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International Federation of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC)

IARC-IFCPC Distance Learning Colposcopy Course

Presented in English, Spanish & French

Overview

The course is designed to train colleagues in Low and Middle Income Countries who would like to care for screen positive women and women with precancerous cervical disease. The course is in modular form and it’s components are:

  • A theoretical component delivered in the form of approximately 30 topics which are available on line.
  • 30 directly supervised cases (half new cases, 10 high grade).
  • 70 indirectly supervised cases (half new cases, 10 high grade).
  • A log book of expected competencies which the trainee needs to achieve.
  • Each nominated course trainer will have attended a Train the Trainers seminar and will have sufficient case throughput and time to undertake the training and assessment required. The list of available trainers is available here.
  • Each nominated course trainer will sign off the log books and competency form.
  • An Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) will be organised for trainees who have satisfactorily completed the above components and been signed off by their trainers.
  • Successful examination candidates will receive an IFCPC-IARC certificate of course completion. (images, details).
  • Topics will normally include a short quiz as well as a downloadable case study.
  • A practical hands on clinic attendance is mandatory at some time during the year whereby the trainee will manage.

Once you have successfully registered for the course, within 4 days you will receive an email to allow you to enroll in the E-learning platform which hosts the course.

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Aperçu

Le cours est conçu pour former des collègues des pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire qui souhaitent s'occuper des femmes dépistées positives et des femmes atteintes d'une maladie cervicale précancéreuse. Le cours est sous forme modulaire et ses composants sont:

  • Un volet théorique délivré sous la forme d'une trentaine de sujets disponibles en ligne.
  • 30 cas directement supervisés (la moitié des nouveaux cas, 10 de haut grade).
  • 70 cas indirectement surveillés (la moitié des nouveaux cas, 10 de haut grade).
  • Un carnet de bord des compétences attendues que le stagiaire doit acquérir.
  • Chaque formateur de cours désigné aura assisté à un séminaire de formation des formateurs et disposera de suffisamment de dossiers et de temps pour entreprendre la formation et l'évaluation requises. La liste des formateurs disponibles est disponible ici.
  • Chaque formateur de cours désigné signera les carnets de bord et le formulaire de compétences.
  • Un examen clinique objectif structuré (ECOS) sera organisé pour les stagiaires qui ont complété de manière satisfaisante les composantes ci-dessus et ont été approuvés par leurs formateurs.
  • Les candidats retenus à l'examen recevront un certificat d'achèvement du cours IFCPC-IARC. (images, détails).
  • Les sujets comprendront normalement un court quiz ainsi qu'une étude de cas téléchargeable.
  • Une participation pratique à une clinique est obligatoire à un moment donné au cours de l'année, pendant laquelle le stagiaire se débrouillera.
Une fois votre inscription réussie au cours, vous recevrez dans les 4 jours un e-mail vous permettant de vous inscrire à la plateforme E-learning qui héberge le cours.

Information for Trainers

We welcome interest from experienced colposcopists who would like to become trainers on this course. There are a few routine requirements to becoming a trainer and these are

  • That you fill out the attached questionnaire and send it to the course coordinator colpodistancetraining@gmail.com
  • You have sufficient cases with the spectrum of cervical disease to be able to take on one or more trainees
  • You are able to undertake either an online & webinar or face to face ‘Training the Trainers’ seminar before taking on trainees. Where appropriate and feasible the course coordinator will arrange for a ‘Training the Trainers’ seminar in your region.

Trainer Documents

  1. Online Course Monitoring Table (spreadsheet)
  2. Ablation DOPS
  3. CbD colposcopy
  4. Gap analysis of colpo + cx ca prev training clinics
  5. LLETZ-LEEP DOPS
  6. Mini-CEXcolposcopy
  7. Type 3 Excison DOPS
  8. Use of colposcope
  9. Using work place assessments – common themes and descriptors
  10. LogBook 51 Competencies
  11. LogBook directly supervised cases template
  12. LogBook indirectly supervised cases template


Course Details

LECTURE LIST

# LECTURE TITLE AUTHOR
1 Introduction Walter Prendiville
2 The Equipment Walter Prendiville
3 Physiology & Colposcopy of Normal and Abnormal Cervical Epithelium Giovanni Miniello
4 Systematic colposcopic examination Walter Prendiville
5 Colposcopy exam of the normal cervix Patrick Walker
6 Abnormal findings at colposcopy Jim Bentley
7 Colposcopic nomenclature and useful scoring systems Bjorn Strander
8 VAIN, VIN John Tidy
9 Basics of Cervical Cytology Parts 1 & 2 Dr Sylla Malvi
10 Visual Inspection screening techniques (VIA) Parts 1 & 2 Partha Basu
11 The LAST Project: Polishing the Gold Standard Teresa Darragh
12 The Biology of Human Papilloma Virus cervical infection John Doorbar
13 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Cervical Intraepith Neerja Bhatla
14 The management of minor grade abnormalities Grainne Flannelly
15 Difficult Colposcopic Circumstances and Physiological Variations T Freeman-Wang
16 Treatment of CIN 1 : excision Walter Prendiville
17 Electrosurgical excision Introduction LLETZ 1 Walter Prendiville
18 The physics of electrosurgery LLETZ 2 Gail Billings
19 Electrosurgical excision LLETZ 3 – avoiding injury Walter Prendiville
20 Electrosurgical Excision LLETZ 4 – simulation exercises Walter Prendiville
21 LLETZ – problem solving Partha Basu
22 Excision, morbidity and safety Walter Prendiville
23 Treatment of CIN 2: Ablation Wendy McMullen
24 Follow up after treatment Pierre Martin-Hirsch
25 Microinvasive disease Adeola Olaitan
26 Treatment of invasive cancer Partha Basu
27 Screening initiatives in the developing world Partha Basu
28 Global Perspective on HPV Immunisation and Cervical Cancer Prevention M. Cruickshank
29 HPV vaccination in Australia, a success story Julia Brotherton
30 Self sampling, the Malaysian experience Woo Yin Ling

Descripción general

El curso está diseñado para capacitar a colegas de países de ingresos bajos y medios que deseen atender a mujeres con pruebas positivas y a mujeres con enfermedad precancerosa del cuello uterino. El curso es en forma modular y sus componentes son:

  • Un componente teórico impartido en forma de aproximadamente 30 temas que están disponibles en línea.
  • 30 casos supervisados ​​directamente (la mitad casos nuevos, 10 de alto grado).
  • 70 casos supervisados ​​indirectamente (la mitad casos nuevos, 10 de alto grado).
  • Un libro de registro de las competencias esperadas que el alumno debe alcanzar.
  • Cada formador del curso nominado habrá asistido a un seminario de Capacitación de Instructores y tendrá suficiente procesamiento de casos y tiempo para realizar la capacitación y evaluación requeridas. La lista de entrenadores disponibles está disponible  aquí .
  • Cada formador del curso nominado firmará los libros de registro y el formulario de competencias.
  • Se organizará un examen clínico objetivo estructurado (OSCE) para los alumnos que hayan completado satisfactoriamente los componentes anteriores y hayan sido aprobados por sus entrenadores.
  • Los candidatos que aprueben el examen recibirán un certificado IFCPC-IARC de finalización del curso. (imágenes, detalles).
  • Los temas normalmente incluirán un cuestionario breve y un estudio de caso descargable.
  • Es obligatoria una asistencia práctica a la clínica en algún momento del año en la que el alumno se las arreglará.

Una vez que se haya registrado correctamente en el curso, dentro de 4 días recibirá un correo electrónico que le permitirá inscribirse en la plataforma de aprendizaje electrónico que alberga el curso.

CONTACT

For online course related matters, please contact colpodistancetraining@gmail.com

DOCUMENTATION

Course Overview
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Course Brochures
English, Francais, Español, Português

Lecture List
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51 Competencies
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Log Book – Directly Supervised
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Log Book – Indirectly Supervised
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