WHAT'S NEW WITH CERVICAL SCREENING

In December 2011, labs in Alberta that process Pap tests will begin HPV reflex testing on selected Pap test samples.

Click here to learn what HPV testing has to do with Pap tests.

For professionals - Click here to view the 2011 revised TOP Guideline For Screening For Cervical cancer & / or the Alberta Cervical Cancer Screening CPG Summary Chart

The Alberta Cervical Cancer Screening Program  is being expanded to include 680,000 more women.

In October 2011, the Alberta Cervical Cancer Screening Program (ACCSP) will begin sending Pap test result letters to women in Central, Edmonton, and North zones of Alberta Health Services (AHS). (click here to see more)

For Women   

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BROCHURES

HEALTHCARE PROVIDER RESOURCES

 Do I Really Need a Pap Test? 

 Making Sense of Abnormal Pap Test Results 

 Human Papillomavirus (HPV) What You Need to Know And Do 

Physicians Report of Ineligibility for Cervical Cancer Screening

 RN Pap Test Learning Module, Revised 2012

 Completed Alberta Colposcopy Report Form Request 

 

OTHER PUBLIC RESOURCES

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES

  Should I have a Pap Test - Public Poster

 HPV Testing: Information for Women Having Pap Tests 

 Guideline for Screening for Cervical Cancer, Revised in 2011 

 Cervical Cancer Screening CPG Summary Chart 

 Cervical Cancer Screening CPG Wheel

 Everything About Pap Testing in Alberta Just Changed - Information Sheet

 Everything About Pap Testing in Alberta Just Changed - Public Poster

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