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CME/CE

Framing the Conversation With Parents About the HPV Vaccine

  • Authors: Larry Pickering, MD; Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD; Jamie Loehr, MD; Katherine Brewer, MSN, RN
  • CME/CE Released: 7/18/2014
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 7/18/2015, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and nurses.

The goal of this activity is to educate clinicians on the importance of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for children approaching adolescence and to provide strategies to educate parents about the importance of the vaccine for their child’s well-being.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the burden of HPV-related disease in the United States
  2. Interpret the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for HPV vaccination
  3. Identify successful strategies for improving HPV vaccination rates


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Author(s)

  • Larry Pickering, MD

    Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor to the Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

    Disclosures

    The opinions expressed are those of Dr Pickering and do not necessarily reflect the views of Emory University or Emory Healthcare. Dr Pickering’s participation in this activity does not constitute or imply endorsement by Emory University or Emory Healthcare.Disclosure: Larry Pickering, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Dr Pickering does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

    Dr Pickering does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

  • Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD

    Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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    The opinions expressed are those of Dr Berkelhamer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Emory University or Emory Healthcare. Dr Berkelhamer’s participation in this activity does not constitute or imply endorsement by Emory University or Emory Healthcare.

    Disclosure: Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Dr Berkelhamer does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

    Dr Berkelhamer does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

  • Jamie Loehr, MD

    Cayuga Family Medicine, Ithaca, New York

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    Disclosure: Jamie Loehr, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Dr Loehr does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

    Dr Loehr does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

  • Katherine Brewer, RN, MSN

    Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Nursing Practice and Policy, American Nurses Association, Silver Spring, Maryland

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    Disclosure: Katherine Brewer, RN, MSN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

    Ms Brewer does not intend to discuss off-label uses of drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

    Ms Brewer does not intend to discuss investigational drugs, mechanical devices, biologics, or diagnostics not approved by the FDA for use in the United States.

Editor(s)

  • Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

    Lead Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

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    Disclosure: Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME Reviewer / Nurse Planner

  • Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC

    Lead Nurse Planner, Medscape, LLC

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    Disclosure: Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


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CME/CE

Framing the Conversation With Parents About the HPV Vaccine

Authors: Larry Pickering, MD; Jay E. Berkelhamer, MD; Jamie Loehr, MD; Katherine Brewer, MSN, RNFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME/CE Released: 7/18/2014

Valid for credit through: 7/18/2015, 11:59 PM EST

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  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage among adolescent girls, 2007-2012, and postlicensure vaccine safety monitoring, 2006-2013--United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013;62:591-595. Abstract
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