Webinar Pre-Test, Update on EC: Options, Effectiveness, Ongoing Use, and Access (Part 1/3)

1. Pre-Test

Please take a minute to complete this pre-session survey both to gauge your existing knowledge of the subject matter in advance of the webinar (necessary to award of CME/CE credits) and also to help ARHP assess the impact of its educational programs. Completing this survey will provide ARHP with an invaluable tool for understanding how health professionals use educational offerings and how ARHP activities might be improved to serve you better.

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* Today's date (MM/DD/YYYY):

Date

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* Your primary professional category (choose the one best response):

Health Professional Educator

Nurse Midwife

Nurse Practitioner

Pharmacist

Physician

Physician Assistant

Registered Nurse

Resident

Student

Other (please specify)

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* Do you interact with patients?

Yes

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* How did you hear about this ARHP educational activity? (Please check all that apply.)

From an email from ARHP

From the ARHP website

From a colleague or friend

From social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)

Other (please specify)

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* What is the minimum age required to purchase levonorgestrel EC products without a prescription?

A. 16

B. 17

C. 18

D. There's no age restriction

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* A woman has unprotected sex, and takes an EC pill after the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge has begun (but before the LH peak). Can EC pills still work at this point?

A. Yes - LNG and UPA both work after the LH surge has begun

B. LNG can still work, but UPA can’t

C. UPA can still work, but LNG can’t

D. No - neither EC pill will work after the LH surge has begun

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* Your patient, Joanna, is a 25-year-old woman weighing 195 lbs. She is seeking emergency contraceptive for unprotected sex that happened 48 hours ago. Which of the following are important considerations for Joanna? (Check all that apply.)

A. Joanna should not be offered the copper IUD for EC, as it becomes significantly less effective among those weighing more than 165 lbs

B. UPA may not work for Joanna, as it can be less effective for women weighing 195 pounds or more

C. Double-dosing LNG EC pills (2x 1.5 mg pills) may be considered for Joanna when UPA and the copper IUD are unavailable

D. Joanna is ineligible for EC pills as she is outside the recommended 24-hour window of effectiveness

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* How many times can a woman safely use LNG EC within the same cycle?

A. LNG EC should be used no more than once per cycle

B. LNG EC can be used twice within the same cycle, but no more

C. There is no limit to how many times LNG EC can safely be used within the same cycle

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* When writing advance prescriptions for EC pills, which of the following is false?

It is important to remind your patient to start or resume hormonal contraceptives immediately after taking UPA.

It is best to provide a paper, rather than electronic, prescription

Prescribing 13 months, rather than 12 months, of OCs can solve some EC access problems in rural/frontier areas

The patient can use an advance prescription for up to one year after it is written

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* As a result of participating in this activity, I hope to be better able to:

Thank you for completing this pre-session questionnaire. You can now access the webinar here. After viewing the webinar please complete the post-session questionnaire to earn CME/CE credit. You can access the post-test here. If you have any questions, please contact education@arhp.org.