Summary
The National Cervical Screening Program aims to reduce incidence, morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer in Australia. The National Cervical Screening Program data dictionary is a key document that has been developed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare with the assistance of state and territory cervical screening programs and other cervical screening experts to support monitoring and reporting by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for the renewed National Cervical Screening Program.
Teminology
1. Introduction
2. Summary of updates to the National Cervical Screening Program data dictionary
3. Data items
- Group A: Participant identifier
- Group B: Participant data items
- Group C: Participant status data items
- Group D: Participant vaccination status data items
- Group E: Participant demographic data items
- Group F: Correspondence data items
- Group G: Test type data item
- Group H: HPV test data items
- Group I: Cytology test data items
- Group J: Screening; episode data items
- Group K: Colposcopy data items
- Group L: Histology test data items
- Group M: Treatment data items
- Group N: Provider data items
- Group O: Pathology laboratory data items
- Group P: Screening history data items
4. Screening and follow-up episode result tables
5. Performance indicators
End matters: References, Abbreviations, Symbols, List of tables and Acknowledgements.