Nurses & midwives
SHine SA provides a range of opportunities for nurses and midwives to increase their knowledge and skills in the area of sexual and reproductive health.
SHine SA offers:
- Certificate in Sexual Health
- Pap Smear Provider Course
- Pregnancy Choices Training
- Individually negotiated presentations - contact the Coordinator, Nursing & Midwifery Education frances.whaley@health.sa.gov.au
Courses for registered nurses and midwives
SHine SA offers the Certificate in Sexual Health and the Pap Smear Provider Course specifically for registered nurses and midwives.
Nursing and midwifery education leaflet
Pregnancy Choices Training
This course, developed for professionals, defines and explains all the options available to women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. It is open to nurses, doctors, counsellors, community health workers, school counsellors, youth workers, indigenous health workers, and any professional who encounters clients with unplanned pregnancy.
More info: Pregnancy Choices Training
Sexual Health Nurses & Midwives Network
SHine SA coordinates a Sexual Health Nurses & Midwives Network to facilitate cooperation, networking and partnerships by providing a forum for professional development, discussion and action to improve the sexual health of the South Australian community.
More info: Sexual Health Nurses & Midwives Network
Information and resources
The following sites provide comprehensive information on a range of health issues:
- The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing: Provides a vehicle for nurses to publish original research and scholarly papers about all areas of nursing.
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US (SIECUS): Advocates for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services.
- The Medical Journal of Australia: Provides free access to the journal.
- British Medical Journal: Provides free access to the journal.
- Guttmacher Institute: Advances sexual and reproductive health worldwide through an interrelated program of social science research, public education and policy analysis.
To broadly search for scholarly literature, Google Scholar provides a simple search engine.
The SHine SA Library also has a range of journals which can be photocopied for a small fee. Journals include:
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
- Culture, Health and Sexuality
- Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
- Sex Education
- Sexual Health
- Sexual and Relationship Therapy
- Youth Studies Australia
The Library also produces a Current Awareness Service which provides lists of new books and resources.
For more information contact the Library & Resource Centre (SHineSALibrary@health.sa.gov.au) or visit at SHine SA, 64c Woodville Road, Woodville.
SHine SA produces a range of resources including leaflets, booklets, fact sheets, manuals and posters. To view and order these resources see the SHine SA resources section.