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Comprehensive IUD and Contraceptive Implant Placement Training
IUD and Implant Placement Training:
October 16, 2025
7:15 am - 5:00 pm, PDT
Location: 1500 Capitol Ave, Sacramento, CA 95814
Credit Hours: Up to 8 CME credits
Cost: FREE
Space is limited to 52 participants.
Optional Simulator Practice Session:
October 17, 2025
• Session 1 (7:30 - 8:10 a.m.) - 8 Slots available
• Session 2 (8:10 - 8:50 a.m.) - 8 Slots available
• Session 3 (8:50 - 9:30 a.m.) - 8 Slots available
Space is limited to 24 participants.
First-come, first-served basis. (see below in red for more details)
Walk-ins will not be accepted.
Comprehensive IUD Placement Training
(6 CME credits)
The training is suited both for providers who have never placed intrauterine devices (IUDs), as well as those who have experience with IUD placements and removals, but who want to fine-tune their skills. The agenda for the training includes information about patient method selection, counseling and consent, techniques for the use of instruments during IUD placement, and instruction in the placement of each type of IUD currently available in the United States.
The training includes hands-on practice with plastic pelvic models and computer simulators and proctoring by family planning experts. Advanced topics include management of side effects, tips for managing difficult placements, pain management principles for office procedures, and prevention and management of complications. Participants will learn how to establish a clinic flow conducive to the same-day placement of IUDs.
The training is presented in collaboration with Bayer (Mirena®, Kyleena®, and Skyla®), Medicines360/AbbVie (LILETTA®), and CooperSurgical (Paragard®).
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the pros and cons of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) with clients interested in long-term methods to protect against unwanted pregnancies.
- Learn and apply the proper techniques for the placement and removal of LARCs to expand access to people interested in other contraceptives aside from hormonal and barrier methods.
- Fulfill Family PACT Program compliance standards requiring that all Family PACT providers be able to offer LARC services onsite.*
- Identify and apply the recommended treatment options for common IUD and implant placement complications.
- Learn and apply the proper Family PACT billing codes for IUD and implant service reimbursement and new methods claims.
*Family PACT LARC Policy: Each provider site enrolling into the Family PACT Program must identify, at a minimum, one practitioner trained to provide LARC services onsite. LARCs include both the copper and hormonal IUDs and the contraceptive implant. The application for enrollment requires the name of the LARC-trained practitioner(s).
Who should attend?
- Medical Doctors
- Physicians
- Certified Nurse Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Certified Nurse Midwives
Only licensed personnel with family planning skills, knowledge and competency may provide medical services under Family PACT in accordance with California Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I Code) section 24005, subdivision (b).
Important: Optional Simulator Practice Session
These sessions give providers extra one-on-one time with medical educators to practice on plastic pelvic models and virtual simulators and ask questions. During registration, you will have the option of selecting a 40-minute optional practice session for the next day. You will receive a follow-up email to confirm your attendance at the training with the link to sign up for your selected practice session. You may sign up for 1 session only.
Disclaimer: While this training includes "hands-on" placement techniques for all IUDs using plastic pelvic models and computer simulators, clinicians who need additional training or practice should utilize a preceptor who is experienced in IUD placement to proctor IUD placement procedures with actual patients. The Office of Family Planning (OFP) does not arrange for the scheduling of, or payment for, preceptors.
Contraceptive Implant Placement Training
NEXPLANON® (etonogestrel implant) 68 mg Radiopaque
(2 CME credits)
You are invited to join your colleagues at a Clinical Training Program for NEXPLANON® (etonogestrel implant) 68 mg Radiopaque. During the Clinical Training Program for NEXPLANON, you will receive hands-on training for placement and removal procedures as well as implant localization techniques. Completion of this course will allow you to order the product from authorized distributors.
This session, which is sponsored by Organon, is accredited for continuing education credit. The training is open only to Medical Doctors (MDs), Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Physician Assistants (PAs), or Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs), and Residents authorized to perform the procedures entailed in the placement and removal of NEXPLANON in the jurisdiction where they practice. Additionally, NPs, PAs, and CNMs must attest that they have met all specific state conditions and requirements, including but not limited to signing a collaborative agreement with an MD/DO.
Residents or students in advanced practice training must understand that they can only administer NEXPLANON under the supervision of an attending healthcare provider who has also been trained on the procedures to place and remove NEXPLANON.
It is Organon’s policy to verify all healthcare provider, US state license and/or NPI number, and eligibility information in advance of the training. Organon will contact you directly if there is a problem. Attendees are expected to attend the entire training, which is approximately 2 to 3 hours in duration. Certificates of attendance will not be issued to those who arrive late or leave early.
To request a digital accessibility accommodation for this event, please contact Nicole Garcia at Nicole.Garcia@ucsf.edu at least a week in advance of the event.
UP TO 8 CME CREDITS AT NO COST: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and California Prevention Training Center. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 8 hours of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 1208941.