Below, you will find resources on medication abortion and Mifegymiso for health professionals.
About Mifegymiso
Training
While not mandatory, medication abortion trainings are available:
- National Abortion Federation Canada (NAF) offers a Medication Abortion Training for Primary Care Providers. This is an online course offered with self-paced modules and one live session.
- The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada Medical Abortion Training Program
Protocols and guidelines
- NAF’s 2020 Clinical Policy Guidelines for Abortion Care
- Medical Abortion Prescriber Checklist Resource Guide
- Health Canada Update: Ultrasound no longer mandatory in prescribing Mifegymiso
- Canadian Pharmacists Association Sexual and Reproductive Health Resources
Providing abortion via telemedicine
- Renner, R.M, Ennis, M., Kyeremeh, A., Norman, W.V., Dunn, S., Pymar, H., & Guilbert, E. Telemedicine for First-Trimester Medical Abortion in Canada: Results of a 2019 Survey. Telemedicine and e-Health. (2023)
- Canadian Protocol for the Provision of Medical abortion via telemedicine
Communities of Practice
- Clinicians in Abortion Care (CIAC) is a membership group sponsored by NAF to increase access to comprehensive reproductive health and abortion care. Members have access to NAF’s online learning system and resources specifically created for clinicians in abortion care.
- Canadian Abortion Providers Support (CAPS) is a community of practice for health professionals to share tips, resources, best practices, and understand / address barriers to abortion practice. CAPS is hosted by the Contraception and Abortion Research Team at the University of British Columbia.
- Statement from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada on “abortion reversal”.
This information was produced as part of the Asking for an Abortion Pocket Guide, which provides facts and tips on how to ask a healthcare professional for Mifegymiso, the drug used for medication abortions.
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.