Family PACT providers may refer to this list of training resources on Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs), which include the copper and hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implant.
IUD:
- Kyleena® (LNG IUS)—Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
To request insertion/removal training, call: 1-888-84-BAYER (1-888-842-2937)
To attend a weekly virtual training that covers all the information about their IUDs, safety information, and patient counseling, register here. - Mirena® (LNG IUS)—Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
To request insertion/removal training, call: 1-888-84-BAYER (1-888-842-2937)
To attend a weekly virtual training that covers all the information about their IUDs, safety information, and patient counseling, register here. - Skyla® (LNG IUS)—Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
To request insertion/removal training, call: 1-888-84-BAYER (1-888-842-2937)
To attend a weekly virtual training that covers all the information about their IUDs, safety information, and patient counseling, register here. - ParaGard® (Copper IUS)—CooperSurgical, Inc.
To request insertion/removal training, call: 1-877-PARAGARD (727-2427)
To attend Virtual Education Programs (VEPs) on different topics scheduled sporadically throughout the month, register at www.paragardtraining.com. - Liletta®—AbbVie and Medicines360
To request insertion/removal training, call: 1-855-LILETTA (545-3882)
To schedule a virtual interactive product demonstration with a representative, click request demonstration
Contraceptive Implant:
- FDA Approves Updated Nexplanon Label and Launches New REMS – Effective January 16, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Nexplanon (68 mg etonogestrel implant), extending its approved use from 3 years to up to 5 years for pregnancy prevention. All providers performing Nexplanon insertions or removals must now complete the FDA-required Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) certification.
- Nexplanon Healthcare Provider Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Flashcard – Provides information about REMS certification and the updated Nexplanon Clinical Training Program for active, inactive, and new Nexplanon healthcare providers.
IUD and Contraceptive Implant:
- Clinical Training Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health (CTC-SRH) – Provides both on-site and virtual IUD training and contraceptive implant placement to healthcare providers in Title X settings (will ship IUD demo kits and pelvic model directly to the provider).
- Innovating Education in Reproductive Health – This video series, created in partnership with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) LARC Program, covers a variety of clinical topics related to the provision of LARC methods.
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – This video series, created in collaboration with the Innovating Education in Reproductive Health program at the University of California, San Francisco Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, covers a variety of clinical topics related to the provision of LARC methods.
- Beyond the Pill – Provides three types of CME/CE-accredited training: virtual, on-site, and online (self-paced) to increase provider knowledge and skills and improve patient access to the full range of contraceptives. The virtual trainings cover best practices for contraceptive care during COVID-19, and help clinics incorporate telemedicine.
- Beyond the Pill IUD Competency Checklists – Provides evaluation information to assess competency at placing IUDs.
- Essential Access Health – Provides trainings to enhance the skills needed to provide high-quality IUD and implant services, including effective patient-centered counseling, techniques for method placement and removal, best practices for the prevention of complications, and management of complications and challenging cases.
- National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning – Provides both on-site and virtual IUD training and contraceptive implant placement (will ship IUD demo kits and pelvic model directly to the provider).
- Upstream USA – Provides CME/CEU-eligible virtual trainings to providers that include a combination of e-learning modules, videos, live workshops, and an in-depth practicum for clinicians.