Get the facts: supporting self-collect cervical screening in your Community

Posted Sunday 28 July 2024 | National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

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. 

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 Cancer. 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. 

Learning objectives

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

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