Intrauterine contraceptive device training and outcomes for healthcare providers in developed countries: A systematic review

Reference

Ouyang, M., Peng, K., Botfield, J. R., & McGeechan, K., 2019, Intrauterine contraceptive device training and outcomes for healthcare providers in developed countries: A systematic review, PLoS ONE, 14(7) e0219746

Increasing the accessibility of long-acting reversible contraceptives through nurse-led insertions: A cost-benefit analysis

Reference

Botfield, J. R., Lacey, S., Fleming, K., McGeechan, K., & Bateson, D., 2020, Increasing the accessibility of long-acting reversible contraceptives through nurse-led insertions: A cost-benefit analysis, Collegian, 27(1) 109-114

Acceptability of the Copper Intrauterine Device (Cu-IUD) as a form of emergency contraception

Research status

Completed

Overview of Study

Emergency contraception (EC) can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Currently three main methods of EC are available in Australia: Ulipristal Acetate pill, 1.5mg Levonorgestrel pill, and the Copper Intrauterine Device (Cu-IUD). The Cu-IUD is the most effective EC, and is also the only form of EC to provide ongoing, effective reversible contraception. However, it is the least frequently used method of EC.

Insertion of intrauterine devices by registered nurses: exploring the impact on current clinical practice in sexual and reproductive health within the Family Planning NSW setting.

Research status

Completed

Overview of Study

Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) are very effective in preventing pregnancy but they require a health professional trained in IUD insertion to carry out the insertion procedure. Intrauterine devices are most commonly inserted by physicians in Australia. However, registered nurses (RNs) and nurse practitioners in other countries have increasingly been inserting IUDs, which reduces the need for physician availability to provide this service.

Safety of insertion of the copper IUD and LNG-IUS in nulliparous women: a systematic review

Reference

Foran T, Butcher BE, Kovacs G, Bateson D, O'Connor V, 2018, Safety of insertion of the copper IUD and LNG-IUS in nulliparous women: a systematic review, The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, Online DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2018.1526898

Inclusion of intrauterine device insertion to registered nurses’ scope of clinical practice.

Reference

Fleming K, Cheng Y, Botfield J, Sousa M, Bateson D, 2018, Inclusion of intrauterine device insertion to registered nurses’ scope of clinical practice., Collegian, Online https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colegn.2017.12.002

What to do about missing IUD threads

Reference

Bateson D, South R, 2017, What to do about missing IUD threads, Medicine Today, 18(3) 67-69

Outcomes of intrauterine device insertion training for doctors working in primary care

Reference

Stewart M, Digiusto E, Bateson D, South R, Black KI, 2016, Outcomes of intrauterine device insertion training for doctors working in primary care, Aust Fam Physician, 2016 Nov 45(11):837-841

User characteristics, experiences and continuation rates of copper intrauterine device use in a cohort of Australian women.

Reference

Bateson D, Harvey C, Trinh L, Stewart M, Black KI, 2016, User characteristics, experiences and continuation rates of copper intrauterine device use in a cohort of Australian women., Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. doi, DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12534 Online