Pap test provider training courses
To become a qualified nurse Pap test provider, Division 1 nurses need to undertake a course that has been accredited by the Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA).
The courses vary in cost and delivery - contact should be made with the course coordinator for further information. Some courses may no longer have places available for 2012.
In Victoria, the three training courses below are accredited by the RCNA. Nurses must undertake one of the following courses then be credentialled before they can practice as a nurse Pap test provider.
University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice
Course title Women's Health Screening
Contact Email Bernie Cooper or call 03 8344 7275
Website gp.unimelb.edu.au
Click here for course details
Family Planning Victoria
Course title The Pap test and Introduction to Sexual Health Course
Contact Email Sandra Halloran or call 03 9257 0129
Website fpv.org.au
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre & University of Melbourne
Course title Clinical Sexual and Reproductive Health Course
Contacts Hennie Williams (03 9341 6249) or Lorna Moss (03 9341 6200)
Email nursespapcourse@mshc.org.au
Website www.mshc.org.au/EducationUnit/tabid/241/Default.aspx
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Case study: Sue
I work at the Well Women's Clinic at the Royal Women's Hospital in Parkville.
I trained to be a Pap test provider because I understood women wanted a female practitioner.
