Podcast: The patient vasectomy journey - What GPs should know

In this latest episode of HealthCert’s GP Insights podcast, Dr Raj Selvarajan walks through what GPs can expect when managing a patient undergoing vasectomy, from the initial consult and managing patient concerns to communication tips, procedure workflow, and follow-up.

This episode focuses on the patient experience and doctor–patient communication, providing GPs with a clear understanding of how to deliver safe and supportive care.

• What a typical vasectomy consultation looks like, including what should be covered in the first consult, what questions and concerns patients usually raise, and how to approach patient education, risks, and consent.
• Common misconceptions about vasectomy and how to address them to put your patients at ease.
• How to build trust and manage patient expectations, including communication strategies for helping patients feel safe and informed.
• A typical day in a vasectomy clinic, including what the procedure workflow looks like, who is involved, and the structure of a typical work day.
• Dr Selvarajan's philosophies on patient care and how to make the vasectomy experience positive from the patient’s perspective.
• Expert advice for GPs to keep in mind when they first start consulting for vasectomy (and the one clinical detail that they often miss).
  
  

Listen to the podcast

Prefer a visual format? Watch this podcast on the HealthCert Education YouTube channel.

Next steps in your learning journey

Want to upskill in the no-scalpel vasectomy method?

Start with HealthCert Education’s Advanced Workshop of Non-Scalpel Vasectomy to build your foundational skills. Then round-out your hands-on vasectomy training with a clinical placement at Dr Raj Selvarajan’s clinic.

🎓 About HealthCert's Advanced Workshop of Non-Scalpel Vasectomy

Dr Raj Selvarajan delivers HealthCert Education's one-day non-scalpel vasectomy workshop, which provides practical experience in the foundations of non-scalpel vasectomy procedures for GPs. The workshop is a smart, flexible, and career-enriching opportunity for GPs in Australia, with workshops available three times a year in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. If you're looking to enhance your procedural scope or offer more complete care for male patients, this weekend session can help you make vasectomy a valuable part of your clinical offering. ➡️ Explore program now >

Or learn how to get trained in vasectomy as a GP in Australia

Dr Raj Selvarajan

Dr Raj Selvarajan is a Specialist General Practitioner and Course Director for the HealthCert Education Advanced Workshop of Non-Scalpel Vasectomy. He has been performing vasectomy procedures since 2007, after establishing the first no-scalpel vasectomy service in north-east England. He has since led clinics across the UK and now operates scalpel-free vasectomy clinics in Brisbane and Mackay.

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