IPVS Colposcopy Workshop

Description

Beyond the Colposcope is a four-hour, evidence-based hybrid educational workshop designed for practising gynaecologists, colposcopists, and healthcare professionals who manage cervical precancerous lesions. The workshop takes its title from a core conviction: outstanding cervical precancer care demands more than technical precision at the colposcope. It requires sound clinical judgement, hands-on procedural competence, and the communication skills to engage meaningfully with each patient.

The program is structured around three explicitly integrated pillars: theoretical knowledge, procedural simulation, and patient communication. Theory sessions use interactive audience polling to surface and correct misconceptions in real time. A dedicated communication module — rarely included in procedural workshops — uses structured role-play to build skills in breaking difficult diagnoses, counselling complicated patients with high-grade lesions, and navigating vaccine hesitancy.

The workshop closes with a global perspectives discussion, reflecting the IPVS mission: faculty and participants from diverse resource settings examine how management principles translate across contexts.

Target Group

Fellows, Senior Physicians, and Consultants in Gynaecology or Gynaecological Oncology; practising colposcopists; and healthcare professionals managing women with cervical precancerous lesions — across high-income and resource-limited settings.