Webinar: Supporting self-collect cervical screening in your Community (30 July)

Event organiser

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

Event description

More eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people participating in cervical screening means that more cervical cancers will be prevented or detected early, and lives saved.

Since July 2022 HPV testing on self-collect samples was made available for all women and people with a cervix, aged between 25-74 years of age. This method offers a mechanism to overcome certain barriers to participation that are experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and people with a cervix.

This is an hour-long training session open to all ACCHO staff wanting to learn more about self-collect cervical screening. We will hear from a guest presenter and expert in the field Professor Marion Saville from the Australian Centre for the Prevention of Cervical Screening. Each webinar will also showcase the stories of different representatives working in the ACCHO sector sharing some amazing stories of how self-collect is being implemented in their Community.

Join us to learn more and yarn about self-collect cervical screening.

Learning objectives:

1. Explain the accuracy and reliability of HPV self-collection as a primary cervical screening test
2. Compare the options for cervical screening to support Community members to make an informed choice
3. Discuss the potential for HPV self-collection to engage Community members in cervical screening
4. Discuss ways to support Community members through the cervical screening journey, including available resources, tools and supports

This is an approved CPD Activity

RACGP (The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners) and ACRRM (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine) have provided CPD endorsement for the training.

This event is also offered 14 August.