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The IGCS Preinvasive Disease Program has just been upgraded.

Modules from the 2nd phase of the online course (Advanced Theory) have undergone a major refresh — with streamlined lectures, new topics, and the most current global guidelines to keep you at the forefront of care. Now available in the IGCS Education360 Learning Portal, this program represents one of the most thorough educational programs in the world for teaching preinvasive disease knowledge and clinical skills.

Enroll in the IGCS Preinvasive Disease Program

New & Updated Topics
Phase 2: Advanced Theory now includes 19 required and 5 optional lectures delivered by world-leading experts. Among the highlights:

  • WHO and ASCO guideline updates for screening and treatment
  • HPV-related preinvasive disease and cancer in women living with HIV
  • Updated terminology in cytology, histopathology, and colposcopy
  • New diagnostic strategies, including self-sample HPV testing
  • Contemporary real-world vaccine outcomes and treatment approaches, from ablation to excision
  • New lectures, including:
    • Follow-up after Treatment – Dr. Dawit Worku
    • Evidence on Single Dose Vaccine – Dr. Phil Castle
    • Anal Screening – Dr. Lisa Flowers

Now Available on Education360 Learning Portal

  • Shorter, more focused lectures that highlight the most essential content
  • Fresh updates across nearly every lecture, plus 4 brand-new lectures
  • Better participant experience with easier navigation and seamless translations in 12 languages
  • No retake required — past participants now have access to all updates
Enroll Today!

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.

  • 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, vaginal and vulvar disease.
  • To equip IGCS members with evidence-based knowledge for preventing, screening, diagnosing, and treating patients with preinvasive cervical disease regardless of the setting they work in.

The program is delivered in three phases:

Phase 1: Basic Theory (self-guided education) Phase 2: Advanced Theory (self-guided education) Phase 3: Practical/Competence Assessment (hands-on training)

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 regarding the phases and requirements.

Physicians including gynecologic oncologists, gynecologists, family medicine doctors, general doctors, as well as 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 dysplasia and other HPV related diseases.

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We would like to thank the Preinvasive Disease workgroup for leading and developing this update, and the authors who contributed their knowledge and expertise.

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

Ellen Baker
James Bentley
Julia Brotherton
Phil Castle
Elizabeth Chiao
Margaret Cruickshank
Teresa Darragh
Lisa Flowers
Suzanne Garland
Ida Ismail-Pratt
Jose Jeronimo
Melissa Lopez Varon
Rachael Masch
EJ Mayeaux
Jane Montealegre
Joe Ng
Katina Robison
Mila Pontremoli Salcedo
Kathleen Schmeler
Colleen Stockdale
Alan Waxman
Dawit Worku

Upcoming IGCS Preinvasive Workshops

Hammamet, Tunisia
Nov. 1, 2025
In conjunction with AORTIC 2025

Cape Town, South Africa
Nov. 7, 2025
In conjunction with IGCS 2025

Workshop attendees must first complete the online portion of the certificate program. Please email IGCS Mentorship & Training Program Manager, Susan Ralph for more information at susan.ralph@igcs.org.

We hope you take advantage of this updated program to enhance your learning and understanding of HPV and preinvasive disease. It is our honor to provide IGCS members with the latest global best practices, emerging science, and evidence-based strategies to improve outcomes in cervical, vaginal, and vulvar disease management. Together, we can advance the elimination of cervical cancer and improve patient care worldwide.

Sincerely,

Mila Pontremoli Salcedo MD, PhD
Chair, IGCS Preinvasive Disease Program
USA / Brazil

Ida Ismail-Pratt, MBChB, MRCOG
Chair, IGCS Preinvasive Disease Program
Singapore

This program is an IGCS Member Benefit. Not a Member? Join today!