In the fall of 2007, Huron-Superior District Catholic School Board trustees made news near and far by refusing to allow the administration of provincially ordered doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in its schools.
The vaccine offers protection from sexually transmitted genital HPV infection.
But after a year of often-heated controversy, the board reversed itself in a five-to-four vote.
The November 2008 flip-flop opened the way for Grade 8 girls attending Huron-Superior schools to get HPV/ Gardasil vaccinations - with parental approval - beginning in the 2008-09 school year.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine issued the following media advisory today:
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Prophylactic HPV vaccines: The future is now
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) will feature Dr. Alex Ferenczy at an upcoming symposium.
The symposium, entitled “Prophylactic HPV Vaccines: The Future is Now,” will review topics critical to the current understanding of genital HPV infection in Canada.
These are:
1. Medical, financial, psychological implications of cervical cancer, its precursors and genital warts
2. The arguments for and against the implementation of publically funded prophylactic HPV vaccination in light of scientific, peer-reviewed published data on the recently approved quadrivalent HPV vaccine
3. The role and methods of cervical cancer screening in the post-vaccination era; and
4. The importance for advocacy for promoting maximum population coverage to be vaccinated.
Please plan to attend this symposium.
Date
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. EST
Title
"Prophylactic HPV Vaccines: The Future is Now"
Speakers
Dr. Alex Ferenczy, MD, professor of pathology and obstetrics & gynecology, McGill University, Montreal Locations
Live presentation at NOSM’s East Campus, Medical School Building (MSE), Room 107, Laurentian University and video-linked to NOSM’s West Campus, Advanced Technology & Academic Centre (ATAC), Room 6022, Lakehead University
Dr. Ferenczy graduated from medical school in Montreal, Canada, trained as a gynaecological pathologist in New York City, and has been full professor of pathology and obstetrics & gynecology at McGill University, Montreal, for the past 25 years.
He is head of gynecological pathology and cytology of the Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital and has practiced colposcopy at the same institution for the past 35 years.
Dr. Ferenczy has been active in clinical research focusing on HPV infections, including prophylactic HPV vaccines as well as in endocrine pathology of the endometrium.
He has published extensively in these respective fields, and is involved in national and international CME activities.
Dr. Ferenczy is a reviewer of many scientific journals, including Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Journal of the American Medical Association, and Cancer.
Limited seating is available at each presentation site.
Please contact Sherry Mongeau at (705) 662-7257 or [by] e-mail.
This live webcast may also be viewed [at this] website] (please go to the Live & Archived Webcasts button under Quick Finds).
Log in prior to the event for webcast setup and details.
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine is a pioneering faculty of medicine.
The School is a joint initiative of Lakehead and Laurentian Universities with main campuses in Thunder Bay and Sudbury, and multiple teaching and research sites across Northern Ontario.
By educating skilled physicians and undertaking health research suited to community needs, the School will become a cornerstone of community health care in Northern Ontario.
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