Image For Activity Cover
Let’s Talk Birth Control: A Patient-Centered Approach for Counseling Adolescents About Contraception
Accreditation

This course is jointly provided with Power to Decide. 

Physicians:
The Society of Family Planning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Society of Family Planning designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. 
Physician Assistants: Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 1.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Other Healthcare Professionals: All non-physician healthcare professionals who complete this accredited activity will receive a certificate documenting completion of the course and associated credit. Many societies and credentialing bodies accept accredited CME activities as long as the topic is relevant to the applicant’s field or discipline.

If you have doubts whether an activity will qualify for CE, contact us at CME@SocietyFP.org or check with your accrediting body before taking this course.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:  

  1. Create a comfortable environment for adolescents and young adult patients to discuss sensitive health issues, particularly related to contraceptive methods.
  2. Empower adolescent and young adult patients by encouraging open dialogue with their health care provider about contraception.
  3. Provide educational resources and support to patients during their health care visit to help them make informed decisions related to contraception.
  4. Increase adolescent and young adult patients' satisfaction with and trust in health care services, particularly related to contraception.
Course information

Instructions for claiming CE credit

To earn continuing education credit and a certificate for completing this course, you must review all course modules, answer the scenarios, and complete the post-course survey.

Release and expiration dates

  • CME activity released: January 1, 2025
  • Expires: January 1, 2028

Acknowledgement of commercial support

No commercial support was received in the production of this activity.

Disclosure summary

The Society of Family Planning (the Society) asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Accredited Continuing Education activities to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. This information is disclosed to activity participants prior to the start of the educational activity. The Society has procedures to mitigate all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and devices is being discussed. 

Name Disclosure(s)

Sarah Axelson, MSW

No relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies. 

Lyndsay Sanborn, MHPA

No relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies. 

Robin Watkins, CNM, WHNP-BC 

Robin Watkins is the lead on a service agreement with Organon.
Summary
Availability: On-Demand
Cost: FREE
Credit Offered:
1 CME Credit
1 Contact Hours Credit
Recommended
Powered By