- UAB Microcredential
- Code: 5207/101
- 101th edition
- Modality: Face to face
- Credits: 3 ECTS
- Start date: 10/11/2025
- Finish date: 06/03/2026
- Places: 20
- Orientation: Professional
- Price: 300 €
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Special price 90 €
Group of application: Amount with the NextGenerationUE Fund discount applied
- Teaching language: Spanish
- Location: Facultat de Medicina - UAB
This microcredential in intrauterine contraception is aimed at midwives who wish to expand their clinical and care competencies in a key area such as sexual and reproductive health. The course is designed to promote competency-based training, integrating up-to-date theoretical knowledge, technical skills, and a professional attitude grounded in autonomy, responsibility, and shared decision-making with the woman.
The program combines theoretical sessions, simulation, and real clinical practice to ensure direct application of what is learned. It focuses on clinical reasoning and scientific updates, as well as the development of skills such as effective communication, contraceptive counseling, and safe IUD insertion.
This training addresses the new challenges of the healthcare system and provides tools for midwives to take on a proactive and autonomous role in the comprehensive management of intrauterine contraception, thereby improving accessibility and quality of care.
- Types of intrauterine devices
- Clinical assessment and method suitability
- Contraceptive counseling and shared decision-making
- IUD insertion
- Follow-up and clinical management
- Legal, institutional, and ethical aspects
Counseling, insertion, and follow-up of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARC) within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Promotion of sexual and reproductive health and health education in the community, especially in the areas of family planning and risk prevention.
The program combines theoretical sessions, simulation, and real clinical practice to ensure direct application of what is learned. It focuses on clinical reasoning and scientific updates, as well as the development of skills such as effective communication, contraceptive counseling, and safe IUD insertion.
This training addresses the new challenges of the healthcare system and provides tools for midwives to take on a proactive and autonomous role in the comprehensive management of intrauterine contraception, thereby improving accessibility and quality of care.
Contents
- General framework of intrauterine contraception- Types of intrauterine devices
- Clinical assessment and method suitability
- Contraceptive counseling and shared decision-making
- IUD insertion
- Follow-up and clinical management
- Legal, institutional, and ethical aspects
Career opportunities
Practice as an expert midwife in the comprehensive management of contraception.Counseling, insertion, and follow-up of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (LARC) within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Promotion of sexual and reproductive health and health education in the community, especially in the areas of family planning and risk prevention.
Scholarships and financial aid
Chek all the information on the possibilities for grants and scholarships in the page for UAB financial aids, grants and calls.
Coordinating centres
Escuela de Formación Permanente
Collaborating centres
Col·legi Oficial d'Infermeres i Infermers de Barcelona
Contact
Mercedes Guerrero Martínez
Phone: 695357841