• Resources for health professionals
• Promoting Cervical Screening in your Community
• Items for loan
• Update your clinic details
• Barriers to screening
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• Nurse Pap test providers
• Grants and scholarships
• Cervical cancer and Pap test statistics
• Useful links for health professionals
• National Cervical Screening Program renewal

Resources for health professionals

Newsletters
PapScreen Victoria publishes Speculum, an email newsletter for nurse Pap test providers, three times a year. We also publish Special Edition newsletters for all health professionals, which contains new information about Pap tests, cervical cancer, HPV and the cervical cancer vaccine.

If you would like to sign up for email versions of Speculum and/or Special Edition please email Kirsten Hausknecht or call 03 9635 5403.

Current edition:

• Speculum: April 2012

2011:

• Speculum: December 2011
• Speculum: October 2011
• Speculum: July 2011
• Speculum: June 2011
• Speculum: March 2011

2010:

• Speculum: December 2010
• Speculum: August 2010
• Speculum: March 2010

Nurse sign
All nurse Pap test providers working in general practice have been sent a plaque to place in waiting rooms, advertising their availability.

Should you wish to print further paper copies to place around your practice download the plaque here. Nurse Pap test providers working in settings other than general practice may also wish to print copies.

Promoting cervical screening in your community
This resource contains seven downloadable sections for healthcare professionals, including clinical information, how to plan and run education sessions, and promoting cervical screening in your community.

Clinical practice guidelines for nurses undertaking cervical screening in Victoria
The clinical practice guidelines [pdf 3Mb+] were last updated in 2005 (they are currently being updated and due to be completed mid-2012). Some of the contact details in the resource may be incorrect. Please visit Become a nurse Pap test provider for up-to-date information about courses and credentialling.

Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry: 2011 Nurse Report
The VCCR 2011 Nurse Report provides statistics on nurse Pap test provider activity in 2011, including breakdowns by age and geographical location.

Caring for Muslim patients
Health professionals might like to read this useful brochure about caring for Muslim patients by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils.

Loan items available
PapScreen Victoria has some loan items available for health professionals and community educators.

Resource order form
PapScreen's online order form provides a list of resources for health professionals.

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