Clinical Bytes - Women's Health

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the critical factors which develop a sense of health and wellbeing in rural women.
• Develop the capacity to respond with sensitivity and empathy to the issues and needs of rural women.
• Identify particular rural and regional issues affecting cancer management.
• Understand the role of the primary care practitioner in the screening and assessment of cervical cancer, breast cancer and ovarian cancer
• Identify potential indicators for intimate partner violence.
• Describe the characteristics that define effective counselling for persons experiencing intimate partner violence.
• Ability to quickly assess the type of urinary incontinence
• Understand the characteristics of osteoporosis specific to rural areas
• Define the characteristics of an effective partnership between clinician and pregnant client