The questions answered in this podcast are listed below. They were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

1. Where can self-collection occur and the possibility of alternative sort of models of care like telehealth
2. What are some ways that we should be getting better at identifying under screened people?
3. Can you tell us a bit about practice audits that you can do, and also other CPD activities associated with cervical screening?
4. What happens when you detect a non HPV and HPV non 1618? how does that work with self-collection?
5. Where would you recommend GPS go to access that information?
6. What about that group of people who identify as never having had “sex”?
7. What should the group of people who report of much earlier onset of sexual activity or perhaps have been the victims of childhood sexual abuse be advised about?
8. What about women who are over 70 or older group and those post hysterectomy group?
9. What are the HPV vaccination changes?
10. What about the age group of 26?

Guests: Prof Deborah Bateson, Professor of Practice, Co-lead, Cervical Cancer and HPV Stream
& Dr Rebecca South, Women’s Health General Practitioner

Total time: 28 mins

Recommended resources:

• Cancer Council Australia | National cervical screening program
• Australian Government | National Cervical Screening Program – Healthcare provider toolkit
• Australian Government | Self-collection for the Cervical Screening Test