Infectious diseases Earn free CME through online course on HPV cancer prevention This course covers HPV infection in patients of both sexes, the efficacy and safety of the HPV vaccine, and strategies to increase HPV vaccination coverage. Jan. 27, 2021Wednesday The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The AOA, in partnership with Miller Medical Communications, LLC, and with support from an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc., is now offering an online learning activity on preventing HPV-caused cancer. This free course covers HPV infection in patients of both sexes, the efficacy and safety of the HPV vaccine, the expanded indications and current guidelines for HPV vaccination, and strategies to increase HPV vaccination coverage. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to: Describe the HPV-associated disease burden of male and female patients Describe the HPV-associated disease burden across the life course Interpret HPV vaccine efficacy data Interpret HPV vaccine safety data Use current guidelines to determine whether a patient is recommended to receive the HPV vaccine and know the number of doses and recommended schedules for different age groups The American Osteopathic Association Bureau of OMED has designated this monograph for a maximum of 2.0 AOA Category 1-B credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity. To register and take this course, visit AOA Online Learning. More in Newsbriefs Applications now open for AOA’s new Physician Payment Policy Fellowship Apply for the AOA’s inaugural 18-month Physician Payment Policy Fellowship and deepen your expertise in healthcare payment systems. Applications are due Dec. 19, 2025. DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book. Previous articleThe DO Book Club, January 2021: The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Next articleGood Morning America features Alaska DO's COVID-19 vaccine outreach efforts
Applications now open for AOA’s new Physician Payment Policy Fellowship Apply for the AOA’s inaugural 18-month Physician Payment Policy Fellowship and deepen your expertise in healthcare payment systems. Applications are due Dec. 19, 2025.
DO to lead Mississippi physician workforce office, DO student co-authors educational children’s book Richard Calderone, DO, MPH, is the new director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, and Brooke Birks, OMS IV, published a children’s book.