| Technically Speaking |
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| Monthly Column by Deborah Wexler, MD |
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| IAC Executive Director Dr. Deborah Wexler writes
Technically Speaking, a column featured in each issue of
Vaccine Update for Healthcare Professionals,
the monthly e-newsletter from the Vaccine Education Center
(VEC) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Technically Speaking columns cover practical topics in
immunization delivery such as vaccine administration
techniques, storage and handling, contraindications and
precautions, and scheduling. |
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| Looking for New Tools and Resources to Help Increase Your Clinic's HPV Vaccination Rates? Here Are Some Great Ones! |
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June 2019 |
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The most recently published data from the
2017 National
Immunization Survey – Teen
showed that,
although HPV vaccination coverage has increased annually since
2013, initiation of HPV vaccination remains lower than MenACWY. From 2016 to 2017, 85% of
surveyed adolescents age 13–17 had received at least 1 dose of
MenACWY vaccine, but only 66% had received at least 1 dose of HPV
vaccine. And only 49% had
completed an HPV vaccine series. For comparison, 89% of these
adolescents had received Tdap. One of the barriers to HPV vaccination is that some parents
question the need to vaccinate their preteen against a sexually
transmitted virus. Unfortunately, providers
have too often responded to this parental concern by not giving a strong recommendation for HPV vaccination, or by introducing the
vaccine to parents in an entirely
different way than Tdap or MenACWY. Yet all three of these vaccines
are recommended at the same age.
Multiple studies show that patients who receive a strong vaccine
recommendation from their provider are four to five times more
likely to receive the HPV vaccine.
Clearly, YOU are the key to HPV-related cancer prevention!
CDC and AAP have developed several new resources to help providers
feel confident communicating with parents about HPV vaccination of
their preteen.
- CDC's
HPV Information for Clinicians:
web section offers factsheets and guidance for clinicians, recommendations
and schedules, and research-based answers for parents' questions
about HPV vaccination.
- CDC's
#HowIRecommend
HPV Vaccination Video Series
features clinicians explaining how they are
achieving high HPV vaccination rates and effectively addressing HPV
vaccination questions in their practices. These short, informative
videos cover a range of topics
related to HPV vaccination, including:
- Making effective recommendations to increase vaccination
rates
- Helping parents understand why HPV vaccine is important for
their preteen
- Addressing parents' questions about HPV vaccine safety
- Involving everyone in your practice in HPV vaccination
efforts
- The American Academy of Pediatrics offers a free app,
HPV Vaccine: Same Way Same Day.
This interactive role-play simulation app is designed to enhance
providers' discussions
about HPV with parents.
Additional HPV Resources
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| This page was updated on
June 23, 2019. |
| This page was reviewed on
June 23, 2019. |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
