2021 National Meeting

DAY 1: June 9, 2021, 1:00 – 3:20 p.m. EST

1:00 p.m. LIFTOFF: Meeting Open

• Dr. Kristin Oliver, Co-Chair, National HPV Vaccination Roundtable/American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• Dr. Rebecca Perkins, Co-Chair, National HPV Vaccination Roundtable/ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

1:10 p.m. HPV Impact Story

• Gail Jackson, Psychotherapist and Survivor of HPV-attributed Tonsil Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer Alliance

1:15 p.m.  OPENING REMARKS: Transmitting the Importance of Adolescent Population Health

• Dr. David Bell, President, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

1: 25 p.m. FEATURED PRESENTATION: Reaching New Heights Together: A National Perspective from the Director of CDC’s Immunization Services & the Chief Medical Officer of Texas Children’s Pediatrics

• Dr. Melinda Wharton, Director, Immunization Services Division, CDC
• Dr. Stanley Spinner, CMO, Texas Children's Pediatrics

Childhood immunization is down over 11 million doses due to pandemic health care disruptions.  Protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases has never been more important.  Adolescent vaccine rates lag behind younger children, so we need to activate both the public and private sector to catch up for a safe return to in-person schooling this fall.  This session will provide an overview of childhood visits and immunization in the U.S. and describe the efforts of a pediatric health care system to prioritize HPV vaccination as cancer prevention before, during and after the pandemic.

2:00 p.m.  BREAK/MOONWALK AT HOME OR OFFICE

2:15 p.m. PANEL PRESENTATION: There’s Space for Everybody: A Panel on HPV Vaccination in Diverse Communities

NASA’s twitter motto is “there’s space for everybody.” We believe this applies to vaccination as well. Every child should be fully protected from vaccine-preventable diseases. 

HPV vaccination rates for teens have traditionally been higher among communities of color than white populations thanks to strong public vaccination programs for children.  Due to pandemic disruptions, overall adolescent immunization rates have fallen 15-20%, with HPV vaccination down 19.2% as of late April 2021. Rates have fallen more among public vaccine recipients, which tend to serve more diverse populations.  Prior to the pandemic, males, rural teens and insured teens had lower vaccination rates.

This panel will present both recent research and insights from diverse organizations represented on the HPV Roundtable. This work represents efforts in Asian American, African American/Afro Caribbean, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Latinx communities.

Moderator:

• Dr. Sherrie Wallington, The George Washington University

Speakers:

• Dr. William Calo, Penn State College of Medicine
• Dr. Milkie Vu, Emory University
• Dr. Isabel Scarinci, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Dr. Patricia Jeudin, University of Miami; African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium
• Dr. Allison Empey, Oregon Health & Science University; Chair, Committee on Native American Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics

Suggested Pre-Reading:

• Disparities and Reverse Disparities in HPV Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• A Systematic Review of Practice-, Provider-, and Patient-level Determinants Impacting Asian-Americans’ Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Intention and Uptake
• African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium
• HPV Vaccine Uptake among Daughters of Latinx Immigrant Mothers: Findings from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community-based, Culturally Relevant Intervention
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
• The Role of Trust in HPV Vaccine Uptake among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in the United States: a Narrative Review

3:15 p.m. Mission Control Check-In: Conclusion Remarks on Public Session

3:20 p.m. ADJOURN PUBLIC SESSION