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Basic
Colposcopy
Course
25−26 February 2015
12
CPD
DURATION
2 DAYS
LOCATION
RCOG
Basic Colposcopy Course
25−26 February 2015
Overview
The Basic Colposcopy Course is for colposcopists in training for their BSCCP
certification.
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DURATION
2 DAYS
LOCATION
RCOG
COST
TRN RCOG STD
This course aims to cover the NHSCSP guidelines including HPV testing,
quality assurance, training issues and the clinical management of difficult
situations in colposcopy with interactive case examples. Hear discussions on
the latest controversies and advances in screening and colposcopy. The course
aims to assist those wishing to prepare for their colposcopy OSCE.
12
CPD
£530
AHP
Cervical cancer is the third most common malignancy in women worldwide.
The UK national screening programme has been pivotal in reducing the
incidence and number of deaths from this disease, with colposcopy playing an
essential role in early pre-invasive diagnosis and treatment.
£360
£475
£425
Colposcopy trainees
Cytopathologists and GPs interested in cervical screening
Practicing colposcopists from both nursing and medical backgrounds
Nurse specialists
SAS Doctors
After completing this course, you will be able to
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Understand the principles of colposcopy
Be able to offer a colposcopic diagnosis
Understand methods of management of women referred for colposcopic assessment
Be appraised of the latest changes to the screening programme
Understand what is required for training towards BSCCP certification in Colposcopy
Complete the theoretical elements of the Gynaecological Oncology Core Curriculum
Module
• Claim a maximum of 12 CPD credits for full attendance at this meeting
Course Organisers:
Mr Simon Leeson FRCOG, North Wales
Honorary Director of Conferences:
Miss Ranee Thakar MD FRCOG, London
Honorary Deputy Director of Conferences:
Mr Nick Panay MRCOG, London
PROGRAMME
Wednesday 25 February
8.45am
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
9.15am
Welcome and introduction
Mr Simon Leeson, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Betsi Cadwaladr University
Health Board, North Wales
Session I: Principles of colposcopy and cytopathology
Chair: Professor Alison Fiander, Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cardiff University School of Medicine
9.30am
Cervical cytology and pathology
To be confirmed
10.00am
Colposcopic principles
Mr Simon Leeson
10.30am
Colposcopy of the abnormal cervix
Dr Christina Founta, Gynaecological Oncology Clinical Research Fellow, Queen Elizabeth
Hospital, Gateshead
11.00am
Discussion
11.10am
REFRESHMENTS
Session II:The screening programme
Chair: Mr Simon Leeson
11.30am
HPV – opportunities for intervention
Professor Alison Fiander
12.00pm The strengths and weaknesses of the current screening programme
Professor Peter Sasieni, Professor of Biostatisitics and Cancer Epidemiology, Queen Mary
University of London
12.30pm Discussion
12.50pm LUNCH (2 course standing fork lunch)
Session III: Colposcopic management
Chair: Professor Pekka Nieminen, Chief Physician; Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
2.00pm
Follow up after treatment
Professor Maggie Cruickshank, Professor of Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen
2.30pm
Discussion
2.40pm
Interactive cases
Mr Carl Chow, Consultant Gynaecologist, Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, Surrey, Professor
Maggie Cruickshank and Mr Simon Leeson
3.40pm
REFRESHMENTS
Session IV: Applied colposcopy
Chair: Professor Maggie Cruickshank
4.00pm
cGIN and abnormal glandular cytology
Professor Pekka Nieminen
4.30pm
What we do for early cervical and vaginal cancer
Mr Tim Mould, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, University College London Hospitals
5.00pm
Discussion
5.15pm
CLOSE
Thursday 26 February
8.45am
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
Session V: Complex clinical scenarios
Chair: Mr Simon Leeson
9.00am
Management of pregnancy and women after the menopause
Mr Panos Sarhanis, Lead Colposcopist, Northwick Park Hospital, London
9.30am
Multifocal intraepithelial neoplasia
Dr Jennifer Byrom, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Birmingham Women’s Hospital
10.00am
Colposcopy MDT
Mr Simon Leeson, Miss Esther Moss, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, University
Hospitals of Leicester, Mr Charles Redman, Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, University
Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Mr Panos Sarhanis
10.30am
Discussion
10.40am
REFRESHMENTS
Session VI: Colposcopic miscellany
Chair: Mr Panos Sarhanis
11.00am
Colp questionnaire
Mr Simon Leeson
11.15am
Infections
Mr David Hicks, Medical Director, Rotherham Foundation Trust
12.00pm How to prepare for your OSCE
Mr Simon Leeson
12.30pm Discussion
12.50pm LUNCH (2 course standing fork lunch)
Session VII:Training and good practice
Chair: Mr Simon Leeson
1.45pm
Treatment for CIN and cGIN
Professor Walter Prendiville, Associate Professor; Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,
Coombe Women’s Hospital, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin
2.15pm
QA in colposcopy
Mr Charles Redman
2.45pm
What trainees need to know about the training programme
Miss Deirdre Lyons, Consultant Colposcopy and Gynaecologist, Imperial St Mary’s Hospitals,
London
3.15pm
Discussion
3.30pm
Colposcopy speed dating
Mr Simon Leeson, Miss Deirdre Lyons, Professor Walter Prendiville, Mr Charles Redman
4.30pm
CLOSE
Venue
Venue: RCOG, 27 Sussex Place, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RG.
Tel: 020 7772 6200 Fax: 020 7772 6388
Train: Marylebone Station - 10 minute walk
Underground: Baker Street - 10 minute walk
Parking: Regent’s Park Outer Circle (pay and display), NCP on corner of Park Road and
Rossmore Road, Tel: 0870 242 7144 for further information
Fee and payment
Fees must be paid in full before or on the morning of the first day of the meeting. The RCOG
reserves the right to refuse admission in the event of non-payment. The fee includes refreshments,
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on all cancellations received before or on the above date. We regret the College cannot refund
fees after this date. Cancellations will be processed after the conference. Substitutions are
welcome at any time. In the unlikely event the course is cancelled by the RCOG, we regret we
are unable to refund any travel and/or accommodation costs that have already been incurred
by the delegate, or any administration charges relating to cancellation of travel tickets or
accommodation.
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