OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the current rate of HPV vaccination in an OB/GYN clinic and determine the effect of an educational intervention on HPV vaccine counseling by resident physicians.
METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study that examined the effect a resident educational intervention had on HPV vaccine counseling by OB/GYN resident physicians for females who were seen for health maintenance visits. The percentage of patients counseled was determined for a 6-month period before an educational intervention in 2012 and for 6 months after the intervention in 2013. In addition the HPV vaccine coverage for women who had received one or more doses was also determined.
RESULTS: Resident physicians saw one hundred and seven women for health maintenance visits. Of the 68 women in 2012 who had not completed the vaccine series, 8 (11.8%) received HPV vaccine counseling. Eight of 30 (26.7%) women in 2013 received counseling from a resident physician. There was not a significant difference in counseling from 2012 to 2013 (p=0.08). The HPV vaccine coverage for 19 to 26 year old females who had received one or more doses was 14.1% in 2012 and 15.4% in 2013.
CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated an increase in patients who received counseling after an educational intervention though this did not reach significance. In addition we found that our population demonstrates a lower HPV vaccine initiation compared to the national average.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2015, Resident, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Patient Care, GME, Public Health, Infectious Disease,
Date Presented
2015 Poster Abstract
Keywords
Evidence Based Practice, Healthcare Systems
Intended Audience
Resident, Residency Director
Copentencies Addressed
Patient Care
Educational Continuum
GME
Educational Focus:
Public Health
Clinical Focus
Infectious Disease
Primary Author
Gretchen R. Stiefel, DO
St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
Secondary Authors
James R. Minor, MD, Elizabeth S. Moore, PhD, Todd Foster, MA
