This lecture will provide an interactive discussion of key concepts for safe delivery of contraceptive care in individuals with reproductive potential. At the end of this lecture, participants will be able to employ a safe and patient-centered approach to pregnancy intendedness assessment and contraceptive management. This session will provide an overview of contraceptive methods, review recent FDA-approved contraceptive medications, discuss updates in the literature surrounding long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), and explore unique considerations for contraception management in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The session will end with recommendations for point-of-care resources available for use during clinical encounters.

Learning Objectives

• Employ evidence-based, flexible and patient-centered approaches to contraceptive management in individuals with reproductive potential.
• Assess updated recommendations and literature around contraceptive prescribing and management.
• Explore considerations for management of contraception in the time of COVID-19 and in special populations.

Presenter
Krys Foster, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Disclosure Information
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All individuals in control of the content of this activity have no relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation and Credit Statements
The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this program for a maximum number of 0.75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

Disclaimer
This program is sponsored by ACOFP for educational purposes only. The material presented is not intended to represent the sole or best medical interventions for the discussed diagnoses, but rather is intended to present the opinions of the authors or presenters that may be helpful to other practitioners. Attendees participating in this medical education program do so with the full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against ACOFP for reliance on any information presented during these educational activities.

Questions
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