Health Care Professional

On behalf of the FMWC, thank you for your commitment to preventing HPV-related cancers and diseases.

Stay up to date on the latest information about HPV screening and vaccination through the links below.

“Cancer Won’t Wait” newsletters

March 2023: Head and Neck Cancer: A Vaccine Preventable Disease!September 2022: The Crisis in the School Immunization Programs June 2022: HPV Immunization: Now or Never March 2022: Normalizing the Conversation September 2021: Vaccination Requires Collaboration July 2021: Immunization Success: A Team Sport May 2021: Vaccine Hesitancy and HPV March 2021: The Y Factor: Let Us Not Forget About Our Boys/Men January 2021: Local to Global November 2020: Pandemic-Proof Your HPV Prevention Care

Current guidelines

British Columbia Cervical Screening Guidelines (BC Cancer Agency)HPV Vaccine: Canadian Immunization Guide (NACI) Updated NACI Statement, May 2017 Ontario Cervical Screening Guidelines (Cancer Care Ontario)

Guidelines for cervical cancer screening vary from province to province. We’ve provided the guidelines from Ontario and British Columbia as an example.

News articles and additional resources

Health Canada Approves GARDASIL®9 for the Prevention of Oropharyngeal and Other Head and Neck Cancers World Health Organization Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative Chief Dental Officer of Canada Statement: Human Papillomavirus and Oral Health CPAC Report: HPV Immunization for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer GOC Statement: Opportunistic HPV Vaccination Medical Societies Joint HPV Prevention Statement World Health Organization Launch of the Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer CPHA Educational Module: Explore the CARD System for Improving the Vaccination Experience

FMWC HPV Task Force

White Paper: FMWC Task Force Addressing the Crisis in the Ontario School-Based HPV Immunization Program

News/press coverage:

October 4, 2022 - Op-Ed (TVO) - Three steps Ontario must take to catch up on missed HPV vaccinations October 3, 2022 - Press Release (Cision) - 'Don't let our children fall through the cracks!' - Women physicians urge Ontario government to take additional steps to fix crisis with school vaccinations and increase HPV immunization June 16, 2022 - Blog Post (Ontario Chamber of Commerce) - An Effective Prescription for an Increasing Problem May 1, 2022 - Op-Ed (The Toronto Star) - Ontario has seen a staggering and deadly drop in HPV vaccinations. We must protect youth against cancer now April 25, 2022 - Press Release (Cision) - From 60 per cent uptake to 0.8 per cent: FMWC HPV Task Force White Paper Highlights Solutions to Ontario's Lagging HPV Vaccinations March 16, 2022 (CTV News Toronto) - 'A crisis': Health experts urge resuming school-based vaccine program for preventable cancers in Ontario

Video

May 10, 2022 (Daytime Ottawa, Rogers TV) - Boosting The Rate of HPV Vaccinations In Ontario May 4, 2022 (The National, CBC) - Calls for schools, pharmacies to boost lagging HPV vaccination rates for kids

Audio

October 3, 2022 - The Shift with Patty Handysides (iHeartRadio AM800 Windsor) - WOMEN PHYSICIANS URGE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TO FIX CRISIS WITH SCHOOL VACCINATIONS April 27, 2022 - The Shift with Patty Handysides (iHeartRadio AM800 Windsor) - THE SHIFT - NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS WEEK April 25, 2022 - The Alan Carter Radio Program (Global News) - 'We need to talk about this': HPV vaccinations in Ontario schools reach new low