Cervical Screening
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30 mins CPD
80% required to pass
Overview
This course is likely to take 30 minutes to complete.
It contains the following elements.
- It is designed for all primary care staff to assist with their understanding of cervical screening and how this information should be applied in their daily working lives in primary care.
- It is an introduction to the cervical screening programme.
- The course contains a case study and multiple-choice questions.
Goals
During this course you will learn:
- The purpose of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
- The role of primary care.
- How the programme works.
- Who should be called for screening.
- How a cytology sample is taken.
- About cytology results and how they are managed.
- What colposcopy involves.
- About the follow up required for women treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
- About the impact of the HPV vaccine.
Topics covered
Date created
04/03/2020
Last revision
19/04/2023