The virtual course on comprehensive cervical cancer control is designed to promote education and training for health providers in the prevention and control of cervical cancer. The course modules are organized around the natural course of the disease, covering aspects related to primary prevention through vaccination against HPV and the detection and treatment of precancerous lesions. The course also addresses aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of invasive cervical cancer, as well as the provision of palliative care.
Furthermore, the course addresses community mobilization for the use of preventive cancer services and provides information on organizing preventive services, and on organizing programs for cervical cancer control. The course is currently available in both English and Spanish.
Who the course is for
This is a free course aimed at health sector workers directly involved in the management of cervical cancer. It is especially useful for medical and nursing teams working at the primary care level and for students in programs such as medicine, nursing, and public health. Managers of health programs can also benefit from this course.
Structure
An introductory section and 10 modules are organized as follows:
- Introduction
- Module 1. Key concepts of cervical cancer
- Module 2. HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention
- Module 3. Programmatic aspects of HPV vaccination
- Module 4. Cervical cancer screening
- Module 5. Diagnosis and treatment of precancerous cervical lesions
- Module 6. Programmatic aspects of cervical cancer screening and treatment of precancerous lesions
- Module 7. Diagnosis and treatment of invasive cervical cancer
- Module 8. Palliative care
- Module 9. Community mobilization, education, and counselling
- Module 10. Establishing a cervical cancer prevention and control program
Methodology
Self-learning on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health.
Estimated time to complete the course: about 40 hours, including evaluations at the end of each module. Participants who satisfactorily complete the course will receive a certificate from PAHO.
Access to the course
Use the following links to access the virtual course on comprehensive cervical cancer control:
The link takes you to the course introductory page in the Virtual Campus for Public Health. To register, you will be asked to log in to your account in the Virtual Campus, or create one. Sometimes your browser may take you directly to the page to initiate the session in the Virtual Campus, or to create an account, prior showing the content of the course.
The course can be found in the Self-learning Courses section of the Virtual Campus for Public Health.
