The Every Woman Counts program is offering a live course titled, “HPV & Cervical Disease: Risk-Based Management of Screening Results” as a continuing education (CE) credit opportunity for providers who perform cervical cancer screening as part of their scope of practice.

The course is offered throughout California and will be taught by Patty Cason, MS, FNP-BC, a renowned expert in diseases of the genital tract. Course topics include:

• HPV and risk of cervical disease
• Screening and management guidelines
• Optimal Pap collection technique
• HPV test as screening – interim guidance
• Nomenclature changes
• Prevention
• Patient communication

Participants can earn either five American Medical Association (AMA) Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA) Category 1 continuing medical education (CME) credits, or six Nursing CE contact hours.

Upcoming Courses:
November 19, 2016	El Centro, CA
December 2, 2016	San Francisco, CA
January 27, 2017	Riverside, CA
March 3, 2017	San Jose, CA
March 24, 2017	Chico, CA
May 5, 2017	San Pedro, CA

Providers can register for the course from the Schedule/Registration page on the Quality Assurance Project Training Center website.

For more information, providers can contact Kelly Grande, Training Coordinator at the Institute for Public Health, San Diego State University, by email at kgrande@mail.sdsu.edu or by phone at (619) 594-6812.