Updated FHI Family Planning Screening Checklists and Training and Reference Guides

January 2010


Greetings,

Family Health International (FHI) is pleased to announce the update of several Family Planning Screening Checklists and the accompanying Training and Reference Guides. All documents are based on the medical eligibility criteria (MEC) for contraceptive use<http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/family_planning/9789241563888/en/index.html> established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and reflect the latest changes to WHO's MEC resulting from an April 2008 WHO Working Group Meeting.

Family Planning Screening Checklists
FHI's series of easy-to-use screening checklists helps both clinical and non-clinical providers determine if a woman is medically eligible to initiate use of any of four popular contraceptive methods: combined oral contraceptives (COCs), injectables (DMPA and NET-EN), the copper intrauterine device (IUD), and implants. A fifth checklist, entitled How to Be Reasonably Sure a Client Is Not Pregnant, enables providers to rule out pregnancy among nonmenstruating women seeking to initiate use of a contraceptive method at the time of their visit. The checklists may be accessed on FHI's website by clicking on the following links:

Checklist for Clients Who Want to Initiate COCs<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/cocchecklists/>
Checklist for Clients Who Want to Initiate DMPA (or NET-EN)<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/dmpachecklists/>
Checklist for Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the Copper IUD<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/iud/index.htm>
Checklist for Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of Implants<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/implants/index.htm>
How to Be Reasonably Sure a Client Is Not Pregnant<http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/pregnancy/>

Printed copies of the English version of FHI's updated checklists are also available at no cost to organizations and libraries working in developing countries. To request printed copies, please email your request to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

Training and Reference Guides: Application of Checklists in Service Delivery Practice
Designed for use by program managers, administrators, trainers, and service providers, the Training and Reference Guides accompany FHI's checklists for screening women who wish to initiate use of contraceptives. Each guide has two parts: a training module and a collection of essential, up-to-date reference materials on the method in question as well as on the validity, effectiveness, and use of the checklists. The training and reference guides are designed to be adapted locally, as needed. The updated guides are only available online and can be downloaded at:
http://www.fhi.org/en/RH/Pubs/servdelivery/checklists/Guides.htm.


David Hock
Family Health International
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