The Health Care Team Tool Kit, a component of Managing HPV: A New Era in Patient Care, is designed to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers, frontline staff, business personnel, and educators about HPV, cervical cancer screening, the treatment of genital warts, and the HPV vaccine. This tool kit is part of a comprehensive education program created by Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, Inc., the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology.
Click the links below to download the tool kit:
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
A guide for patient educators, medical assistants and frontline employees that includes questions and answers about HPV, the HPV vaccine, genital warts and cervical cancer screening.
- Curriculum for community educators (PDF)
This curriculum contains lesson plans for youth, parents and community groups that are designed to increase awareness and knowledge about HPV. This manual also contains tips for working with diverse audiences and answering challenging questions.
- Manual for business personnel (PDF)
This manual contains answers to questions about HPV, external genital warts, the HPV vaccine, screening for cervical cancer, and related business issues. It also contains an updated version of the “PPFA Vaccine Tool Kit” that describes immunization services.
- Managing HPV: A New Era in Patient Care, a Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians
This guide offers concise guidance on the HPV-related issues that tend to be the most perplexing for front-line providers: the realities of HPV transmission and natural history, current recommendations for cervical cancer screening, efficacy and safety of the HPV vaccine, and key counseling messages for HPV and HPV-related diseases.
For more information about the program, contact Camille Harris at charris@arhp.org.
This tool kit is made possible by grants from Merck and Co, Inc., Graceway Pharmaceuticals, Hologic and QIAGEN.