Course 1 The IFCPC-IARC training course in colposcopy and the prevention of cervical cancer – full course
1. What you may expect to learn
- The full spectrum of required theoretical knowledge relating to the management of women with suspected cervical precancer
- How to manage women in the colposcopy clinic by performing colposcopic examinations and interviews with 100 women (30 under direct supervision and 70 indirectly)
2. What you will be required to do
- Listen to one of 28+ lectures for approximately 6 months
- Answer the Q and A at the end of the weekly lecture and submit your answers online
- Print out your document file (see side panel)
a. Log book
b. Competencies list
3. What you will have to provide to your trainer
- Bring your log book and competency forms with you to your trainer at each visit to the clinic for him/her to sign off (each case and each competency).
4. How will you be assessed
- Assessment of your log book by your clinic trainer
- Assessment of the submitted and completed log books online to the course coordinator
- By satisfying the examiners at an end of course OSCE
5. What you need to do before applying for registration on the course
- Review the list of clinical trainers and contact the one most suitable for you (geographic proximity) to confirm his/her availability to oversee your hands-on training.
Course 2 The IFCPC-IARC training course in colposcopy and the prevention of cervical cancer – theory and image case only
1. What you may expect to learn
- The full spectrum of required theoretical knowledge relating to the management of women with suspected cervical precancer.
2. What you will be required to do
- Listen to 28+ lectures at a rate of 4 per each week for approximately 7 weeks; do the MCQs at the end of the lectures and submit your answers online