Implants and IUDs: Comparing and Inserting Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC)
Join us in person on November 21, 2026 at UBC Robson Square in Vancouver, BC for the Implants and IUDs: Comparing and Inserting Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) workshops. Explore the current contraceptive landscape, the unmet needs in contraception, and gain insights into the benefits and risks of various contraceptive options in Canada.
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the contraceptive landscape and unmet needs for contraception in Canada
- Compare the benefits and risks of the etonogestrel subdermal implant and intrauterine contraception
Workshop A: IUDs
- Apply current best practices for inserting IUDs and troubleshooting difficult insertions
Workshop B: Implants
- Describe and demonstrate evidence-based techniques for inserting, localizing, and removing the etonogestrel subdermal implants
| TIME (PT) | PRESENTATION TITLE | SPEAKER |
| 8:30 am | Registration Open; Light Refreshments | |
| 9:00 am | In-Person Q&A | Dr. Renee Hall Dr. Katie Kessler Dr. Alexa Lindley |
| 10:00 am | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:30 am | Hands-On Workshops: IUDs | Dr. Renee Hall Dr. Katie Kessler Dr. Alexa Lindley |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 pm | Hands-On Workshops: Implants | Dr. Renee Hall Dr. Katie Kessler Dr. Alexa Lindley |
| 3:00 pm | Workshop Ends |
| IN-PERSON | By Oct 28, 2026 | After Oct 28, 2026 |
| Full Day (Pre-Recorded Lecture and In-Person Q&A, Workshops A&B) | $599 | $624 |
- All prices are in Canadian dollars. 5% GST applies to all registration fees.
- Course limited to 36 participants only.
- Registration includes light refreshments, lunch, online syllabus, networking opportunities
Cancellations: No refunds or transfers, unless you cancel in writing to @email by Mon Sept 21, 2026. A $100.00 processing fee will apply. If notice of cancellation is received in writing between Sept 21- Oct 9, refunds will be processed but a cancellation fee of $250 will apply. No refunds will be processed after Oct 9.
Part 1: Lecture and Q&A (2 hours)
You will receive the pre-recorded lecture 2 weeks before the in-person Q&A session. In-person Q&A begins at 9:00 AM PDT and you must attend to obtain credits.
Participants must review the recorded lecture and attend the live Q&A session in order to obtain Mainpro+ credits.
Part 2: Hands-on Workshops (2 hours each)
Workshop A: IUD Insertion and Managing Difficult Insertions
Workshop B: Implants
| Renee Hall, MD Dr. Renee Hall is a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC who has been working in the area of family planning in Vancouver for over 25 years. She completed her fellowship in women's health and family planning at UBC. She is the Medical director of Willow Reproductive Health Centre. She provides first and second trimester medical and surgical abortion and training at the CARE program at BC Women’s Hospital, Everywoman's Health Center, and Kelowna General Hospital’s Gynaecology Services Clinic. She assisted in the development of the Canadian National Abortion Federation’s medication abortion training program and she is the director of the UBC CPD IUD and contraceptive implant training program. |
"This is one of the best CMEs I have ever attended. Excellent course. Very positive experience. More opportunity to network with other participants to see where they are from and what they do."
- Past Participant
The Division of Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee (CACME) to provide CPD credits for physicians. This activity meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 6.0 Mainpro+® Certified Activity credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.