Victorian Clinical Network for Abortion and Contraception Care

CERSH partners with the Royal Women's Hospital to provide the Victorian Clinical Network for Abortion and Contraceptive Care.

About the Victorian Clinical Network

In 2017, a number of practitioners involved in the provision of abortion services in Victoria expressed interest in collaborating to provide leadership, peer learning, and clinical service development for abortion and contraception care in across Victoria.

CERSH determined the establishment of a clinical network would contribute to this expressed interest and assist in building the capacity of the reproductive health sector to proactively develop and deliver a responsive and inclusive service system for women and pregnant people experiencing unwanted pregnancy and abortion. The clinical network was established in partnership with the Royal Women’s Hospital. Associate Professor Paddy Moore is the Clinical Lead for the network.

2026 Update

The Victorian Clinical Network for Abortion and Contraceptive Care is on a short hiatus as the network partners review the scope and efficacy of the current framework. Information regarding the future and format of network meetings and outputs will be communicated to network attendees in due course.

To join the network mailing list for updates, please email cersh-admin@unimelb.edu.au.

  • The network relates to the clinical care and pathways for women and pregnant people experiencing unwanted pregnancy and abortion in Victoria. The areas of focus include early medical abortion, health pathways related to this process, uptake of effective contraception post-abortion, and service system development.

    Practitioners – both public and private – are encouraged to join and current participants include: General Practitioners, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives, pharmacists, radiologists, practice managers, researchers, specialist abortion providers, Obstetricians & Gynaecologists.

    The clinical network meetings are held quarterly via videoconferencing software.

    • To provide clinical advice and peer support to ensure quality reproductive health care and patient satisfaction.
    • To promote multidisciplinary collaboration between providers of services to identify local strategies to plan and deliver effective and consistent services and clinical care pathways.
    • To foster collective leadership and harness the knowledge and experience of clinicians for advocacy and policy development purposes.
    • To share and document knowledge and innovation; including protocols and operational procedures.

  • 2026 Meeting Dates (all virtual meetings via Zoom):

    The Victorian Clinical Network for Abortion and Contraceptive Care is on a short hiatus as the network partners review the scope and efficacy of the current framework. Information regarding the future and format of network meetings and outputs will be communicated to network attendees in due course.

    To join the network mailing list for updates, please email cersh-admin@unimelb.edu.au.

Meeting Summaries, Presentations & Recordings

Below are meeting summaries, presentations and recordings from the Victorian Clinical Network for Abortion and Contraceptive Care.

All recordings of meetings are available via the CERSH YouTube channel.

Please note: Summaries and recordings will be available here for one year post-meeting date and then will be archived. Archived notes and videos can be accessed by sending an email to: cersh-admin@unimelb.edu.au.