Technical Meeting:

The role of HCP in HPV vaccination and screening programme implementation – Prevention and control of HPV and HPV related cancers in Romania

Bucharest, Romania – May 2018

 

Meeting Objectives
  • Provide an overview of the role of the health care provider (HCP) in the vaccination program, with a focus on HPV vaccination
  • Discuss the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for HCP in different vaccination programs, e.g. school based, GP driven and vaccination clinics.
  • Provide an overview of different information and trainings materials available for HCP at various international organisations (CDC, ECDC, WHO, …)
  • Discuss country examples where HCP play an important role in the implementation and coverage of HPV vaccination and screening.
  • Propose strategies to enhance the impact of HCP towards better screening and vaccination coverage.
  • Discuss Romanian challenges, analysis of previous introduction, ways to address the issues and opportunities in prevention and control of HPV and HPV related cancers.

DAY 1 – Tuesday, May 15th 2018

SESSION 1: OPENING AND OBJECTIVES
Chairs: Pierre Van Damme, Alexandru Rafila

  • Welcome by National Institute of Public Health
    Florentina Furtunescu, National Institute of Public Health (Romania) 

 

SESSION 2: HCP ATTITUDES TOWARDS VACCINATION
Chairs: Pierre Van Damme, Alexandru Rafila

 

 

 

  • Discussion

SESSION 3: HCP TRAINING IN SERVICE AND PRE-SERVICE
Chairs: Jo Yarwood, Paolo Bonanni     

 

  • Feedback on survey done among European Medical students
    Emilie Dierckx & Fien De Laet, EMSA Antwerp, University of Antwerp (Belgium)

 

SESSION 4: MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR IN SERVICE TRAINING OF HCP
Chairs: Adriana Pistol, Emilie Karafillakis

    • CDC
      Noel Brewer, University of North Carolina (USA)
      (Video) 

     

     

     

     

     

    • Discussion

     

    SESSION 5: COUNTRY EXAMPLES/EXPERIENCES
    Chairs: Sharon Hanley, Eduardo Franco

     

    • Discussion
    • Introduction of the break-out sessions

    SESSION 6: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
    Chairs: Adriana Pistol, Emilie Karafillakis

      • Break-out sessions:

        – Topic. SWOT of School based systems and GP based systems
        Chair: Paolo Bonanni

        – Topic. Should we monitor the attitudes of HCW towards primary and secondary HPV prevention/immunisation in general, if yes how;
        Chair: Alex Vorsters

        – Topic. Materials available for in service training. What is needed? Is other material needed? Are the available sources well-known?
        Chair: Joanne Yarwood

      • Presentations from the break-out sessions & discussion

       

      DAY 2: Wednesday, May 16th 2018

      SESSION 7: HPV PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN ROMANIA CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
      Chairs:  Alex Vorsters, Corina Silvia Pop

      • Welcome by Mrs Sorina Pintea, Minister of Health

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      • Discussion

      SESSION 8: BREAK-OUT SESSIONS ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HPV AND HPV RELATED CANCERS IN ROMANIA
      Chairs: Marc Arbyn, Nubia Muñoz

      • Introduction of the break-out sessions

       

      • Break-out sessions:
        – Strengths
        Chair: Adriana Pistol- Weakness
        Chair: Alexandru Rafila

        – Opportunities
        Chair: Marc Arbyn

        – Threats
        Chair: Patrick Achimas

        – Presentations from the break-out sessions & discussion

      ​SESSION 9: MEETING CONCLUSIONS
      Chairs: Pierre Van Damme, Alexandru Rafila