ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
ECHO PROGRAM
Resource Page
Welcome to the Resource Page for the Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) ECHO Program
Here you can find some of our favorite handouts and websites for teens, parents, educators, and health providers.
You can also scroll through clinical pearls for quick, case-based topic review, and sign-up for upcoming ECHOs.
Adolescent Health Interview and caring for teens
Checklist: Are You Prepared to Address Adolescent Sexual Health?
Adolescent Health Working Group: Sexual and Reproductive Health Toolkit for Adolescent Providers
PowerPoint from Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Education Project (ARSHEP): Adolescent Friendly Health Services
(access all ASHREP materials here)
Relationship Spectrum from loveisrespect.org
Trends in Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Minor Consent and Confidentiality
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Best resource on STIs: CDC's STI Treatment Guidelines
Colorado-specific website for young people on STI/HIV/PrEP: www.beyoucolorado.org
Guttmacher Policy Report: STIs in Teens
Handout from CDC: Just Diagnosed
Handout about PrEP
American Cancer Society: Cervical Cancer Screening
SEX EDUCATION AND Condom Resources
The evidence behind national sex education standards
AAP article on the need/evidence for sex education (in clinic, school, and home)
Website: Working to institutionalize sex education - Wise Toolkit
Website: Free, downloadable k-12 sex education curriculum based on respect for young people - Advocates for Youth
Male Condom Handout - English
Male Condom Handout - Spanish
AAP Policy Statement on Condom Use
Website for tweens and parents: www.amaze.org
Website for teens, by teens: www.sexetc.org
Website for older teens: "Sex ed for the real world" www.scarleteen.com
Website for college-aged teens on all health topics: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
person-centered Contraceptive Counseling
Your Birth Control Choices from RHAP (all methods listed alphabetically)
JAMA Pediatrics Viewpoint: The Need for Reproductive Justice in Pediatrics
ACOG Statement on Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling
UCSF Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling Measure
BC4U: Excellent website for teens about birth control options
Bedsider: Excellent website for teens and young adults about birth control options
PATH Card for Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling
Learn more about Reproductive Justice: www.sistersong.net and www.forwardtogether.org
Valeria Alexander's Ted Talk: "How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias"
Trabian Shorters' Asset Framing in 60 Seconds
Article: Physicians and Implicit Bias: How Doctors May Unwittingly Perpetuate Health Care Disparities
Article: Under (Implicit) Pressure: Black and Latina Women's Perceptions of Contraceptive Care
Article: Limitations of Person-Centered Care and LARC Removal
Long-acting Reversible Contraception
Powerful Contraception Article
ACOG Committee Opinion: LARC for Teens
RHAP Handout: IUDs
RHAP Handout: Implant
CU PAG Handout: LNG-IUS
CU PAG Handout: Implant
CU PAG Handout: Bleeding on the Implant Options
Virtual LARC Training Opportunities
CDC algorithm for managing bleeding on hormonal contraception
Other Hormonal/Contraceptive Methods (including OCPs)
U.S. Medical Eligibility for Contraceptive Use website
Combined Hormonal Contraception Quick Guide
RHAP Handout:
Emergency Contraception Options - English
Emergency Contraception Options - Spanish
CU PAG Handout: Pill
CU PAG Handout: Extended Pill
CU PAG Handout: Patch
CU PAG Handout: Ring
CU PAG Handout: Depo-Provera
RHAP Handout: Pill
Resources for Addressing Common Concerns in Adolescent Gynecology
Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign
CU PAG Handout: Options to Help with Periods
ACOG Review: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
ACOG Review: Dysmenorrhea and Endometriosis in Adolescents
ACOG Review: Menstrual Suppression
Provider Ed Video: AUB in Teens
Provider Ed Video: Menstrual Suppression for Teens with Special Medical Needs
PAG Medical Education Videos from Children's Hospital Colorado
CU PAG Patient Handout: Norethindrone Acetate (NETA)
PCOS in teens
PCOS: Overview of diagnosis, cause, and treatment
Options for managing periods with PCOS
Provider Ed Video: PCOS in Teens
CU PAG Handout: Metformin
CU PAG Handout: Spironolactone
NEW! ECHO ON-DEMAND: ARH FOR NURSES, EDUCATORS AND PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH YOUTH
This six-module series will provide updated and relevant knowledge about adolescent reproductive health to support youth and their families. Content includes gender and sexuality, reproductive anatomy and physiology, contraception, STIs, laws related to minor consent and confidentiality, and best practices in sexual health education.
Launches in July! More information HERE
ECHO ON-DEMAND: ARH in Primary Care
This online course designed to fit your schedule and pace. The six-module series is for primary care providers who want to build, expand and improve care to preteens through young adults. Once completed, participants will be able to evaluate and manage common conditions in adolescent reproductive health. In addition to a didactic teaching video, each session offers relevant clinical resources that support providers in integrating best practices immediately.
CLICK HERE to register
ARH in Primary Care ECHO
Adolescent Reproductive Health in Primary Care is an ECHO series that offers clinically relevant topics for those who provide or are looking to build, expand and improve care to preteens through young adults. Once completed, participants will be able to evaluate and manage common conditions in adolescent reproductive health. Over the course of six sessions, the series will include an overview of adolescent reproductive health issues, best practices in adolescent contraception and common adolescent gynecology concerns.
Watch for new dates
ARH Case conference
Looking for a fun way to stay up-to-date and connected? Adolescent Reproductive Health Case Conference is designed specifically for you! Previous participants of the ARH ECHO series are invited to weekly sessions on Thursdays from 12:15 - 12:45 PM to discuss cases or topics, which can be submitted up to three days in advance. Participants who register can attend sessions at any time. This ongoing series will allow participants to share de-identified, challenging cases for peer-to-peer and specialist consultation.
CLICK HERE to register
About Eliza Buyers, MD
Dr. Eliza Buyers is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist who has practiced in the Denver metro area for the past 25 years. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado, and specializes in Adolescent Gynecology at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Her areas of research include improving the health care experience for adolescent patients, person-centered contraceptive counseling, reproductive health needs of adolescents with physical and developmental disabilities, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and non-contraceptive benefits of long-acting contraception. In 2019, she created ECHO Colorado's Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) program. Applying ECHO’s innovative platform for medical education, the ARH program develops expertise and community among providers, nurses, educators, and health professionals.
Dr. Buyers received her Medical Degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia; previous to this, she graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Art History and Women’s Studies.
About ECHO Colorado
ECHO Colorado leverages the knowledge and experience of geographically-diverse communities for workforce development and improved health for all. Our virtual ECHO series increase the capacity of health professionals by enabling specialists and frontline clinicians to meet in a collaborative focused on a particular clinical or public health-related topic. The result is the spreading of knowledge that positively impacts health equity across the state and beyond.
CLICK HERE for upcoming and ongoing ECHO series
ARH Clinical Pearls
ARH Clinical Pearls are released monthly. Each one reviews a specific reproductive health topic and offers related, relevant resources.
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