Clinical Resource Hub
This resource hub is for healthcare providers involved in cervical screening. It houses provider and patient facing educational resources to support the delivery of the National Cervical Screening Program, including screening for priority populations. Further down the page you’ll find links to our online courses page and screening information in different formats.
Self-collection for cervical screening
Cervical screening (general)
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse patients
Working with people of diverse sexualities and genders
The ACPCC offers free, CPD-endorsed online courses for healthcare providers, aimed particularly at GPs and nurses. Delivered through the GPEx online learning platform, you can complete these in your own time and at your own pace.
Taking a Cervical Screening Test
Watch our instructional video, designed to help practitioners take good quality Cervical Screening Tests.
Supporting your patients to make the choice
This 12-minute video demonstrates how you can incorporate self-collection into your practice, and outlines the important points to discuss with patients to support them to make an informed choice about how they screen.
Webinar: Get-the-Facts
This webinar discusses what you and your patients need to know about self-collection. We help you understand the evidence behind self-collection, equip you with the tools you need to effectively support patients to make an informed choice about this screening method, and support you to better engage those who are reluctant to screen. Suitable for GPs, nurses, midwives and other healthcare providers with an interest in cervical screening.
Podcast: Dispelling myths about HPV self-collection in cervical screening
Podcast featuring Prof Marion Saville AM discussing the reliability of self-collection with Dr Terri Foran, medical educator.
Self-Collected samples
Not yet set up to offer the choice of self-collection? To get ready, contact your pathology provider to:
- confirm that they can process self-collected vaginal samples, or will send them on to one that does
- order the correct collection device and other consumables
- confirm any collection, handling and transport requirements.
The National Cervical Screening Program website lists pathology providers currently processing self-collected samples.
Get in touch
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