Expert Perspectives on Preventing HPV in Pediatric Patients

Overview

Provider Statement

This continuing education activity is provided by

Support Statement

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.

There is no non-commercial support for this activity.

Education activities are distinguished as separate from endorsement of commercial products. When commercial products are displayed, participants will be advised that accredited status as a provider refers only to its continuing education activities and does not imply ANCC Commission on Accreditation endorsement of any commercial products.

Activity Description

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States and a primary cause of cervical, oropharyngeal, and anogenital cancers. An estimated 14 million new cases are diagnosed annually in the US, with most new infections occurring in teens and young adults. HPV-related, noncervical cancers are on the rise in the United States, especially in males. Although safe and effective HPV vaccines are available to protect against infection and subsequent disease, vaccination rates remain suboptimal. In this interactive educational program, experts will consider the burden and stigma associated with HPV, provide guidance on identifying key candidates for vaccination, and discuss counseling and communication strategies to improve vaccine uptake. Faculty will also review the recommended vaccination schedules and HPV vaccine efficacy data. 

Target Audience

The intended audience for this activity is pediatricians, family medicine physicians, pediatric nurse practitioners, pediatric nurses, and other health care professionals involved in the management of patients at risk for human papilloma virus (HPV) infection.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Discuss the burden and stigma typically associated with HPV.
• Identify appropriate pediatric candidates for HPV vaccination.
• Implement appropriate counseling and communication strategies to caregivers of pediatric patients to improve HPV vaccine uptake.

Activity Chair

John J. Russell, MD, FAAFP
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency
Abington – Jefferson Health
Abington, PA

Faculty

Kenneth A. Alexander, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Nemours Children’s Hospital
Professor of Clinical Sciences
The University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Orlando, FL

Rachel N. Caskey, MD, MAPP, FACP, FAAP
Chief, Division of Academic Internal Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Patient Provider

Tracey L. Roesing, MD

Planners/Reviewers

Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP
Barbara A. Niedz, PhD, RN, CPHQ

Accreditation

Vindico Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Vindico Medical Education, LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Credit Designation

Vindico Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Vindico Medical Education will provide a maximum of 1.0 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). AANPCB will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by ACCME.

This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, June 30, 2022, to June 29, 2023.

How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CE Credit

To participate in this CE activity, you must read the objectives, answer the polling and pretest questions, view the content, and complete the posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 2 of 3 posttest question correctly. Upon receipt of the completed materials, if a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, Vindico Medical Education will issue an AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ or Contact Hour certificate.

Disclosures

Vindico Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Activity Chair and Faculty report the following relevant financial relationship(s)

John J. Russell, MD, FAAFP
Advisor: GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Sanofi

Kenneth A. Alexander, MD, PhD
Consultant: Merck
Speaker Contracted by Ineligible Company: Merck

Rachel N. Caskey, MD, MAPP, FACP, FAAP
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Patient Provider reports the following relevant financial relationship(s)

Tracey L. Roesing, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Planners/Reviewers report the following relevant financial relationship(s)

Ronald A. Codario, MD, EMBA, FACP, FNLA, RPVI, CHCP; and Barbara A. Niedz, PhD, RN, CPHQ
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Vindico Medical Education staff report the following relevant financial relationship(s)

No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Signed disclosures are on file at Vindico Medical Education, Office of Medical Affairs and Compliance.

Unlabeled and Investigational Usage

The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non–FDA-approved or investigational use of products/devices.

Copyright Statement

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