CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING QUALITY ASSURANCE
Training workshop for cervical cancer screening program coordinators and evaluators on quality assurance in cervical cancer screening (included with congress registration)
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019
Coordinators:
S. Lönnberg (Finland), N. Segnan (Italy)
Screening and prevention of cervical cancer is undergoing major changes with the deployment of new screening methods and immunization programmes. However, screening coverage remains an important determinant for the success of population-based cancer prevention efforts. Many programmes still struggle with suboptimal attendance or adherence to the guidelines. This workshop aims to assess the recommendations from the current European guidelines and explore available strategies to improve screening coverage among hard to reach of women, discuss barriers to implementation of the quality assured screening strategies and look for possible solutions.
13.30 - 15.00 : Part I
- Opening - What do we mean with quality assurance and quality improvement?
S. Lönnberg (Finland) and N. Segnan (Italy) - Recommended QA and organization of cervical cancer screening
S. Lönnberg (Finland) - Barriers in attendance and access to quality assured screening
D. Rezeberga (Latvia) - Screening and importance of primary prevention
P. Armaroli (Italy) - How to enroll actively in a cohort never or inadequately screened women
N. Segnan (Italy) - Implementation and findings of primary HPV testing based on screening statistics
M. Elfström (Sweden)
15.00 - 15.30 : Coffee Break
15.30 - 17.00 : Part II - Interactive part with selection of papers
Interactive part with presentations from conference participants. Focus: resolving barriers for effective screening, e.g. on poor coverage or attendance, problems with adherence to guidelines – also in the management of women tested positive – or lack of necessary evaluation research and monitoring. Five presentations with discussion with the faculty and audience.
- Low cervical cancer screening programme coverage – how to motivate non-attenders of different age groups?
Dace Rezeberga (Latvia)
- Interventional study evaluating cervical cancer screening strategies for women in precarious conditions in France
Laura Reques (France)
- Continuous quality monitoring leads to the identification of non-participation, irregular participation and inadequate follow-up as issues for improving effectiveness of cervical screening
Annemie Haelens (Belgium)
- Evaluation of cervical cancer screening uptake and risk factors knowledge: health beliefs model (HBM)
Eeshetu Haile (Belgium)
- Cervical cancer prevention and control program in Nepal: a success or failure?
Sarita Ghimire (Nepal)
EUROGIN (EUropean Research Organisation on Genital Infection and Neoplasia) brings together clinicians and scientists whose work is related to genital infections and neoplasia.
