Is this educational activity right for me?
This evidence-based course is designed for the beginning/intermediate colposcopist. It will also benefit clinicians needing updated information about the Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines, the Updated Consensus Guidelines for Managing Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors, Colposcopy Standards and new concepts about HPV screening and triage, treatment methods, and HPV epidemiology. The course is designed to improve competencies, medical knowledge, practice-based learning, patient outcomes, and /or systems-based practice. The participant should be a licensed physician or advanced practice clinician with an advanced clinical degree from an accredited institution and who makes gynecologic diagnosis and management decisions.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the anatomy, cytology, histology, and colposcopic findings of the normal and abnormal cervix, vagina, and vulva (medical knowledge);
- Elicit and document an appropriate history including risk factors for lower genital tract neoplasia (medical knowledge, practice-based learning);
- Define the pathophysiology of lower genital tract neoplasia, including the role of oncogenic HPV in preinvasive and invasive diseases of the cervix, vagina, and vulva (medical knowledge);
- Define the Bethesda System of cervicovaginal terminology (medical knowledge);
- Apply new standards for cervical cancer screening, including HPV testing (systems-based practice);
- Describe the prevention of cervical neoplasia and genital warts using prophylactic HPV vaccines (medical knowledge);
- Discuss the challenges of colposcopy and management of cervical neoplasia for selected patient populations such as adolescents, women infected with HIV, underserved women, and pregnant women (medical knowledge, practice-based learning, patient outcomes)
- Perform appropriate cytologic sampling, colposcopic evaluation, and biopsies (including endocervical sampling), and become familiar with instrumentation and necessary supplies (practice-based learning);
- Recognize the diagnostic characteristics of cervical abnormalities (low-grade and high-grade cervical lesions as well as adenocarcinoma in-situ and cervical cancer) on cytologic, colposcopic, and histologic exam (practice-based learning);
- Interpret and correlate cytologic, colposcopic, and histologic results (practice-based learning);
- Formulate a plan of care for the management of women with Pap test abnormalities according to the most recent ASCCP Consensus Guidelines, the ASCUS/LSIL Triage Study (ALTS), and other evidence-based guidelines (practice-based learning, systems-based practice, patient outcomes);
- Describe, but not perform, treatment options to include cryosurgery and electrosurgical loop excision procedure (LEEP) of the cervix (practice-based learning);
- Summarize and explain the diagnosis and management of vulvar and vaginal neoplasia (medical knowledge, practice-based learning); and,
- Provide appropriate patient education and support (medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills).
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
ACCME Accreditation
ASCCP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
ASCCP designates this live activity for a maximum of 22.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Christine Conageski, MD (Course Director)
Michelle Szymanowski, WHNP (Course Co-Director)
Levi Downs, MD, MS
Lisa Flowers, MD
Herschel Lawson, MD
Additional faculty to be determined.
Not an ASCCP Member? Join now to get discounted registration.
| Registration Type | Early Bird by 9/19 | Regular |
|---|
| ASCCP Physician Member |
$1000.00 |
$1050.00 |
| Physician Non-Member |
$1300.00 |
$1350.00 |
| ASCCP Physician Assistant, Nurse/Nurse Practitioner/Midwife, Researcher Member |
$900.00 |
$950.00 |
| Physician Assistant, Nurse/Nurse Practitioner/Midwife, Researcher Non-Member |
$1200.00 |
$1250.00 |
| ASCCP Resident/Student |
$800.00 |
$850.00 |
| Resident/Student Non-Member |
$850.00 |
$900.00 |
Registration includes one copy of the ASCCP Alogorithm Booklet
Cancellation Policy: Written cancellation must be received at least 30 days prior to the start of the course. Any notice received by this time will be refunded, less a $100.00 administrative fee. No refunds will be made after this time.
Registration is non-transferable.
Food Allergies
If you have food allergies, please contact info@asccp.org with specific requests.
Wednesday, October 24
06:30 AM – 08:00 AM Registration
07:00 AM – 08:00 AM Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits
08:00 AM – 08:10 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
08:10 AM – 08:40 AM The Normal Cervix: Cytology, Colposcopy, and Histology
08:40 AM – 09:15 AM Epidemiology of HPV and Cervical Cancer
09:15 AM – 10:00 AM Performing Cervical Cytology Tests
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Break/Visit Exhibits
10:20 AM – 11:05 AM Cervical Cancer Screening: New Approaches
11:05 AM – 11:35 AM The Evolution of Lower Genital Tract Terminology
11:35 AM – 12:05 PM Questions & Answers
12:05 PM – 01:00 PM Lunch (provided)
01:00 PM – 01:35 PM Colposcopy: Equipment and Supplies
01:35 PM – 02:15 PM Colposcopy: The Procedure
02:15 PM – 02:30 PM Questions & Answers
02:30 PM – 03:00 PM Break/Visit Exhibits
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM HPV Vaccines
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM Breakout Sessions (Participants rotate through each session)
- Session A: Gallery of Images - The Normal Cervix, Squamous Metaplasia, and Transformation Zone
- Session B: Common LGT Pathology Diagnosis
- Session C: Hands-On “How to Focus” [Non-CME]
Thursday, October 25
07:00 AM – 08:00 AM Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits
08:00 AM – 08:15 AM ASCCP Membership & the Colposcopy Mentorship Program
08:15 AM – 08:50 AM Colposcopy of the Abnormal Transformation Zone
08:50 AM – 09:45 AM ASC-US/LSIL/CIN1: Cytology, Colposcopy, and Histology
09:45 AM – 10:15 AM Questions & Answers
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Break/Visit Exhibits
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM HSIL/CIN2, 3: Cytology, Colposcopy, and Histology
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch (on own)
12:45 PM – 01:15 PM Assessment of Cervical Lesions: Determining Where to Biopsy
01:15 PM – 02:15 PM Establishing U.S. Standards for Colposcopy Terminology
02:15 PM – 02:45 PM Break/Visit Exhibits
02:45 PM – 05:00 PM Breakout Sessions (Participants rotate through each session)
- Session A: Interactive Case Discussion and Slide Identification
- Session B: Selecting Where to Biopsy
- Session C: Condyloma, LSIL, HSIL and Cancer
Friday, October 26
07:00 AM – 07:45 AM Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits
07:45 AM – 08:45 AM Warning Signs of Cervical Cancer: Colposcopy and Management
08:45 AM – 09:45 AM Glandular Lesions: Cytology, Colposcopy, and Histology
09:45 AM – 10:00 AM Break/Visit Exhibits
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Cervical Treatment: Indications, Ablative Excisional Techniques and Outcomes
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Adolescents and Young Women: A Unique Population
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Questions & Answers
11:45 AM – 01:00 PM Lunch (on own)
01:00 PM – 01:45 PM Cervical Cancer Risk and Prevention for Immunocompromised Populations
01:45 PM – 02:15 PM Colposcopy in Pregnancy
02:15 PM – 02:45 PM Questions & Answers
02:45 PM – 03:15 PM Break
03:15 PM – 05:00 PM Hands-On Workshops (Non-CME. Participants may rotate through in any order)
- Workshop A: Colposcopes, Cervical Biopsy, ECC and Instrumentation
- Workshop B: LEEP of the Cervix
- Workshop C: Cryosurgery for CIN
- Workshop D: Interesting and Complex Cases (Case Discussions)
Saturday, October 27
07:00 AM – 08:00 AM Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits
08:00 AM – 08:30 AM Questions & Answers
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM Management of Pre-Malignant and Malignant Diseases of the Vagina
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Benign Conditions of the Vulva and Condyloma
09:30 AM – 10:15 AM Management of Neoplastic Diseases of the Vulva: VIN and Vulvar Cancer
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Questions & Answers
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break/Visit Exhibits
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Case Studies Using the ASCCP 2013 Consensus Guidelines
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Putting It All Together: Test Your Colposcopic Skills
12:00 PM Adjourn
Program subject to change.