The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) in partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Bureau of Health Improvement & Wellness, Breast and Cervical Cancer Project (BCCP), developed and executed a multi-phased, training program for primary care physicians and their practice teams to improve Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination rates in adolescents.
- Percentage of patients age 11 – 26 with at least 1 HPV vaccine
- Percentage of patients age 11 – 26 with completed HPV vaccine series.
- Buckeye Family Health Care
- Canton Family Healthcare, LLC
- Cleveland Clinic Mercy Lake
- Hopewell Health Centers, Inc.
- MetroHealth
- OhioHealth Physicians Group Sharon Road Primary Care
- Premier Health Primary Care – Beavercreek
- Summa Health Family Medicine Residency– Barberton
- University of Toledo Family Medicine Residency
- Westerville Medical Associates
- Wright Patterson Air Force Base Family Medicine.
Two important components of the program that helped teams find success were educational webinars and a team webpage full of resources, tools, and more. Both of these components are now available to all OAFP members so you too can improve HPV vaccination rates in practice.
The HPV Webinar Series includes four sessions with information on the general background of HPV infection, an overview of HPV-associated cancer and disease, HPV vaccination guidelines and updates, as well as strategies to implement changes for a QI project on the topic. The series was reviewed by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP )and approved for up to 1.75 Enduring AAFP Prescribed credits available through Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
EasyPI: HPV Vaccination was launched in June and is available for all members. This EasyPI track has all of the resources and tools the teams in the program used for ultimate success. Get started on your own project to improve HPV vaccination rates using the information provided along with a step-by-step instruction guide on how to submit that work to the American Board of Family Medicine for credit!
If you have any questions regarding the HPV Vaccination QI program, the HPV webinar series or the EasyPI: HPV Vaccination track, please contact Kaitlin McGuffie or call 800.742.7327.
A special thank you to ODH for supporting this work and to Ryan Kauffman, MD, FAAFP, program champion, for creating materials used by the teams and for leading kickoff and mid-program check-in calls.