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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Making the Case: Championing for HPV Cancer Prevention in Your Practice

  • Authors: Todd H. Wolynn, MD
  • CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 8/16/2018; Reviewed and Renewed: 8/16/2019
  • THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT
  • Valid for credit through: 8/16/2020, 11:59 PM EST
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Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for primary care physicians, obstetricians & gynecologists, pediatricians, nurses, and nurse practitioners.

The goals of this activity are to improve clinician knowledge about current recommendations for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine use and to present best practices in discussing the benefits of HPV vaccination with parents of age-appropriate boys and girls.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have greater knowledge regarding the
    • Collaborative role of the healthcare team in providing recommendations for HPV vaccination
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Applying the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices HPV vaccination schedule in general and in patients of different ages
    • Identifying components of an effective HPV vaccine recommendation, including differentiating between participatory and presumptive recommendations
    • Addressing common misconceptions about the need for HPV vaccination in boys
  • Have greater confidence addressing
    • Parental questions and/or concerns regarding HPV vaccination


Disclosures

As an organization accredited by the ACCME, Medscape, LLC, requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. The ACCME defines "relevant financial relationships" as financial relationships in any amount, occurring within the past 12 months, including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner, that could create a conflict of interest.

Medscape, LLC, encourages Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, at first mention and where appropriate in the content.


Faculty

  • Todd Wolynn, MD

    President; Chief Executive Officer, Kids Plus Pediatrics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Todd Wolynn, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
    Served as an advisor or consultant for: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Merck & Co., Inc.

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

Editors

  • Stacey J.P. Ullman, MHS

    Scientific Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Stacey J.P. Ullman, MHS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

  • Beverly A. Caley, JD

    Freelance Writer

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Beverly A. Caley, JD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

CME Reviewer / Nurse Planner

  • Amy Bernard, MS, BSN, RN-BC

    Lead Nurse Planner, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

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


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    For Physicians

  • Medscape, LLC 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 participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

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    For Nurses

  • Awarded 1.0 contact hour(s) of continuing nursing education for RNs and APNs; 1.0 contact hours are in the area of pharmacology.

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This activity is designed to be completed within the time designated on the title page; physicians should claim only those credits that reflect the time actually spent in the activity. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period that is noted on the title page. To receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, you must receive a minimum score of 100% on the post-test.

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CME / ABIM MOC / CE

Making the Case: Championing for HPV Cancer Prevention in Your Practice

Authors: Todd H. Wolynn, MDFaculty and Disclosures
THIS ACTIVITY HAS EXPIRED FOR CREDIT

CME / ABIM MOC / CE Released: 8/16/2018; Reviewed and Renewed: 8/16/2019

Valid for credit through: 8/16/2020, 11:59 PM EST

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