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Cytology Update-old
Fri, 04 Oct
|Virtual Event
This online update for cervical sample taking has been developed for practitioners who are trained to take cervical samples. Booking from 08.08.24
Time & Location
04 Oct 2024, 09:00 – 13:00
Virtual Event
About the event
This online update for cervical sample taking has been developed for practitioners who are trained to take cervical samples.
N.B. only registered Nurses, Doctors, registered physician associate, Midwives, registered nursing associates, can take cervical samples and must have previously completed recognised training in sample taking.
Please only apply if you are due an update as places are limited.
Some of the topics that will be covered are:-
Discussion of the screening programme
Influences in the uptake of women’s screening
Prior notification lists
Anatomy and physiology in relation to sample taking and possible findings
HPV and its impact on care
Responsibilities of the sample taker, audit, fail safe
Colposcopy
Female genital mutilation
Disabilities, gender, ethnicity and consent
Understanding test results
Cervical abnormalities
This training will include power point presentation, delegate interaction, pictures, scenarios and a quiz.
Using reflective practice, the delegate must also have quality assessed 20 consecutive recent samples and inadequacy rate prior to attending the update. This is a NHSCSP requirement.