The CMA Foundation has initiated
a project addressing the link between Human Papillomavirus
[HPV] and Cervical Cancer. The goal of the project is to educate
both patients and clinicians about the connection between
the HPV virus and cervical cancer with the ultimate aim of
promoting strategies that can prevent both cervical cancer
and HPV.
The project provides clinicians with resources to -
- Increase their clinical understanding of the link between
cervical cancer and HPV.
- Strengthen their communication with patients.
- Broaden their understanding of the health disparities
and cultural differences associated with cervical cancer
and HPV.
- Increase their understanding of the HPV vaccine.
 With
physicians and other healthcare providers in mind, the CMA
Foundation and our expert panel of advisors identified a number
of excellent resources to assist clinicians in locating the
most up-to-date and useful resources for patient education,
provider information and continuing medical education. Patient
counseling and education are critical and should be assisted
by the use of written materials. Patients who are well informed
are more likely to take an active role in their follow up
care, which could directly reduce the chances that high-risk
types of genital HPV will progress to cervical cancer.
We wish to thank our partners and advisors for the expertise
they bring to this issue -
Consultants to the Expert Panel include -
- Terri Thorffinson, JD, California Department of Health
Services, Office of Women’s Health
- Heidi Bauer, MD, California Department of Health Services
- Shelly Marks, California Family Planning Council
- Mark Sawyer, MD, UC San Diego Department of Pediatrics
- Anita Nelson, MD, David Geffen Medical School at UCLA
- Diana Ramos, MD, USC-Keck School of Medicine
- Dean Blumberg, MD, UC Davis Medical Center
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