Belgium Flemish Workgroup for Colposcopy and HPV pathology
| Web Adress | 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 |
| Members of the executive board | 13 |
| Next Elections | xxx |
| Number of Members | xxx |
| National Events | http://www.vvog.be/ |
| 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 |