This online course provides a comprehensive overview of HPV, the clinical implications of persistent HPV, epidemiology of HPV cancers in men and women and the role of vaccination in prevention of HPV infection. The course also provides a detailed overview of the National HPV Immunisation Programme in Ireland.
On completion of this course you should be able to
- Discuss some common subtypes of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Outline the role of HPV in development of cervical cancer
- List HPV related cancers in women and men
- Describe HPV vaccines
- Outline the impact of HPV vaccination
- Describe the HPV School Immunisation Programme
- Discuss the effectiveness and impact of HPV vaccines
- Outline precautions, contraindications and known side-effects of HPV vaccines
- Summarise recent misinformation campaigns around HPV vaccination and how the decline in vaccine uptake was reversed in Ireland
- Present compelling evidence for the safety of HPV vaccines
- Discuss the epidemiology of HPV related cancers in males
- Describe the universal HPV School Immunisation Programme
- Outline the key details about HPV 9 vaccine
- Discuss HPV vaccine for at risk groups and older males and females
This course is suitable for all healthcare professionals.
The development of this course was supported by MSD in line with EU guidelines on development of Continuous Medical Education (Union of European Medical Specialists (UEMS)/European Accreditation Council for CME (EACCME)).
