This document outlines the criteria for European Federation of Colposcopy (EFC) certification of basic and advanced colposcopy courses. It provides links to the EFC websites that describe the competencies and approval process for basic courses, as well as the objectives, content, administration, and evaluation requirements for advanced colposcopy courses. Information is also provided on application forms, fees, and a list of courses that have received EFC approval.

2. Dr Xavier Carcopino
Chair Education Committee of EFC

3. Xavier Carcopino MD PhD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Nord
Marseille, France
xcarco@free.fr
EFC CERTIFICATION OF COLPOSCOPY
COURSES
Conflict of interest: None

4. EFC website: https://efcolposcopy.eu

6. EFC basic colposcopy course approval criteria
https://efcolposcopy.eu/courses-and-approvals/

7. EFC Core Curriculum competences
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Note-1.pdf

8. EFC Core Curriculum competences
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Note-1.pdf

9. EFC Core Curriculum competences
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Note-1.pdf

10. EFC ADVANCED COLPOSCOPY COURSE
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EFC-Advanced-colposcopy-course-criteria-301016_PN_CR_SL.pdf
Aim:
• content should be relevant to senior and expert
colposcopists
Objectives:
• reinforce basic concepts
• provide information and discussion on different cases
• discuss introduction and content of QA
• provide information on recent development
• provide information how to train in colposcopy

11. EFC ADVANCED COLPOSCOPY COURSE
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EFC-Advanced-colposcopy-course-criteria-301016_PN_CR_SL.pdf
Process:
• Lecture based with good opportunities for interaction and discussion
Administration:
• EFC approved advanced colposcopy course.
• Local organizer is responsible for the administration of the course and
test, including the content and marking

12. EFC ADVANCED COLPOSCOPY COURSE
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/EFC-Advanced-colposcopy-course-criteria-301016_PN_CR_SL.pdf
2 days, 6 + 6 hours, excluding breaks
Day 1
• Basic science 2 h
• Cases 2 h
• Management 2 h
Day 2
• Cases 1,5 h
• Management 2,5 h
• Quality assurance 1,5 h
• Training 0,5 h
• Course assessment

13. FEE
• 100 € fee for approval per course, if repeated as such, 100
€ per year
• If the Course has EFC officers as teachers, 20 € per course
participant/trainee will be paid to EFC

14. EFC BASIC COURSE EVALUATION FORM
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Note-2.pdf

15. APPLICATION FORM
https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Application-to-approve-a-Colposcopy-Basic-Course-by-the-EFC.pdf

16. LIST OF COLPOSCOPY COURSES THAT
RECEIVED EFC APPROVAL
Dutch basic and intermediate course
Austria colposcopy course
Germany colposcopy course
Israeli course : Shefaiym, Israel October 2017
Italian course : Ancona, October 2017
Switzerland course : Lausanne, Mars 2018

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