Past Webinars

Supporting Participation in Cervical Screening. (Clinical Update)

Date: Wednesday 03rd June 2026

Presenter: Dr Rachael Comer, Education Manager, CervicalCheck

Target audience: All healthcare staff involved in providing cervical screening services in primary care

Aim: To explore effective strategies for enhancing engagement and participation in cervical screening.

Learning outcomes:

• To understand health inequities and their impact on cervical screening participation

• Identify barriers and enablers to participation in cervical screening

• Recognise the unique needs of specific communities in cervical screening

• Define the role of the sample taker in promoting screening participation

• Explore primary care strategies to increase cervical screening uptake

• Analyse case studies to apply these concepts in practice

Trauma Informed Care (Clinical Update)

Date: Thursday 28th May 2026

Speaker: Kare O’Halloran, Forensic Clinical Examiner, Dublin SATU, Rotunda, Dublin

Target audience: All healthcare staff involved in providing cervical screening services in primary care

This webinar will help you:

• Understand the concept of trauma
• Incidence of sexual trauma - the Irish perspective 
• Consider how trauma affects cervical screening participation
• Examine the patient's perspective and barriers to screening 
• Understand the principles of trauma-informed care 
• Examine how you can incorporate trauma-informed care into your practice
• Recognise the importance of adopting the principles of trauma-informed care when offering and providing cervical screening
• Recognise how to actively minimise/avoid re-traumatisation

An overview of a cervical one-stop assessment clinic

Date: Wednesday 20th May 2026

Speaker: Dr Deirdre Hayes Ryan – Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Cork University Hospital

Target audience: All healthcare staff involved in providing cervical screening services in primary care

Aim: If you’re a CervicalCheck Contract holder or sample taker, you must complete a Clinical Update every three years. This webinar meets that requirement — while giving you the latest clinical insights to support a high-quality cervical screening service.

The webinar provides:

• a background to the implementation of a cervical one-stop assessment clinic 
• an overview of the structure and purpose of a cervical one-stop assessment clinic 
• describes the outcomes from the first five years of a cervical one-stop assessment clinic in the assessment of women with cervical concerns.

Cervical Check in Practice in Primary Care. (Clinical Update)

Date: Wednesday 06th May 2026 

Speaker: Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon, Primary Care Advisor, CervicalCheck

Aim: To examine your role in managing cervical screening in your clinical area and review the steps involved in cervical screening.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the role of HPV infection and the development of cervical cancer
• Explain the benefits, limitations, risks and potential harms of screening to patients.
• Understand the CervicalCheck screening process.
• Be aware of the eligibility framework with reference to exceptions
• Explain all possible screening results and their follow-up
• Recognise the symptoms and signs that may indicate cervical cancer.
• Be aware of programme guidelines, standards and contractual obligations.
• Consider self-audit, continuing professional development (CPD), and maintaining competency.

Cervical Screening and the Menopause. (Clinical Update)

Date: Wednesday 15th April 2026 

Speaker: Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon, Primary Care Advisor, CervicalCheck

Aim: The aim of the session is to enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence of healthcare professionals in addressing the unique challenges of cervical screening for women over 50, ensuring equitable, high-quality care and improved screening outcomes.

Learning outcomes:

• Differentiate between screening and diagnostic testing with emphasis on the benefits and aims of screening.
• Identify the barriers to screening for women aged over 50 and explore the strategies to encourage attendance.
• Identify and manage the sampling difficulties in post-menopausal women