About this module
This Healthcare Practitioner Toolkit provides online learning with easy navigation to practice-based tools and resources to optimise access to and experiences of cervical screening for patients with intellectual disability. It includes resources to support informed decision-making including the choice of either a self-collected vaginal sample (which can be assisted by a clinician if preferred and requested), or a clinician-collected sample from the cervix using a speculum. ​The information in this Toolkit is based on the National Cervical Screening Guidelines.
The Toolkit has been developed by the ScreenEQUAL research collaboration between the faculty of Medicine and Health at The University of Sydney, Family Planning Australia, Western Sydney University and The University of New South Wales. ScreenEQUAL is a 3-year co-design study aiming to increase participation by people with intellectual disability in the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP). The study has also co-produced a suite of resources for people with intellectual disability and supporting materials for families and support people.
This course will take approximately 30 mins to complete. You can pick up where you left at any time.
Learning outcomes
1. Identify barriers and enablers to cervical screening for people with intellectual disability.
2. Implement strategies to optimise access to screening and the experience of screening for people with intellectual disability, including the option of assisted self-collection by a healthcare practitioner.
3. Identify how to effectively communicate information about cervical screening choices, using a trauma informed model of care.
4. Strengthen skills in navigating how to obtain informed consent from a patient with intellectual disability to have a cervical screening test.
5. Explain HPV test results and discuss follow up care with a person with intellectual disability.
6. Identify available patient and clinical resources about cervical screening for patients with intellectual disability to support your practice.
7. Understand the roles and boundaries of support workers and family members in supporting a person with intellectual disability to have a screening test.
8. Understand the role of the Personal Representative function on the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) for a person who requests assistance with administrative functions of the Register.
Audience
This module is designed for healthcare providers who wish to strengthen their knowledge of, and confidence in, supporting people with intellectual disability to participate in the National Cervical Screening Program.
How to navigate
This module supports self-paced, short, focused learning. You can revisit it at any time.