ASHM Learning Lounge: Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Training Scholarships
| Tuesday, September 16, 2025 |
| 10:35 AM - 10:55 AM |
Details
The AUSLARC project is a 2.5-year national project by Sexual and Reproductive Health Australia (SRHA) in partnership with The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). This initiative received grant funding from the Australian Government.
The project provides free, fully funded training in LARC, specifically Implanon and IUDs, to health professionals across Australia, with the aim of reducing financial barriers to undertaken training.
Eligible health professionals include GPs, Nurse practitioners, Registered nurses, Midwives and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioners.
Training will be delivered by online and in-person theory-based education, online simulated practice and supervised clinical placements at SRHA Sexual & Reproductive Health clinics and mobile outreach clinics in regional, rural and remote locations.
Speaker
Ms Daile Kelleher
CEO
Family Planning Alliance Australia
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Training Scholarships
10:35 AM - 10:55 AMBiography
Daile Kelleher CF is the CEO of SRHA, specialising in sexual and reproductive health policy, advocacy, and domestic and family violence. She is a strong advocate for culturally safe, intersectional healthcare services delivered close to people’s communities and places great importance on listening to the voices of those with lived experience. Daile holds leadership roles with the Australian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance, the Australian Breastfeeding Association, and the Australian Women’s Health Alliance, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Community Directors.
Ms Kat Bennett
Project Officer
Family Planning Alliance Australia
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Training Scholarships
10:35 AM - 10:55 AMBiography
Kat Bennett leads the AUSLARC Project at SRHA, coordinating the national initiative to expand access to long-acting reversible contraception training for health professionals. She oversees project design, delivery and evaluation in partnership with family planning organisations across Australia and the RACGP. Kat has a background in project management and grassroots advocacy across community health, the not-for-profit sector, and local government.
