Gynaecology System (Stream 1 & 2)

Accreditation Information

This is a Stream 1 module and is designed for doctors that have never successfully completed the Stream 1 module and do not hold this accreditation.

You MUST also have successfully completed Core (Stream 1) to become an assessor in this module.

Successful completion of the module will actually lead to awarding of one accreditation:

1. Gynaecology System

If you have already successfully completed the Stream 1 module and you want to undertake continuing education, please go back to the homepage and enrol in Gynaecology System Update (Stream 2).

Module Information

This module covers the parts of Chapter 11 of the Guides that relate to female reproductive organs including the vulva, clitoris, vagina, cervix, fallopian tubes and ovaries.

The module covers:

• The approach to using the methodology for assessment of the specific parts of the female reproductive organs
• The approach for considering the physiologic differences between pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women.
• Discussion of key issues relating to the female reproduction (including loss of foetus) in the context of compensable injury.
• Apportionment of Impairment: The approach required to disentangle what impairment may or may not be related to a compensable event.