Pillars of Care: HPV: A Global Perspective

Program Description:

The HPV: A Global Perspective roundtable, produced in collaboration with Haymarket Medical Education, is designed to build consensus—and collaborative strategies—on preventive measures that reduce the risks for and, ultimately, the sequelae of cervical cancer. The roundtable participants will address the need for comprehensive education, community mobilization, prevention and primary care programs on cervical cancer awareness and control, particularly in underserved countries and those of low socioeconomic status.

This program will focus attention on early detection of precursor lesions by Pap-smear-based and other screening methodologies, which remain vital diagnostic measures for cervical cancer control. The discussion also will address ongoing human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization surveillance and durabilty, and implementing guidelines and data sources to support evidence-based decision-making about the introduction of the HPV vaccine in developing as well as developed countries.

Activity Objectives:

At the conclusion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Discuss effective, low-cost and low-technology alternatives to Papanicolaou screening on an international level
• Outline the impact of cervical cytology screening programs and ongoing HPV surveillance initiatives
• Describe how HPV immunization reduces the incidence of cervical cancer worldwide and the burden of other HPV-related disorders
• Identify international guidelines and data sources to support evidence-based decision-making about HPV vaccination

Faculty:

Kenneth Alexander, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Alison Fiander, MD, FRCOG
Chair, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Wales College of Medicine
Cardiff University,
Heath Park, Cardiff, UK

Sergio Pecorelli, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Gynecologic Oncology and Pelvic Surgery
University of Brescia, Italy
Advisor, Scientific Director of the European Institute of Oncology
Milan, Italy

Luisa Lina Villa, PhD
Branch Director
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
São Paulo, Brazil

Thomas C. Wright, Jr., MD
Director
Division of Gynecologic and Obstetrical Pathology
Head, Colposcopy Services
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Colin Marchant, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Boston University and Tufts University
Director, Center for Pediatric Vaccine Research
Pediatric Infectious Disease
Boston Medical Center-Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA

Disclosures:

Boston University School of Medicine asks all individuals involved in the development and presentation of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities to disclose all relationships with commercial interests. This information is disclosed to CE activity participants. Boston University School of Medicine has procedures to resolve apparent conflicts of interest. In addition, faculty members are asked to disclose when any discussion of unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and/or devices occurs.

Kenneth Alexander MD, PhD, has received grant/research support from Merck & Co., and is a member of the speakers’ bureaus for GlaxoSmithKline and Merck & Co., Inc.

Alison Fiander, MD, FRCOG, receives research support from Sanofi-Pasteur and GlaxoSmithKline.

Sergio Pecorelli, MD, PhD, has nothing to disclose.

Luisa Lina Villa, PhD, is a consultant for Merck & Co., Inc.

Thomas C. Wright, Jr., MD is a consultant for GenProbe, Roche Molecular, GlaxoSmithKline, and Merck & Co., Inc.

Colin Marchant, MD, has nothing to disclose.

Susan Basilico and Nick Zittell, Haymarket Medical Education, have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

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Instructions:

To obtain credit, a score of 70% or better is required. This CME is offered at no cost to participants. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the posttest survey, and have received your digital copy of your credit certificate. Your online certificate will be saved on myCME.com within your Profile/Exam History, which you can then access at any time.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

WINDOWS PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
266-MHz Pentium II; Windows 98 or higher; 64 MB RAM; 800 x 600 screen resolution set for “High Color (16-Bit)”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.

MACINTOSH^® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Power Mac g3 at 300 MHz; System 8.5 or higher (excluding Mac OSX); 96 MB RAM; 20 MB minimum hard disk space available; 800 x 600 screen resolution set to “Thousands of Colors”; Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.