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Belgium (Flemish Workgroup for Colposcopy and HPV Pathology)

BELGIUM - FLEMISH WORKGROUP FOR COLPOSCOPY AND HPV PATHOLOGY

Belgium

Web Adress

http://www.vvog.be/

Name of President of Society

Prof. Dr. Willy Poppe
Tel: +32 16 344209
E-mail: willy.poppe@uzleuven.be

Society postal adress

University Hospital KU Leuven Gasthuisberg
Dept. of Gynaecology & Obstetrics
Herestraat 49
3000 Leuven, BELGIUM

EFC - Contact Person

Prof. Dr. Willy Poppe
E-mail: willy.poppe@uzleuven.be


 
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Screening strategy for Cervical Cancer

3-yearly cytology based screening between 25-65 years is recommended but government does not organise national of regional screening programs.
More than 80% of the laboratoria use monolayer technique. Bethesda system nomenclature is used

Screening rate

Non-organised screening covering maximum 58%

Incidence of Cervical Cancer

11/100.000 women/year (2004)

Mortality of Cervical Cancer

3.9/100.000 women/year (2004)

Belgium (2002 – Globacan): 667 new cases and 388 deaths

Strategy for colposcopy training

Yearly one day courses are organised by the workgroup for beginners and experienced specialists (with different programs and interactive sessions) according to the EFC standards.

Clinical training is offered by university and large non-university training hospitals.

Trainees in Ob&Gyn need to have followed the initiation course and to have performed at least 50 colposcopies under supervision.

Institutions to deal with Abnormal Screening-Results

Gynaecologists are performing colposcopy