Sexual health training targeted for cuts in primary care

Sexual history can be neglected in a routine nursing or medical assessment. Sarah Kipps gives tips to assist in making a sexual history taking session as comfortable as possible for both health professional and patient Practitioners in primary care are in a unique position to improve the sexual health of men and women. They can do this by introducing the topic of sexual health into their everyday consultations and thereby normalising the subject as part of routine health for the patient. There is evidence that health professionals find sexual history taking to be one of the more challenging aspects of a consultation. There are a number of different reasons for this: feeling not equipped to ask questions of such a sensitive nature; fear of opening a ‘can of worms’ which cannot be dealt with; and the general social embarrassment and difficulties experienced talking about sex in general. This article will give health professionals some tips and guides to assist in making a sexual history taking session as comfortable as possible for both health professional and patient.

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Women's Health Training in Japan Primary Care Association Certified Family Medicine Residency Programs: Status of Programs, Residents and Medical Students

An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association ◽

10.14442/generalist.41.148 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 (4) ◽

pp. 148-154

Author(s):

Kei Miyazaki ◽

Keiichiro Narumoto ◽

Machiko Inoue

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Medical Students ◽

Family Medicine ◽

Women’S Health ◽

Women's Health ◽

Health Training ◽

Residency Programs ◽

Family Medicine Residency ◽

Care Association

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Adult health problems

Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing ◽

10.1093/med/9780198831822.003.0012 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 677-790

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Skin Cancer ◽

Connective Tissue ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Health Problems ◽

Adult Health ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Food Borne ◽

Musculoskeletal Problems ◽

Intestinal Obstructions

This chapter covers primary care and nursing of various conditions that adults may present with including frailty, skin infections (bacterial, fungal, and viral), skin cancer, eczema, psoriasis, pigmentation and hair problems, and allergies. It also covers deafness, mouth and throat problems, adrenal disorders, anal conditions, gastro-oesophageal reflux and disorders of the bowels, viral infection, and food-borne disease. It also covers bowel disease, coeliac disease, appendicitis, hernias, intestinal obstructions, problems of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, as well as common musculoskeletal problems, and bone and connective tissue disorders. Sexual health problems are extensively described, including how to conduct a consultation, sexually transmitted infections, sexual problems, and sexual health in the context of adults with learning difficulties. Breast and gynaecological cancers are covered, alongside problems with menstruation, the ovaries, uterus, and vagina. The final section covers issues relating to termination of pregnancy.

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