Resources for Medical Professionals and Clinicians

Parents may have little knowledge about pertussis, meningococcal disease, or HPV, so there are many steps you can take to ensure your patients are fully vaccinated. Recommend to parents of adolescents ages 11 to 18 years old that they vaccinate their teens. Studies show parents trust your opinion more than others and YOUR recommendation is the strongest predictor of vaccination. Ask about vaccination status when they come in for visits or physicals.

American Cancer Society News Update — Sept/Oct 2020

The American Cancer Society recently updated its guidelines for HPV vaccination. The primary message remains that HPV vaccination is cancer prevention but, instead of recommending vaccination “at 11 or 12, or as early as 9,” we’ve simplified that language to recommend HPV vaccination “between ages 9 and 12.”

A summary of ACS update:

• Girls and boys should get 2 doses of the HPV vaccine at ages 9 to 12 years.
• Children and young adults up to age 26 years who have not received the HPV vaccine should get vaccinated. Vaccination of young adults will not prevent as many cancers as vaccination of children and teens.
• The ACS does not recommend HPV vaccination for persons older than 26 years.

AAP-CA3 is excited to launch our HPV Vaccine Provider Education and Promotion video. This video provides up-to-date information about the burden of HPV-related disease, the rationale behind vaccinating pre-teens prior to sexual debut, the clear need for boys as well as girls to receive HPV vaccination, and vaccine safety information. The video features 8 case vignettes in which doctors demonstrate effective counseling strategies, incorporating the latest available evidence, to address the concerns of vaccine-hesitant parents. Thank you to Drs. Maya Kumar, Eyla Boies, Mark Sawyer and our AAP-CA3 HPV Sub-Committee members!

Materials for Medical Professionals

• Mountain West HPV Project ACS | NCI CCC Partnership Model (pdf)
• HPV Toolkit (website)
• Doctors Can Increase Vaccination Rates In Kids Using New Approach, Study Finds (website)
• Vaccination Report - May 2018 (pdf)
• Vaccination Report - Dec 2017 (pdf)
• Infographic: HPV Screening (pdf)
• How to Recommend for Providers (pdf)
• Mission: HPV Cancer Free (website)
• Mission HPV Cancer Free Campaign Playbook (pdf)
• Protecting Our Children From HPV Cancers (pdf)
• HPV Vaccination: Just The Facts For Parents (pdf)
• HPV: Don’t Wait To Vaccinate (pdf)
• HPV: Take A Shot At Cancer (pdf)
• Mission HPV Cancer Free Call to Action (pdf)
• Child Vaccination Across America (website)
  
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• Immunization Social Media Toolkit (website)
  The AAP has developed Guidance to help pediatricians develop social media accounts, and sample messages to share.
• FastVaxFacts Immunization Information App (pdf)
  This app allows providers to answer anti vax questions quickly and efficiently and is 100% free and grant funded by the CDC.
• A New Push To Get Doctors To Recommend The HPV Vaccine (website)
• Ask the Experts: Diseases & Vaccines (website)
• HPV Videos Education & Promotion Project (website)
  These videos provide up-to-date information about the burden of HPV-related disease, the rationale behind vaccinating pre-teens prior to sexual debut, the clear need for boys as well as girls to receive HPV vaccination, and vaccine safety information. They feature 8 case vignettes in which doctors demonstrate effective counseling strategies, incorporating the latest available evidence, to address the concerns of vaccine-hesitant parents.
• Why HPV vaccination can’t wait (website)
  An article by Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP from the American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP)
• HPV Vaccine Resources for Medical Professionals (website)
  Help your patients avoid HPV cancers when they get older. Recommend HPV vaccination the same way and on the same day as Tdap and meningococcal vaccines. Parents will listen. Parents want your opinion on vaccinations. In a 2012 survey, over 70% of parents said they would get HPV vaccine for their child if the doctor recommended it. Your recommendation for HPV vaccines is the most powerful predictor of vaccination.
• Oral vs. Oropharyngeal Cancer, Compare & Contrast (website)
  An article by Benjamin Murphy and Terry A Day, MD; ENT E-Update Sept 2014
• Survey examines U.S. attitudes toward vaccination (website)
  A survey of more than 3,000 U.S. adults revealed that despite a measles outbreak that sickened 169 people through May 1, 28% of households with children were still worried about vaccines, compared with about 13% of households without children.
• Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections After Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Adolescent Females (pdfs)
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and Sexual Activity How Do We Best Address Parent and Physician Concerns? (pdfs)

HPV Vaccination in the News & Media

• Only 49 Percent Of US Teens Are Fully Vaccinated Against HPV, CDC Says. (website)
• Why HPV Vaccination Rates Remain Low in Rural States (website)
• Oral Cancer Awareness Month 2017 (website)
• 1-in-4 men have cancer-causing strain of HPV (website)
• CDC now recommends just two HPV vaccine doses for preteens (website)
• Teen boys’ HPV-vaccination rate hits almost 50 percent, CDC says (website)
• CDC says HPV-associated cancer cases on the rise in the US (FOX News)
• A vaccine could prevent these cancers, so why are they still on the rise? (CBS News)
• What you don't know about the HPV vaccine may hurt you (website)
• HPV Vaccine Uptake is Highest Among Girls in High Poverty and Hispanic Communities (website)
• Associations of Oral α-, β-, and γ-Human Papillomavirus Types With Risk of Incident Head and Neck Cancer (website)
• Even Disney Princesses Need HPV Shots, Cervical Cancer Screenings And STD Testing (website)
• Study: Doctors don’t strongly recommend HPV vaccinations (website)
  Many pediatricians and family doctors are not strongly recommending the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine to preteens and their parents, contributing to low vaccination rates, a survey of nearly 600 doctors suggests.
• New ACIP recommendations for 9-valent HPV Vaccine (website)
  
• New ACIP recommendations for 9-valent HPV Vaccine (website)
  
• New ACIP recommendations for 9-valent HPV Vaccine (website)
  
• New ACIP recommendations for 9-valent HPV Vaccine (website)
  
• Deanna Kepka interviews with The Scope, the University of Utah Health Sciences Radio (website)
  
• Boise State University nursing students’ community health nursing project to improve HPV awareness on the BSU campus (website)
  
• Idaho Immunization Program Critical Notice August 4, 2009 (pdf)
  

HPV Vaccination Articles

• CDC reports declining quadrivalent HPV prevalence among young women (website)
• Human Papillomavirus–Associated Cancers — United States, 2008—2012 (website)
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• CDC: Vaccine can prevent 28,500 HPV-related cancer cases a year (website)
  More than 30,000 cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are diagnosed each year in the U.S., and most can be prevented by a vaccine, according to a new report.
• Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections After Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Adolescent Females (website)
  
• Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections After Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Adolescent Females (website)
  
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and Sexual Activity: How Do We Best Address Parent and Physician Concerns? (website)
  
• Human Papillomavirus: What You Should Know (English pdf)
• Human Papillomavirus: What You Should Know (Spanish pdf)

HPV Vaccination Reports

• Idaho HPV Report - August 2017 (pdf)
• HPV Vaccination Quarterly Report - March 2017 (pdf)
• 9th HPV Vaccination Quarterly Report (pdf)
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Report: Idaho (pdf)
• Human Papillomavirus Associated Cancers — United States, 2008–2012 (website)
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• HPV Vaccination Quarterly Report - January 2016 (pdf)
  This quarter’s report discusses effective ways to increase HPV vaccination, has new resources, and includes a full year of HPV vaccine ordering data. It also includes information on a recently released statement from several NCI cancer centers endorsing HPV vaccination.
• HPV Vaccination Quarterly Report - October 2015 (pdf)
  Includes HPV vaccine coverage estimates among adolescents aged 13-15 years to help emphasize the importance of the Healthy People 2020 HPV vaccination targets.
• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Report: Idaho – July 4, 2015 (pdf)
  

Links to Useful Websites

• Get Immunized Idaho (website)
  A new coalition to promote immunization in Idaho
• Vaccines Recommended for Preteens and Teens
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Resources for Medical Professionals and Clinicians
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Resources for Parents
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — Resources for Teens and Pre-teens