Termination of Pregnancy Elective

Faculty Chair:   Elizabeth Hutchinson, MD    

This elective will provide senior residents with additional outpatient experience in surgical and medical termination of pregnancy, as well as management of early pregnancy loss.  Residents need to review this elective with their advisor and generate a final schedule at least 2 months prior to the first date of the elective.  Residents will need to maintain their continuity clinic and participation in didactics and other regularly scheduled meetings.  The below template has a vetted and well rated option for each half day not already scheduled with continuity clinics or other obligations. 

Once the schedule is finalized, ideally 2 months prior to the start of the elective, it needs to be forwarded to all the teachers below along with the resident’s contact information, to confirm availability.

 

Suggested Weekly Schedule:

 

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

AM

 

SMWC

Dr. Gibbons

Clinic

 

 

CRC-T*

Dr. Prager

SMWC

Dr. Gibbons

AWHN

 Dr. Browne

PM

 

Didactics

Clinic

CRC-T

Dr. Prager

SMWC

Dr. Gibbons

AWHN

 Dr. Browne

 

 

*Start at 8:15 the first time for orientation, then 8:30 on subsequent days.


 

Termination Clinic Options

 

Dr. Charlie Browne

Excellent provider and teacher of termination and early pregnancy loss. 

AWHN – All Women’s Health North. 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Wear scrubs and bring ID.

All Women's Health 
9730 3rd Ave NE, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone 206.985.9553

There is a parking lot on 3rd Avenue.  Clinics generally begin at 9:00AM, but call in advance to clarify, and expect to work through lunch.

 

Dr. Sarah Prager

Superb teacher and provider in early pregnancy loss management, and terminations.  Works at HMC and Cedar River Clinics Tacoma. 8:30AM to 5:00PM, but come at 8:15AM on the first day. Wear scrubs and bring ID.

 

Dr. Eileen Gibbons

She is one of our own Family Medicine physicians, graduate of Providence FMR, who has her own beautiful clinic in downtown Seattle: Seattle Wellness and Medical Center.  Provides and teaches terminations. Wear scrubs, gown and white coat. Bring ID.

 

Contact information

Please contact Dr. Hutchinson or Dr. Garcia.

 

 

Pre-test

 

Pre-test

Pre-test answers

 

Termination and Early Pregnancy Loss Curriculum

Knowledge

Topic                            

Web resources 

Text

Management of Early Pregnancy Loss

Link to Sarah Prager’s Lecture

 

Medical Abortion

NEJM on complications: Aug. 2007

 

Surgical Abortion

Link to Sarah Prager’s Lecture

 

Overview of Abortion

Look on UpToDate

A Clinician’s Guide

Medical v. Surgical Comparison

Cedar River Clinic PDF

 

Patient Information

AAFP Patient Info Sheet

 

 

Skills

Topic                            

Web resources 

Text

MVA for early pregnancy loss

Sarah Prager’s Lecture on MVA

 

First trimester ultrasound

Jorge Garcia’s Procedure Video

 

MVA in first trimester

IPAS PDF file on MVA use

 

Teaching MVA with Papaya Model

STFM article on MVA model

 

Electric Vacuum Aspiration

Green Journal Electric v MVA

 

 

Attitudes/Behavior

Topic                            

Web resources 

Text

Legal issues in abortion care

 http://www.fwhc.org/abortion/camille.htm