Visual Inspection of the Cervix - FLASH CARD SET

Sep 26, 2026

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A flash card set for healthcare providers supports visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) to detect cervical precancer and cancer. The cards help users distinguish normal from abnormal cervices, train and assess VIA competency and service quality, and simulate VIA decision-making in clinical practice. The set includes 115 numbered cards with image-based questions and answers, quick reference symbols for negative/positive/suspicious findings, plus question cards, blank answer sheets, and an index for structured exercises and quality assurance.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages268

Reading Time11 h 15 min

AccessFree to download

Overview

About This Card Set

Flash Card Structure

Question Cards and Answer Sheets

Index and Instructions for Use

Visual Inspection of the Cervix FLASH CARD SET Jhpiego is an international, non-profit health organization affiliated with The Johns Hopkins University. For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego has empowered front-line health workers by designing and implementing effective, low-cost, hands-on solutions to strengthen the delivery of health care services for women and their families. By putting evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice, Jhpiego works to break down barriers to highquality health care for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Copyright © 2003 by Jhpiego. All rights reserved. Reprinted 2008. Published by: Jhpiego Brown’s Wharf 1615 Thames Street Baltimore, Maryland 21231-3492, USA [www.jhpiego.org](www.jhpiego.org) Author: Paul Blumenthal Development: Deborah Raynor Sonia Elabd Jhpiego gratefully acknowledges the valuable contributions of the following individuals who provided cervical images for the flash cards: Francisco Garcia—University of Arizona José Jerónimo—Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization R. Sankaranayanan—International Agency for Research on Cancer Tom Wright—Columbia University Additional images were provided by Paul Blumenthal. Jhpiego also wishes to thank Fredrik Broekhuizen for his constructive review of the flash cards. Funding provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention. The opinions expressed herein are those of Jhpiego. Overview This set of flash cards was developed to help healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, nurse-midwives, and others) test for cervical precancer and cancer using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). These cards can be used in a variety of ways: n As a training tool together with the reference manual Cervical Cancer Prevention for Low-Resource Settings and other learning materials, including the Cervical Cancer Prevention Course Notebook for Trainers n As a means of providing refresher training to verify and evaluate the competency of those currently providing VIA-based services in the field n As a means of providing one component of a quality assurance program together with VIA-based services; when used in this way, quality assurance officers can select a standardized or pre-assigned group of pictures and present them to providers in the field whenever quality assurance visits are made n As a means of self-review for providers who wish to assess their own skills The objectives of this tool are to: n Assist the user in telling the difference between a normal cervix and an abnormal cervix n Assist trainers and quality assurance officers in assessing VIA competency and quality of services among VIA providers n Simulate the decision-making process for healthcare providers who are performing VIA About This Card Set This card set contains 115 flash cards, which are numbered to allow the provider or trainer to track which cards were viewed during an exercise. FLASH CARD, FRONT The front of each card displays a color version of the cervical image. FLASH CARD, BACK The back of the card shows the same cervix in black and white, with lines pointing to thesquamocolumnar junction (SCJ) and any lesions. Questions about the cervix and potential management options are listed, followed by the answers. The questions are identical to those used during VIA clinical training. In the upper right hand corner, there is a “quick reference” symbol that identifies each image as negative ( ), positive ( ), or suspicious for cancer ( ) . Flash Card No. 1 Example of flash card, front (above) and back (below) | Flash Card No. 1 Answers

Question 1 Is the cervix suspicious for cancer?
No.
Question 2 If the squamocolumnar junction (SCJ)
can be seen on the cervix, point to it.
The SCJ is identiﬁed above. | | | --- | --- | | Question 3 Is the cervix VIA-positive or VIA-negative?
VIA-positive.
Question 4 Point to th

FAQs

What is the purpose of this flash card set?

It helps healthcare providers test for cervical precancer and cancer using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), and it supports training, assessment, and refresher practice.

How many flash cards are included and how are they used during exercises?

The set contains 115 numbered flash cards, which allow providers or trainers to track which cards were viewed during an exercise.

What information appears on the front and back of each flash card?

The front shows the cervical image in color, while the back shows the same cervix in black and white with lines pointing to the squamocolumnar junction (SCJ) and any lesions, followed by questions and answers.

Sep 26, 2026

Uploaded by Noah