Past Webinars

Know your role, webinar for sampletakers and doctors, 13 July 2022

Information: This 54-minute webinar is presented by Education and Training Manager at CervicalCheck Dr Rachael Comer and Senior Training Co-ordinator at CervicalCheck Debbie Ramsbottom. Dr Rachael Comer, provides information about the cervical screening programme structure; and Debbie Ramsbottom presents on 'Know your role' of a sampletaker to the CervicalCheck screening programme.

Aim: To understand the role and responsibilities of the sampletaker and Clinically Responsible Doctor (CRD) in primary care

Intended learning outcomes:

The structure of the CervicalCheck screening programme
The rationale for HPV cervical screening
Screening intervals and rationale for same
The CervicalCheck Eligibility Framework
How to take a quality cervical screening test
How to fill in the cervical screening form
The role of a sampletaker in relation to the CervicalCheck screening programme

Target audience: All healthcare professionals working in primary care that are involved in delivering a high-quality cervical screening service

Cervical Cancer Treatments and Support, webinar on 22 June 2022

Information: This 54-minute webinar is introduced by Primary Care Clinical Advisor at CervicalCheck, Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon. Clinical Nurse Specialist in gynaecology/oncology Sarah Belton provides an update in cervical cancer treatments and support; and HSE National Clinical Lead in psycho-oncology Helen Greally presents on ‘Transforming Psycho-Oncology & Survivorship Services in Ireland’.

Aim: To provide clinical updates on cervical cancer treatments and support

Intended learning outcomes:

To provide updates on treatment and recent changes to practice in cervical cancer care
To review the NCCP survivorship programme and how this applies to cervical cancer
To introduce thisisgo.iefor patients and HCPs

Target audience: All healthcare professionals who are involved in delivering a high-quality cervical screening service.

Heading: HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer, webinar on 13 June 2022

This webinar for National Screening Service (NSS) staff on the HSE Consent Policy (2022) was introduced by Lynn Swinburne, Senior Health Promotion Officer with the NSS, and delivered by Marie Tighe, Project Manager, National Office for Human Rights and Equality Policy.

Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon's presentation explains:

Natural history & development of cervical cancer
Role of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in the aetiology & pathogenesis of cervical cancer
Effective communication around what it means to have HPV infection
Normalising HPV infection
Encouraging women from under-served population groups to engage with screening
Prevalence of cervical cancer
Invasive cervical cancer outcomes

Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon is Primary Care Clinical Advisor at CervicalCheck.

Webinar on the national consent policy - 19 May 2022

This webinar for National Screening Service (NSS) staff on the HSE Consent Policy (2022) was introduced by Lynn Swinburne, Senior Health Promotion Officer with the NSS, and delivered by Marie Tighe, Project Manager, National Office for Human Rights and Equality Policy.

This webinar looked at:

The principles to be applied when considering a person’s decision-making capacity to provide consent
What is decision-making capacity?
When a person’s capacity to make a decision is in question
Making decisions if a person lacks decision-making capacity
What can staff do to support consent/decision making?

Webinar on the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 - 3 December 2021

Áine Flynn, Director of the Decision Support Service, explains how the screening service can prepare to implement the Assisted Decision Making (ADM) Act, to support decision-making and maximising a person’s capacity to make decisions.

The presentation invites viewers to consider: