LEEP in Practice January 2027

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Elevate your clinical proficiency in this focused, 4-hour intensive course designed for healthcare providers at all experience levels. LEEP in Practice transitions from foundational theory to surgical practicality, providing a comprehensive deep dive into the Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure. Led by ASCCP faculty, this program balances evidence-based lecture with a high-fidelity simulated practicum. Participants will review current management guidelines, master the physics of electrosurgery, and refine their surgical techniques. The course concludes with a hands-on session where attendees practice local anesthesia injection and various excision methods (including simple and “top-hat”) using specialized equipment and smoke evacuators. (Note: performed on simulation models, not live patients). After successfully completing the course, participants are expected to participate in a hands-on mentored performance training as required for credentialing in new procedures by their home institutions, as this course alone will not prepare participants for independent practice.

Course Level: All Levels

This course can be added to the In-Person Winter January Colposcopy Course or purchased separately.

Hilton Long Beach

701 W. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90831
Phone: 562-983-3400

$179 / night
Cut-off Date: December 23, 2026

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Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) Educational Objectives [Didactic and Hands-On]

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Apply the physics and electrosurgical principles of loop excision, especially as they relate to equipment safety;
• Implement the criteria for appropriate triage of women to LEEP;
• Identify the equipment and supplies needed to perform LEEP;
• Recognize potential complications—both immediate and delayed—and how to manage them;
• Explain the follow-up of patients after LEEP;
• Perform loop excision on inanimate models with sufficient skill to perform procedures under mentorship but not independently;
• Assess practice populations to identify adolescent, middle reproductive age, and postmenopausal patients appropriate for LEEP treatment;
• Adopt standardized guidelines on the treatment of patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia;
• Analyze practice experience to perform improvement activities; and
• Advocate for quality patient care and assist patients through system complexities.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants should be able to:

• Identify the appropriate indications for LEEP based on the 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Guidelines.
• Apply the principles of electrosurgical physics to safely operate generators and smoke evacuation systems in a clinical setting.
• Execute proper LEEP techniques, including local anesthesia administration and procedural documentation, to ensure optimal patient outcomes and specimen integrity.
• Differentiate between treatment modalities, including ablation, LEEP, and Cold Knife Conization, to select the most appropriate intervention for cervical pathology.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) 

ACCME Accreditation Statement
ASCCP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide medical education for physicians.  

Credit Designation Statement 
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM  ASCCP designates this live activity for a maximum of TBD AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Disclosure Information 

The faculty, committee members, and staff who are in position to control the content of this activity are required to disclose to ASCCP any financial relationship(s) that have occurred within the prior 24 months with any ineligible companies. Financial relationships are defined as remuneration in any amount from ineligible companies in the form of grants, research support, consulting fees, salary, ownership interest (eg, stocks, stock options, or ownership interest excluding diversified mutual funds), honoraria or other payments for participation in speakers’ bureaus, advisory boards, or boards of directors, or other financial benefits. The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent individuals with financial relationships from planning or delivering content, but rather to provide learners with information that allows them to make their own judgments of whether these financial relationships may have influenced the educational activity with regard to exposition or conclusion. ASCCP has reviewed all disclosures and mitigated all relevant financial relationships that have been identified.

The following person(s) disclosed financial relationships:

Lisa Flowers, MD, MPH – PI on Luviva trial sponsored by Guided Therapeutics (Grant Recipient)

 The following person(s) disclosed no financial relationships:

• Susan Davis, MD – Faculty
• Nadi Nina Kaonga, MD, MS, MHS – Faculty
• Cassidy Brown – Staff
• Kerry Curtis – Staff
• Eric Grammer – Staff
• Connor Hendrix – Staff
• Joe Pymm – Staff
• Nicole Ratner – Staff
• Liesl Robinson – Staff 

Saturday, January 16, 2027

Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP): 
* Please note this schedule is subject to change.
This course can be added to the In-Person Winter January Colposcopy Course or purchased separately.

12:30 PM – 12:35 PM Welcome and Opening Remarks (non-CME)

12:35 PM – 1:05 PM Indications for LEEP based on 2019 ASCCP Guidelines 

1:05 PM – 1:35 PM Physics and Electrosurgical Principles of Electrosurgical Loop Excision

1:35 PM – 2:00 PM LEEP: Performing the Procedure 

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM Break

2:15 PM – 2:40 PM Comparison of Treatments: Ablation, LEEP and Cold Knife Conization

2:40 PM – 2:55 PM The Post-LEEP Cervix

2:55 PM – 3:10 PM Questions & Answers

3:10 PM – 3:50 PM Breakout Session A
Equipment, Instruments & Supplies: Electrosurgical Generators | Smoke Evacuators | Electrodes |Procedure Video

3:50 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout Session B
LEEP Practicum – Preliminary Essentials

Hands-On Simulated Procedure Practice | Documentation and Informed Consent | Technique of Injection of Local Anesthesia | Simple and Top-Hat Excisions

4:30 PM Adjourn

Pricing

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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 $150.00 administrative fee. No refunds will be made after this time.

Registration is non-transferable.

A few days before the course, you will receive an email with links to the course program and the slide decks. Please check your spam filter for emails. The materials will be automatically downloaded to your device. Please download documents before coming on-site (the WiFi in the hotel is typically not strong enough to download these large files). If you prefer print, please print your hard copies and bring them with you.

Faculty for Winter LEEP in Practice to be announced shortly.