Health Care Professionals

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

“Cancer Won’t Wait” newsletters

December 2023: HPV Task Force – Year 2 Summary
October 2023: Why we need an HPV task force
June 2023: Immunizations: Breaking Down the Silos and Embracing Community Care
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 (CIG) Updated NACI Statement, May 2017 (NACI)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