Important Note: The content of this module may be affected by revisions to the Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptive Eligibility being released soon by the World Health Organization. The Training Resource Package team will be working to update the content of this module in the coming months. You may still use the existing materials, but please review the Executive Summary for important changes. The new MEC Wheel can be used as an interim resource until the full revisions are released.

This module on Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECP) is designed for the providers in developing countries who most often are tasked with providing FP services—primarily nurses and nurse-midwives, as well as primary care physicians and in some cases pharmacists—and assumes trainees will have at minimum level of clinical training. The training materials are designed to be used by clinical trainers and pre-service educators with a thorough understanding of adult learning principles and the ability to provide clinical training on ECPs in pre-service or in-service settings.

Designed to actively involve the trainees in the learning process, sessions include the following:

• a session plan,
• PowerPoint presentations,
• simulation skills practice in the form of roleplays,
• discussions, and
• clinical practice using objective competency-based skills checklists

Learning Objectives 

By the end of the training, trainees should be able to do the following: