Office Tools for Cervical Cancer Prevention

Posters and Patient Education

HPV Awareness and HPV Vaccine Posters (English and Spanish)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• http://www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/common-downloads.htm
• http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/spec-grps/preteens-adol/07gallery/posters.htm#ahpaa

HPV awareness posters are available in English and Spanish. Posters print 11 inches by 17 inches and are available for download for professional printing.  HPV vaccine posters are available with a variety of ethnic images, in English and Spanish. Posters print 18 inches by 24 inches and are available for download for professional printing.

Cervical Cancer Prevention Posters (English and Spanish)
American Social Health Association

• http://www.ashastdwebstore.org/posters.html

Cervical cancer prevention posters are available in English and Spanish. Posters are 11 inches by 17 inches and are available for $4.95 each.

HPV Diseases and HPV Vaccine Patient Education and Professional Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• http://www.cdc.gov/hpv

This website has two sections with links to patient education and professional resources on HPV and cervical cancer and the HPV vaccines.

HPV Disease Management and Prevention

Managing HPV: A New Era in Patient Care – Tools for Business Personnel
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

• http://www.arhp.org/uploadDocs/Manualforbusinesspersonnel.pdf
• http://www.arhp.org/uploadDocs/HPV101PowerPointPresentation.ppt

This 50-page manual provides an overview of frequently asked questions about HPV, genital warts, HPV vaccines, cervical cancer screening, followed by specific information on HPV vaccine billing, reimbursement, storage and handling.  The Vaccination Tool Kit contains detailed information about adolescent and adult vaccines in general.  The “HPV 101” powerpoint presentation is intended for use by health educators, but can also be used for training of non-clinical staff.

Consensus Guidelines – Abnormal Cervical Cytology and Pathology
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

• http://www.asccp.org/consensus.shtml

Complete guideline documents, frequently asked questions, and algorithms are available for download:

• 2006 Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Women with Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests
• 2006 Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia or Adenocarcinoma in situ
• 2009 Algorithm: Use of HPV Genotyping to Manage HPV HR Positive/Cytology Negative Women 30 Years and Older

Adolescent Immunization

Improving Adolescent Immunizations: A Primer for Physicians
American Medical Association

• http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/ad_immunizations_mon.pdf

This manual is designed to assist health care providers with the issues surrounding vaccinating adolescents.  The primer examines the new recommendations for adolescent immunizations and the rationale behind them.  Key concepts include adolescent “catch up” immunizations and special adolescent populations.  The primer also provides information on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. At the practice level, the monograph reviews topics of payment, maximizing rates of immunization, and ways to enhance relationships with adolescents and their parents.

Immunization Schedules
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

• http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/default.htm

The CDC website includes childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules.  Full color tables are available for professional printing in various sizes, and in English and Spanish.

Vaccine Information Sheet – HPV Vaccine
Immunization Action Coalition

• www.immunize.org/vis

Vaccine Information Sheets (VIS) in English, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Karen, Korean, Polish, Russian, Somali, Thai, Urdu, and Vietnamese.