The AusCAPPS Network

The Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support Network (AusCAPPS) is funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care from 2024-2026 to improve access to long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and early medical abortion (EMA) services in primary care.

It is a free, online community of practice that supports GPs, nurses, pharmacists, midwives, Aboriginal Health Practitioners and other registered health practitioners working in primary care who provide EMA and LARC.

Early medical abortion is also sometimes called Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTOP).

The AusCAPPS Network aims to support the expansion of best-practice service delivery across Australia and make LARC and EMA more accessible through primary care.

AusCAPPS supports EMA and LARC providers through expert clinician case studies, questions and discussion with peers and experts, and access to clinical resources, training and local provider information.

We aim to expand the network to any registered health practitioners providing LARC and EMA services in Australia, and promote use of LARC for conditions such as endometriosis.

Interested in joining AusCAPPS?

We’re inviting general practitioners, practice nurses, community pharmacists, midwives, Aboriginal Health Practitioners or other registered health practitioners working in primary care and providing LARC and EMA services to join our network.

Benefits of joining AusCAPPS:

• Connect with GPs, pharmacists, nurses, midwives and other health practitioners around
• Australia who provide LARC and EMA services in primary care
• Learn from case studies and service provision information from clinician experts
• Ask questions or start a discussion with peers and experts
• Access training and education opportunities
• Find other local providers
• Access guidelines and other resources
• Connect with the latest news and research related to LARC and EMA

Steps to join the AusCAPPS network:

• Head to the AusCAPPS Network website https://medcast.com.au/communities/auscapps
• Register for a free Medcast account with your AHPRA information.
• Sign up to the AusCAPPS Network
• You are now ready - get involved in a discussion, ask a question, learn from a case study, find some resources or training