Abortion Provision and Management for Advanced Practice Providers

Add to Calendar Abortion Provision and Management for Advanced Practice Providers 5/27/2025 8:00:00 AM 3/31/2026 11:59:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://rutgers.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=26151 Description: It is mandatory to complete a separate application for this course prior to registration. Click here to apply. This activity will provide didactic, simulation, and clinical training of abortion provision, including pregnancy options counseling, pre-abortion assessment and pregnancy dating, early pregnancy loss diagnosis, and pregnancy of unknown location management. Additionally, training will cover ... Online and In-person false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 8:00 AM - Tuesday, March 31, 2026, 11:59 PM, Online and In-person

Overview

It is mandatory to complete a separate application for this course prior to registration. Click here to apply.

This activity will provide didactic, simulation, and clinical training of abortion provision, including pregnancy options counseling, pre-abortion assessment and pregnancy dating, early pregnancy loss diagnosis, and pregnancy of unknown location management. Additionally, training will cover medication abortion provision, aspiration abortion provision, management of complications, and abortion follow-up care. The target audience will include advanced practice clinicians (nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse-midwives, and certified midwives) who could implement these skills in their clinical settings.

Course Highlights

  • Abortion in Perspective- discuss the current state of abortion access in the US and the APP role as clinician and advocate.

  • Health Equity- apply a reproductive justice framework to abortion care provision.

  • Clinical Competency- gain the necessary skills and competencies to practice as APP's in early abortion care.


Target Audience
Specialties - General Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Professions - Midwife, Nurse Practitioner

Objectives
Learners are expected to achieve:

  1. Describe the current state of abortion trends in the United States, the role as clinician and advocate, and professional standards of a nurse-midwife or advanced practice nurse in first trimester abortion care.
  2. Apply a person-centered approach to care with an emphasis on reproductive autonomy and informed choice.
  3. Compile and interpret appropriate historical, physical exam, and lab information as needed to safely perform medication and uterine aspiration abortion
  4. Provide comprehensive first trimester abortion care including a focused health assessment, identification of risk factors, development, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care and follow-up as needed including consultation, collaboration, or referral.

Registration

  • General Registration - $1,600.00

  • All applicants will be considered for scholarships.

  • Advanced registration and payment is required for all programs. View the Registration & Refund Policies.

Please note that spots are limited for this course.

Date & Location
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 8:00 AM - Friday, October 24, 2025, 11:59 PM
Asynchronous didactic content, 3 in-person labs on Wednesdays (5/28/25, 7/2/25, 8/6/25), and a (50 hour) clinical practicum to complete after the didactic content.


Accreditation and Credit Designation

In support of improving patient care, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Credits
ANCC Contact Hours (108.00 hours)