It is a well-known fact that women who live in the non-metropolitan regions of Victoria face many barriers when they want to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Although abortion with medication can potentially facilitate access, the uptake of this service by general practitioners still slow.

Deakin University is conducting a study that will investigate how practice nurses can play an important role in the delivery of medication abortions. This model is already successfully used for many years in overseas countries and will increase the availability of early abortion services in regional / rural communities.

The study will use the Delphi technique, an online anonymous group communication process between experts in the field over three rounds of questionnaires, in order to reach consensus between participants for the development of this model in Victoria.

You are invited as a professional expert to participate in this study. Although your involvement will require some time and commitment, it offers a unique opportunity to influence current abortion practice in Victoria. Your participation will be gratefully appreciated and will improve the quality of the study findings.

Please forward this invitation to colleagues who may be interested in this study

 

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