To attend the course you need to send proof of the following to the course organisers 2 weeks before the course:

1. E-SRH http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/projects/e-srh/index.html

• Successfully completed the e-SRH. It is recommended that if a significant period of time has elapsed since completing the e-SRH, you should refresh your theoretical knowledge. This could be reviewed by repeating the exit assessment and repeating appropriate modules.
• Completed the e-SRH additional training in sub-dermal contraceptive implants (SDI) module.
• Proof of completion of e-SRH. You should print off a certificate at the end of your e-SRH showing completion of sessions 1- 15 & 17.

2. Registered for a FSRH e-portfolio. This registration will ensure you are allocated, and able to access, your e-portfolio for the Course of 5 and clinical experience elements of the training. See Stage 2 here for form: http://www.fsrh.org/pages/Diploma_of_the_FSRH.asp

3. Basic clinical skills

• Arranged to have the pre course requirements form on your e-portfolio completed by your educational supervisor (or self signed if you are a consultant or general practitioner), to demonstrate that you can:

·   Adapt your consultation style to suit the patient

·   Address patients’ ideas, concerns and expectations and answer their questions

·   Assess whether a patient is competent to consent to treatment and ensure consent is well-informed

·   Protect confidentiality

·   Make an appropriate offer of a chaperone

·   Demonstrate clear record-keeping

·   Use time effectively in consultations

·   Perform a basic gynaecological examination including:

•        Digital vaginal examination

•        Speculum examination

•        Being observed taking a cervical cytology sample and understanding the need for audit of cytology results to confirm competence
Or
Achieved locally agreed competence to participate in cervical cytology screening programme

·   Give an intra-muscular injection

You are required to send a print out from your e-portfolio that the above clinical skills has been completed and sent to the course organisers two week prior to the start of the Course of 5.

Failure to do complete 1-3 above will invalidate your Course of 5 attendance for the DFSRH.

Course fees will not be refunded in these circumstances.

It is anticipated that delegates should have little difficulty completing the assessments for the Course of 5 provided they have:

·   Completed the e-SRH

·   Fulfilled the pre course requirements (consultation skills, pelvic examination etc)

·   Done the recommended pre course preparation (as set out in the ‘Guidance to Course of 5 Delegates’, Form DFSRH/C).