INTRODUCTION
Domain 1 covers public health and includes competencies that are required in both the public and private healthcare sectors to promote family planning through the provision of healthcare information and education to the public and other members of the healthcare team.
The public health domain competencies are:
| 1.1 | Professional and health advocacy |
| 1.2 | Promotion of health and wellness |
| 1.3 | Medicine and medical devices information |
DOMAIN 1: PUBLIC HEALTH
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COMPETENCIES
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BEHAVIOURAL STATEMENTS
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| 1.1 | Professional and health advocacy |
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| 1.1.1 | Contribute to the development and review of policies related to family planning. |
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| 1.1.2 | Act as a patient advocate to ensure that family planning (reproductive health) services are optimised. |
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| 1.1.3 | Play an advisory role in family planning campaigns. |
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| 1.2 | Promotion of health and wellness |
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| 1.2.1 | Advise on reproductive health matters and the prevention of unplanned pregnancies, Sexually Transmitted Illnesses (STIs), HIV and Hepatitis, and promote healthy lifestyles. |
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| 1.2.2 | Contribute to the development and implementation of family planning services. |
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| 1.3 | Medicine and medical device information |
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| 1.3.1 | Present patient with pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical family planning options. |
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| 1.3.2 | Provide adequate opportunities to access reproductive health services and advocate for and promote the provision of health information and other related promotional materials. |
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| 1.3.3 | Provide information to the patient about their medicines. |
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| 1.3.4 | Ensure that the patient is informed about what to do if there are any concerns regarding the use of contraceptives and/or their reproductive health. |
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| 1.3.5 | Encourage and support patients to take responsibility for their medicines and self-manage their reproductive health. |
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