On Friday 25 March and Saturday 2 April, Monash University will host an introductory online course in sexual medicine and therapy.
The course will discuss the need to talk about sex, the obstacles in talking about sex and empowering registrants to raise and discuss topics of sexuality and sexual difficulties with their patients or clients.
It will run from 8:30 am to 5:30pm on both days. Presentations will be recorded and made available to registrants for two months along with additional resources. Cost is $600.
The course will cover the assessment and management of common sexual difficulties from a bio-psycho-socio-cultural perspective and provide educational resources and an overview of therapeutic options.
This multidisciplinary and fully online interactive two-day course is targeted at general practitioners, obstetricians and gynaecologists, sexual health practitioners, psychiatrists, urologists, psychologists, psychotherapists, sexologists, physiotherapists, nurse practitioners, and any interested health practitioners and trainees.
The course will be facilitated by Dr Anita Elias MBBS, FASPM, FECSM, a medical practitioner and psychotherapist, specialising and working in Sexual Medicine and Sexual and Relationship Therapy for over 25 years.
Dr Elias is the head of the Sexual Medicine and Therapy Clinic at Monash Health, and a senior lecturer at Monash University. She will be joined by a multidisciplinary team of experts in Sexual Medicine and Sex Therapy.
Course topics include:
- Talking about sex – overcoming the obstacles
- Taking a sexual history in an inclusive and respectful way, with a bio-psycho-socio-cultural approach
- Communication skills, including talking with a couple
- Models of sexuality
- Relationships and sexuality
- Gender identity and gender dysphoria
- Sexual identity, orientation and behaviour (including LGBTIQA+ sexuality)
- Cultural and religious impacts on sexuality (including the impact of pornography)
- Sexual pain
- Erectile dysfunction
- Ejaculatory problems (premature ejaculation and delayed ejaculation)
- Libido
- Arousal and orgasm
- The impact of significant life stages/changes on sexuality
- Pregnancy and postpartum sexuality
- Menopause, ageing, illness and cancer.
For more information and to register visit the Monash University website.