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Client Education Materials
Brochures and pamphlets
- Answers to Your Questions about Sterilization
Reversal
(1988, 1995) English. Single copies free;
100 copies for $50, 500 for $225, 1000 for $425. CE-04
- Female Sterilization: Answers to Your Questions
about Permanent Birth Control
(1990) English. Single copies free; 100
copies for $50, 500 for $225, 1000 for $425. CE-05
- No-Scalpel Vasectomy: Good News for Men
Considering Vasectomy
Vasectomy in general and the no-scalpel
technique in particular. Developed for use in the United
States. (1993, 1997) English, Spanish.
Single copies free; 100 copies for $50, 500 for $225,
1000 for $425. CE-08
- Permanent Birth Control for Women
A low-literacy brochure developed for use in the
United States. (1986, 1995) English,
Spanish. Single copies free; 100 copies for $20, 500 for
$90, 1000 for $165. CE-02
- Vasectomy: Answers to Your Questions about
Permanent Birth Control
Developed for use in the United States. (1993)
English. Single copies free; 100 copies for $50, 500 for
$225, 1000 for $425. CE-09
- Vasectomy: Permanent Birth Control for Men
A low-literacy brochure developed for use in the United
States. (1986, 1995) English, Spanish. Single copies
free; 100 copies for $20, 500 for $90, 1000 for $165.
CE-03
Videos
- Como planificar su familia
(25 mins.) Explains various family planning methods to
clients. Developed for use in Latin America. (1990)
Spanish. $90 (NTSC) CE-06
- An Introduction to No-Scalpel Vasectomy
(10 mins.) A video for men in the United States who are
considering vasectomy.
(1991) English. $35 (NTSC) CE-07
Counseling, Informed Choice, and Informed Consent
Books, curricula, and other print publications
- Family Planning Counseling: A Curriculum
Prototype
A trainer's package on contraceptive methods,
communication skills, sexually transmitted infections,
sexuality, and needs of special populations. (1995)
English. Complete trainer's package $75
(includes one trainer's manual and one participant's
handbook, one copy of the reference manual Talking
with Clients about Family Planning, and two posters);
each additional participant's handbook $8; each
additional reference manual $10. IC-10
- Family Planning Counseling and Voluntary
Sterilization: A Guide for Managers
(1990) English, Spanish. $8. IC-04
- Family Planning Counseling and Voluntary
Sterilization: A Reference Guide for Counselors
Card of key steps in counseling. (1989) English,
Spanish, French, Arabic. First copy free; $3 for each
additional copy. IC-03
- Family Planning Counseling: The International
Experience
A report of the first international meeting on family
planning counseling, held in Istanbul in April 1992. (1993)
English. $8. IC-09
- How to Assess a Client's Decision for Permanent
Contraception: A Surgeon's Guide for Final Assessment
A quick-reference card, originally developed for
use in Sub-Saharan Africa. (1991) English, Spanish,
French. First copy free; $3 for each additional copy.
IC-06
- Informed Choice
A folder of materials exploring different aspects of informed choice. Topics covered include emerging issues in informed choice, human rights, medical ethics, the legacies and challenges of informed choice in family planning, and basic principles for family planning service delivery. A brochure describes AVSC's work in informed choice since the 1960s. (1998) English, Spanish, French. $4. IC-12
- Informed Choice in International Family Planning Service Delivery: Strategies for the 21st Century NEW
A report of a global working group meeting held at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study and Conference Center in November 1998. The report defines informed choice, discusses barriers, sets priority objectives, and describes strategic approaches for implementing informed choice. (1999) English with translations of the executive summary in French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. $4. IC-13
- Informed Consent and Voluntary Sterilization: An
Implementation Guide for Program Managers
The nature and elements of informed consent and practical
guidelines. (1988) English, Spanish, French. $5.
IC-01
- Talking with Clients about Family Planning: A
Guide for Health Care Providers
Presented in simple language. Designed to help
the client choose an appropriate temporary or permanent
contraceptive method. (1995) English. $10. IC-11
Video
- Counseling: Helping People Make Family Planning
Choices
(23 mins.) An introductory training video
jointly produced with the Family Planning Association of
Kenya (FPAK) for use in Sub-Saharan Africa. (1989)
English, French. $90 (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) IC-02
Medical and Surgical Guidelines
Books, curricula, and other print publications
- Adapters for the Double Valve Syringe
A laminated chart illustrating adapters for manual vacuum aspiration equipment.
The chart shows the color of each adapter and the cannula size. (1999)
English, Spanish, French. $1. MS-09
- Emergency Management for the Operating and Recovery Room NEW
A reference booklet and two posters that provide guidance for managing emergencies.
One poster describes common emergencies and how to respond. The second describes
the steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.. (2000) English. $30.
MS-12
- Infection Prevention Curriculum: A Training Course for Health Care
Providers and Other Staff of Hospitals and Clinics
A comprehensive course designed to train a broad range of health care workers
in infection prevention aimed at low-resource settings in the developing world.
Topics include handwashing, gloves, antiseptics and disinfectants, aseptic
technique, use and disposal of sharps, instrument processing, housekeeping,
and waste disposal. (1999) English. Trainer's manual $75 MS-10TM.
Participant's Handbook $10 MS-10PH
- Infection Prevention: Multimedia Package (Training CD-ROM and Reference
Booklet) NEW
An essential training and reference package for health workers in low-resource
settings. The CD includes training modules on handwashing, gloving, aseptic
technique, instrument processing, use and disposal of sharps, and housekeeping
and waste disposal. The material may be used for self-instruction or as part
of formal training in infection prevention. The booklet covers the same topics
in more depth and serves as a quick desk reference. Booklet also available
for sale on its own; see Infection Prevention: A Reference Booklet for
Health Care Providers. (2000) English. $40. MS-11P
- Infection Prevention: A Reference Booklet for Health Care Providers
NEW
This booklet serves as a quick desk reference on important infection prevention
topics: handwashing, gloves, aseptic technique, use and disposal of sharps,
instrument processing, and housekeeping and waste disposal. Designed for use
by health workers in low-resource settings. The booklet is also available
as part of Infection Prevention: Multimedia Package. (2000) English. $10.
MS-11B
- Minilaparotomy under Local Anesthesia: A Curriculum for Doctors
and Nurses
Trainer's package. Developed for use in Sub-Saharan Africa. Note: The video
Minilaparotomy for Voluntary Surgical Contraception (described below)
is recommended as part of this training course. (1993) English. Complete
trainer's package $75 (includes one trainer's manual and one participant's
handbook and one set of transparencies); each additional participant's handbook
$8. A French version of the curriculum with transparency masters
is available for $30. MS-04
- No-Scalpel Vasectomy: An Illustrated Guide for Surgeons (second
edition)
An updated version of AVSC's best-selling easy-to-use reference book,
including 34 illustrations. (1997) English. $20. MS-03
- No-Scalpel Vasectomy Curriculum
Trainer's package. (1997) English. $100 for trainers manual, which
includes over 60 slides and a series of transparency masters. $10 for the
participants handbook. $6 for scrotal model. Note: The book No-Scalpel
Vasectomy: An Illustrated Guide for Surgeons and the video No-Scalpel
Vasectomy, both described elsewhere on this list, are required for this
course. For information on the curriculum, the surgical instruments and model
needed to teach this course, or the recommended videotapes, contact AVSCs
Material Resources Team. MS-07
- The Quinacrine Method of Nonsurgical Sterilization: Report of an
Experts Meeting
AVSC Working Paper #6. (1994) English.
Single copies free. MS-06
Videos
- Minilaparotomy for Voluntary Surgical
Contraception
(21 mins.) A joint production with the Family
Planning Association of Kenya (FPAK) developed for use in
Sub-Saharan Africa. Intended for use in clinical
training. (1989) English, French. $90. (NTSC, PAL,
SECAM) MS-02
- No-Scalpel Vasectomy
(19 mins.) Produced by the World Health Organization in
collaboration with AVSC International. Intended for use
in clinical training. (1994) English. $36 (NTSC, PAL,
SECAM). MS-08
Service Management
Books, curricula, and other print publications
- COPE: Client-Oriented, Provider-Efficient
Services
Describes the COPE self-assessment technique for
improving family planning services. (1995) English,
Spanish, French. $15. SM-06
- COPE: Self-Assessment Guides for Reproductive Health Services
A supplement to COPE: Client-Oriented, Provider-Efficient Services. Provides a series of self-assessment guides for a range of reproductive health services including prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum and newborn care, family planning, postabortion care, sexually transmitted infections, gynecological disorders, disorders of the male reproductive system, sexuality, and infertility. The book is an AVSC Work in Progress, and we are soliciting comments on its content from readers and users of the material.
(1999) English. $6.50. SM-15
- Facilitative Supervision: A Vital Link in Quality
Reproductive Health Service Delivery
Working Paper #10. Describes how an institution can move
from a traditional supervisory system to a more
facilitative approach. (1996) English, French. Single
copies free. SM-10
- Facilitative Supervision Handbook
Describes a system of management in which supervisors at all levels of a health institution focus on the needs of the staff they oversee. This approach emphasizes mentoring, joint problem solving, and two-way communication between the supervisor and those being supervised. Includes self-instructional exercises. The book is an AVSC Work in Progress, and we are soliciting comments on its content from readers and users of the material. (1999) English. $6.50. SM-14
- Inreach: Reaching Potential Family Planning
Clients within Health Institutions
AVSC Working Paper #5. A strategy for improving
access to family planning services. (1994) English,
French. Single copies free. SM-05
- The Introduction of No-Scalpel Vasectomy in the
United States (1988-1992)
AVSC Working Paper #3. Describes AVSC International's
training program for doctors in the U.S. (1993)
English. Single copies free. SM-03
- Involving Men As Partners in Reproductive Health: Lessons Learned from Turkey
AVSC Working Paper #12. Describes a series of programmatic initiatives at different institutions in Turkey. These programs have provided counseling and services that correspond to some of the critical reproductive health services for their partners: family planning, abortion, and perinatal care.
(1999) English. Single copies free. SM-16
- Men: Partners in Reproductive Health
Posters exploring barriers to involving men in
reproductive health and describing promising approaches.
Collaborative project with the Population Reference
Bureau. (1997) English, Spanish. Single set
of four posters free. SM-11
- Postabortion Women: Factors Influencing Their
Family Planning Options
AVSC Working Paper #9. (1995) English, Spanish,
French. Single copies free. SM-09
- Postabortion Care
A folder containing two documents. "The Global Need for Quality Postabortion Care: AVSC International Responds" describes AVSC's approach and includes programmatic highlights from around the world. "Access, Quality, and Sustainability in Postabortion Care: Lessons Learned" is a comprehensive review of what has been learned about the subject and includes illustrative country examples. (2000) English. $4. SM-18
- Quality Management for Family Planning Services:
Practical Experience from Africa
AVSC Working Paper #7. Describes approaches developed in
Africa. (1995) English. Single copies free. SM-07
- A Successful National Program for Expanding
Vasectomy Services: The Experience of the Instituto
Mexicano del Seguro Social
AVSC Working Paper #8. Describes how the IMSS
has become the leading provider of vasectomy services in
Latin America. (1995) English, French. Single copies
free. SM-08
- The Use of Self-Assessment in Improving the
Quality of Family Planning Clinic Operations: The
Experience with COPE in Africa
AVSC Working Paper #2. An evaluation study of COPE. (1992)
English, French. Single copies free. SM-02
- Vasectomy in Kenya: The First Steps
Working Paper #4. Describes assessing men's interest in
and knowledge about vasectomy in Kenya. (1993) English,
French. Single copies free. SM-04
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Voluntary Sterilization: Policies and Perspectives NEW
A folder of materials exploring different aspects of voluntary sterilization. Topics covered include prevalence and availability, informed choice, gender issues, quality of care, legislation and policies, and quinacrine. (1999) English. $4 SM-17
- Whole-Site Training: A New Approach to the Organization
of Training
Working Paper #11. Describes an approach for meeting the learning needs of all staff at a health care site. (1998) English. Single copies free. SM-13
Video
- Reaching Out to Men as Partners in Reproductive Health
(13 mins.) A video discussing the role men play in
reproductive health and how service programs can reach
out to them. (1997) available in English, Spanish, and French. $90 (NTSC, PAL, SECAM). SM-12
About AVSC
Annual report, agency overview, and other print publications
- AVSC International Annual Report
Describes the work of the organization during the previous year. Includes a financial statement, a list of supporters, and the names of board members and key staff. See contents. English. Single copies free. AA-1
- AVSC International Brochure
Briefly describes the organization, its work, the needs addressed, and the audiences served. English, Spanish, French. Single copies free. AA-2
- AVSC International Folder
Presents the full range of AVSC's work, including quality improvement, meeting the needs of clients, ensuring medical safety, managing reproductive health services, and integrating family planning and reproductive health. English, Spanish, French, Russian. Single copies free. AA-3
- Putting Cairo into Practice NEW
This booklet discusses aspects of AVSC's work that relate directly to the Programme of Action formulated at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo in 1994. Topics covered are improving quality, protecting informed choice, broadening the family planning mandate, addressing client perspectives, improving postabortion care, and reaching out to men. (1999) English. Single copies free. AA-4
General Information
- AVSC International produces a quarterly newsletters for contributors called AVSC News.
- For orders from the developing world: AVSC provides free, single copies of many of the materials on this list to requestors from the developing world.
- AVSC's offices in Kenya and Colombia also publish an array of materials; for information about how to contact them, please call or write AVSC's headquarters in New York.
If you would like to order any of the publications described
here, please print out a copy of our order
form and mail it with your payment to AVSC. For more
information about AVSC International publications, please contact us at:
AVSC International
440 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY USA 10001
phone: 212-561-8000
fax: 212-561-8067
e-mail: info@avsc.org
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