Cervical screening education, training and resources

Online learning

Changes to cervical screening intermediate risk pathway (external site)

This free online module provides cervical screening providers with critical information about the change to the intermediate risk pathway within the NCSP Clinical Guidelines. It includes:

• Why the intermediate risk pathway changed
• Who is affected by the new intermediate risk pathway
• The new intermediate risk cervical screening pathway
• Clinical management guidelines
• Case studies, quiz and resources

Cervical Screening, HPV and Self-Collection (external site)

An in-depth course created by the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) which consists of 6 x 1 hour modules for cervical screening providers, including information about:

• The natural progression of cervical disease and its relation to HPV infection
• Applying the NCSP’s clinical guidelines when ordering co-tests to case studies
• Assessing the suitability of a patient for HPV self-collection according to the NCSP’s clinical guidelines
• Comparing the differences between the HPV self-collection pathway and clinician-collected pathway
• Evaluating cervical screening quality improvements suitable to your practice

RACGP accredited

Self-collection of Cervical Screening Tests Online Module (external site)

Provides a succinct interactive overview of the changes to cervical screening, centring around self-collection. Information covered includes:

• Discussing who is eligible for self-collection of cervical screening tests, and who is not
• Explain how to take a self-collected cervical screening test
• Explain the management of abnormal self-collected cervical screening test results
• Identify possible barriers for individuals engaging in regular cervical screening, and how these may be overcome

RACGP accredited

Recorded webinars

Cervical Screening: How to optimise the use of self-collection and manage your patient’s follow-up webinar (external site) [1 hr 2 mins]

Hosted by Western Victoria Primary Health Network
Presented by Dr Alexis Butler
Recorded 4 May 2023
Outlines the advantages and considerations for HPV self-collection, the follow up for abnormal self-collection results and describes different self-collection testing processes available in primary care.

Navigating the National Cervical Screening Program: how to optimise self-collection (external site) [1 hr 3min]

Hosted by North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network and Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Presented by Dr Alexis Butler and Dr Ella Ellwood-Shoesmith
Recorded on 29 March 2023
How to optimise the use of self-collection in primary care so you can effectively support your patient to make an informed choice about their Cervical Screening Test. Also covers management and options for abnormal self-collection result follow-up.

HPV self-collection: building confidence in the test (external site) [38 mins]

Hosted by the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Presented by Professor Marion Saville AM
Recorded November 2022
Covers evidence supporting the accuracy and acceptability of self-collection, addresses common concerns and dispels myths.

Taking a cervical screening test (external site)

Hosted by the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
This is an instructional video, designed to help practitioners take good quality Cervical Screening Tests (CST). It covers the correct technique for taking a CST, how to locate the cervix and site to sample, HPV self-collection and selecting sampling instruments and transferring the sample to a liquid-based medium.
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To self-collect or not to self-collect? Updates to the National Cervical Screening Program for general practice (external site)

[59 mins]

Hosted by North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network
Presented by Professor Marion Saville AM
Recorded 10 August 2022

Cervical Screening in general practice: self-collection eligibility policy change and the intermediate risk pathway (external site)

An RACGP webinar that outlines:

What changes were made to the intermediate risk clinical pathway in February 2021
The changes to the self-collection eligibility policy that were made on 1 July 2022, as well as self-collection exclusions to national clinical guidelines
Appropriate referral pathways including when participants should be referred to specialists

Improving choice in cervical screening: the expansion of self-collection (external site)

Hosted by SiREN Symposium
Presented by the WACCPP for SirREN Symposium
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Supporting your patient’s choice: the expansion of cervical screening self-collection (external site) [1 hr 3 mins]

Hosted by Cancer Council WA, covers information on the expansion of self-collection with speakers, including Dr Emma Allanson, Gynaecologic Oncologist KEMH, Rossemarie Ramirez-Avalos, Medical Scientist PathWest and Dr Kyria Laird, WAPHA (HealthPathways).

Meeting the cancer screening needs of the LGBTQA+ community (external site) [44 mins]

Hosted by the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Presented by A/Prof Ruth McNair OAM and Brenda Appleton AM
Recorded 28 June 2022

Universal access to self-collection and optimising the screening experience for people with an intellectual disability (external site) 

Hosted by the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Presented by Professor Deborah Bateson
Recorded 28 June 2022

2023 HPV Webinar (external site) 

Hosted by the Immunisation Coalition
An annual update on HPV in Australia, including information of available vaccines.

Supporting your patient's choice: the expansion of cervical screening self-collection (external site) [1 hr 43 mins]

Hosted by Cancer Council WA – recorded on 27 June 2022

From 1 July 2022, the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) expanded its self-collection policy to give all eligible participants a choice in screening method – either self-collected or clinician-collected – both of which are still accessed through a health professional. In this webinar:

• Gynaecologic Oncologist, Dr Emma Allanson discusses the changes to the self-collection guidelines, as well as the evidence to support such a change.
• Medical Scientist, Rossemarie Ramirez-Avalos discusses the requirements for requesting and processing self-collected tests from pathology laboratories.
• WA Primary Health Alliance GP Clinical Editor, Dr Kyria Laird, provides a demonstration of HealthPathways WA, including the newly updated cervical screening pathway.