The IGCS Preinvasive Disease Program provides a framework for basic training in preinvasive disease of the female lower genital tract. It is a learning opportunity originating from the needs of the trainees enrolled in the IGCS Global Curriculum and Mentorship Program but it’s also a great educational tool to enhance clinical knowledge and skills in preinvasive cervical disease management for all health care providers in any setting. The program was updated in 2025 with streamlined lectures, new topics, and the most current global guidelines to keep you at the forefront of care.

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Aims and Objectives

  • To provide an important educational tool that will help train clinicians so that we can meet the goals and objectives of the WHO Global Strategy to eliminate cervical cancer
  • To build and enhance the knowledge and skills of medical providers all over the world on HPV, HPV vaccination, cervical screening methods and strategies including the diagnosis and treatment of preinvasive cervical disease
  • To equip IGCS members with evidence-based knowledge for preventing, screening, diagnosing, and treating patients with preinvasive cervical diseases regardless of the setting they work in

Target Audience
Physicians including gynecologic oncologists, gynecologists, family medicine doctors, general doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare providers who are already involved or keen to be involved in the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer and other HPV related diseases.

Phases
The program will be delivered in three phases:

All three phases must be completed before the learner will receive a certificate of completion for technical competency in colposcopy and treatment of preinvasive cervical disease. Learners who complete only phases 1 and 2 will receive a certificate of knowledge that does not certify technical competency.

View additional details and requirements about the preinvasive disease curriculum.

Preinvasive Disease Workgroup
Maximillian Klar, Co-Chair
Alan Waxman, Co-Chair
Emma Allanson
Takuma Fujii
Andrea Neves
Hextan Ngan Sheung
Dawit Nima
Suzana Pessini

Preinvasive Disease Program Leads
Mila Pontremoli Salcedo
Ida Ismail-Pratt

Contributors
Ellen Baker
James Bentley
Julia Brotherton
Phil Castle
Elizabeth Chiao
Margaret Cruickshank
Teresa Darragh
Gustavo Ruvino De Azevedo Focchi
Ad Eundem
Lisa Flowers
Suzanne Garland
Ida Ismail-Pratt


Jose Jeronimo
Melissa Lopez Varon
Rachael Masch
EJ Mayeaux, Jr.
Jane Montealegre
Joseph Ng
Mila Pontremoli Salcedo
Katina Robison
Kathleen Schmeler
Erich Madison Sturgis
Colleen Stockdale
Alan Waxman
Dawit Worku

The Program’s Global Impact
This program (free for IGCS Members) provides a framework for basic training in preinvasive disease of the female lower genital tract and is designed to enhance clinical knowledge and skills for all health care providers. Since its launch in 2022, hundreds of clinicians worldwide have enrolled and completed the online, self-guided education. Over the last 3 years, IGCS has hosted 12 hands-on training courses, identifying and producing dozens of new mentors who are now equipped to train local clinicians.

By building local expertise and mentorship capacity, the program is creating a multiplier effect — strengthening care for women not just today, but for generations to come.