Opportunities to Increase Vaccine Compliance in the U.S.: HPV and its link to Cancer

Think About the Link™ is hosting a free webinar on Tuesday, August 23, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MST.

Clinical Corner - WWC table for abnormal cervical results

Question: The ASCCP algorithms for following up after abnormal Pap and HPV results are sometimes difficult to understand, particularly for our new staff members. Is there a cheat sheet of some kind that could assist us with training new staff?

NCI-designated cancer centers urge HPV vaccination for the prevention of cancer

Cancer centers across the U.S. are releasing statements showing their support of HPV vaccine as cancer prevention.

Please see the attached consensus statement, and feel free to share it with your partners, use social media, or other outreach to promote this message.

What can you do?

• Use free CDC tools to promote HPV vaccination with all adolescent vaccines, at every visit.
• Learn more about cervical cancer prevention and use CDC materials to help promote the vaccine and screening message. 
• Help educate providers and community leaders in your area.

Read the statement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers.

CMEs/CEUs available: HPV vaccination webinar

Join the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pa. Immunization Coalition on Jan. 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. MST, for a live one-hour webinar to increase awareness about HPV vaccination and its impact on cancer. This webinar can be applied to the WWC clinical webinar requirement. 

Register online!

7 (FREE) Cervical and Breast Screening Podcasts

Are you in need of brief, but informative cervical, HPV and/or breast screening podcasts for staff training or patient education? Below is a list of podcasts that may be helpful. They range between 1:15 and 8:14 minutes in length and can all be found on the CDC’s website.