TY - JOUR T1 - Effective LARC Providers: Moving Beyond Training (Republication) JF - Global Health: Science and Practice JO - GLOB HEALTH SCI PRACT SP - 356 LP - 358 DO - 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00258 VL - 4 IS - 3 AU - James D Shelton AU - Anne E Burke Y1 - 2016/09/28 UR - http://www.ghspjournal.org/content/4/3/356.abstract N2 - Effective and productive providers are the key to successful provision of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). But LARCs demand more of providers than short-acting resupply methods. In addition to sound training, key elements to developing highly productive providers of LARCs include a thorough understanding of the service delivery system context; selecting providers with the most potential, especially from mid-level cadres; strong mentoring and supportive supervision; and attention to the supply chain and to demand-side support.Note: This is a republication of an editorial first published in GHSP, Volume 4, Supplement 2, “Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Crucial to Meeting Unmet Need Goals by 2020: Key Papers From the 2016 International Conference on Family Planning.”The special issue of GHSP, focused on long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) based on papers presented at the 2016 International Conference on Family Planning, provides testimony to the remarkable rise in the popularity of implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), as well as some limited evidence on permanent methods. As these articles report, we see substantial uptake of LARCs in a wide variety of situations when they are provided in a quality fashion, including provision of a wide choice of methods. These situations include:Public and private sectorsPostpartumPostabortionDifficult crisis-affected settingsPeri-urban slumsWith vouchers for those particularly in needVia a range of provider cadres.Moreover, these articles provide insights specifically into the acceptability and provision of IUDs, which have long been … ER -