAS
OBGYN and associate professor at San Francisco General Hospital
Co-founded Team Lily, a trauma-informed, multidisciplinary care team providing wrap-around services to pregnant people
Provides reproductive health services at the San Francisco County Jail

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Inclusive Services: Approaches to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for People with Disabilities

May 10, 2023

Description:

According to the National Survey of Family Growth, approximately 12% of “women of childbearing age” have a disability, and yet our educational and training programs devote little to no time in preparing us to provide accessible, appropriate, quality services to these populations. This webinar will define the population, identify the sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and health care disparities for people with disabilities, and present best practices for providing accessible, equitable sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities. This webinar will also discuss actionable items providers can immediately implement in their practices to make them disability accessible.

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop an inclusive definition of the populations that comprise people with disabilities
  • Identify sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and healthcare disparities for people with disabilities
  • Outline best practices for providing sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
  • Identify concrete actions providers can take to improve access to and quality of sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
  • Become knowledgeable on language, culture, and medical equipment suggestions

Speakers:

Erica Monasterio, MN, FNP-BC-Retired
Clinical Professor Emerita at University of California, San Francisco
35 years of clinical experience in primary care for youth and families at UCSF and the San Francisco Department of Public Health
Works in collaborations with organizations at the local, state, and national level providing training and technical assistance

Robin Wilson-Beattie, B.A
Disability Sexual and Reproductive Health Educator
Certified by the American Board of Sexology and City College of San Francisco as a Sexual Health Educator
Member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN), and a graduate of the San Francisco Sexuality Information Training (SFSI) Sex Educator Training
Speaker, writer, and advocated for disability and sexuality

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Wyatt Hanft, MD, MPH

STI Fellow

As a first-generation college student, Wyatt went to UC Davis and majored in Genetics and Chicano/a Studies. He continued his education at UC Davis School of Medicine. During his medical school training, Wyatt came to realize his passions in reproductive health justice and LGBTQIA+ healthcare. To further pursue these interests, he took an additional year at UC Berkeley School of Public Health to study reproductive health policy. At UCSF, he cultivated these passions through his training in Family and Community Medicine. He is now the Fellow in Sexually Transmitted Infections at UCSF, CAPTC, and the California Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch.

Inclusive Services: Approaches to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for People with Disabilities

Wed, May 10, 2023 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM PDT

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According to the National Survey of Family Growth, approximately 12% of “women of childbearing age” have a disability, and yet our educational and training programs devote little to no time in preparing us to provide accessible, appropriate, quality services to these populations. This webinar will define the population, identify the sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and health care disparities for people with disabilities, and present best practices for providing accessible, equitable sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities. This webinar will also discuss actionable items providers can immediately implement in their practices to make them disability accessible.

Learning Objectives

  1. Develop an inclusive definition of the populations that comprise people with disabilities
  2. Identify sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and healthcare disparities for people with disabilities
  3. Outline best practices for providing sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
  4. Identify concrete actions providers can take to improve access to and quality of sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
  5. Become knowledgeable on language, culture, and medical equipment suggestions

Presenters:

Erica Monasterio, MN, FNP-BC-Retired

  • Clinical Professor Emerita at University of California, San Francisco
  • 35 years of clinical experience in primary care for youth and families at UCSF and the San Francisco Department of Public Health
  • Works in collaborations with organizations at the local, state, and national level providing training and technical assistance

Robin Wilson-Beattie, BA

  • Disability Sexual and Reproductive Health Educator
  • Certified by the American Board of Sexology and City College of San Francisco as a Sexual Health Educator
  • Member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN), and a graduate of the San Francisco Sexuality Information Training (SFSI) Sex Educator Training
  • Speaker, writer, and advocated for disability and sexuality

Laura Ellerbe, MS

Project Analyst

Laura Ellerbe previously was a health services research analyst for nine studies at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Her 15-year career in grant-funded research spans the public, private, and non-profit sectors, including work at the VHA, the Public Health Institute, and Berkeley Policy Associates. Laura contributed to studies in such diverse areas as occupational health, cancer prevention, substance use disorders, and orthopedic surgery. In total, she co-authored 15 scientific manuscripts. Ready to pivot to a new field, she joined the CAPTC in 2018, and enjoys applying her varied skills to help deliver high-quality training and educational materials for the Office of Family Planning, Family PACT program. She finds the sexual and reproductive health field interesting and couldn’t have found a more supportive place to work. When she is not working, she enjoys cultural activities, museum exhibits, and strolls in new places.

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Reproductive and Sexual Health Considerations for Transgender and Nonbinary People

December 16, 2022

Description

This webinar is presented by Gayge Maggio, FNP-BC, AAHIVS and will focus on the reproductive and sexual health needs/considerations of transgender and gender non-conforming people. There will be a focus on learning to approach sexual health in a culturally sensitive, non-judgmental manner and how to deliver family planning needs and contraceptive options for patients who identified as transgender and/or non-binary.

Objectives

  • Discuss and perform a culturally sensitive sexual health inventory with transgender patients
  • Describe how to provide culturally sensitive, trauma-informed cervical cancer screening and the impact of testosterone on testing
  • Discuss options for contraception in assigned female at birth transgender and gender non-conforming patients

Speaker:

Gayge Maggio (She/They) FNP-BC, AAHIVS

Nurse practitioner working at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City, an LGBTQ+ focused federally qualified health center FQHC

She works as a primary care provider, providing primary care including sexual and reproductive health services, gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), treatment of HIV, and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment

She also works in the FlexCare program, providing walk-in primary care to patients

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October 19, 2022

Description

Quality contraceptive care is more than just knowing the facts about all available birth control methods. In order for clients to select methods and get what they want from their birth control, it is crucial to provide contraceptive counseling that helps people identify their preferences in the context of their lives, values, and beliefs. This webinar will review best practices in person-centered contraceptive counseling and offer practical tools for providers to employ in their clinical encounters. 

Objectives 

  • Demonstrate skillful, efficient, person-centered questioning for contraceptive care visits
  • Discuss reproductive desires with clients of any gender and sexual orientation
  • Identify 3 examples of plain language to explain characteristics of contraceptive methods 
  • Demonstrate Affirm-Share-Ask cycles for person-centered communication

Speakers:

Joely Pritzker, MS, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner at Vista Community Clinic

National Trainer for Envision SRH & the PATH Framework Sexual and Reproductive Health Trainer and Consultant

Contributing author for the upcoming 22nd Edition of Contraceptive Technology

Patty Cason, RN, MS, FNP-BC

Assistant Clinical Professor

UCLA School of Nursing

President, Envision SRH

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August 17, 2022

Description:

Since the first HPV vaccines were introduced in 2006, rates of cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers have decreased in immunized populations. Family PACT will add HPV immunization as a benefit in July 2022 and will utilize guidelines developed by the CDC Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP). This webinar will provide information about the effectiveness and safety of the HPV vaccine, review the current CDC recommendations for the use of the 9-valent HPV vaccine, and provide advice on how to have effective shared decision-making conversations with clients about being immunized. In addition, new Family PACT policies about coding and billing for HPV immunization services will be discussed. There will be ample time for your questions at the end of the presentation.

Learning Objectives:

• List 2 effective strategies for engaging with patients who have vaccine hesitancy

• Demonstrate a person-centered technique for providing a strong recommendation without coercion

• Describe the impact of HPV vaccination on the natural history of HPV

• Discuss the safety profile of HPV vaccines

 

Speakers:

Patty Cason, RN, MS, FNP-BC

Assistant Clinical Professor

UCLA School of Nursing

President, Envision SRH

Michael Policar, MD, MPH

Professor Emeritus, UCSF

Senior Medical Advisor, CAPTC and California OFP

Clinical Fellow, NFPRHA

 

Resources:

Transcript: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization

Slide deck: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization

Q and A: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization

Clinical Practice Alert: Syphilis Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Clinical Practice Alert: Syphilis Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Rates of syphilis have been rising in the US, including in California, which has resulted in a corresponding rise in the rates of congenital syphilis (CS). Fifteen percent of women of childbearing age diagnosed with syphilis are pregnant.

These trends mirror a sharp increase in all stages of syphilis among females, which increased more than 500 percent during the same period. Download the PDF to learn more.

This Clinical Practice Alert includes management of primary, secondary, and latent syphilis. It does not include screening and management of syphilis in people who are pregnant or the diagnosis and treatment of tertiary syphilis.

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May 11, 2022

Over the last year, the Family PACT Program has added several new benefits. These include three new contraceptive methods, a diagnostic test for Mycoplasma genitalium, and modifications in STI treatments based on the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines. In this webinar, a description of the new benefits will be provided and the Family PACT policies that relate to their utilization will be discussed. There will be ample time to ask questions regarding these and other Family PACT benefits.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe and explain the three new contraceptive methods and explain how to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each with Family PACT clients
  • List three circumstances when the use of the diagnostic test for Mycoplasma genitalium is clinically indicated
  • Describe four modifications in STI treatments based on the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines

Speakers:

  • Michael Policar, MD, MPH
    Professor Emeritus, UCSF
    Senior Medical Advisor, CAPTC and California OFP
    Clinical Fellow, NFPRHA

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