tratamiento del HPV

Public Health workshop enhances programing of 26th International Papillomavirus Conference

MONTREAL, Mar. 2, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- /CNW Telbec/ -- Public health professionals are for the first time invited to the Public Health Workshop, a bilingual preconference that will be held July 3 to 4, 2010, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal, as a complement to the 26th International Papillomavirus Conference. The initiative, proposed jointly by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, will highlight the many public health issues connected with preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) and related diseases and cancers.

Dr. Marc Steben, Steering Committee co-chair, elaborates: "The Public Health Workshop will meet a real need for skills development. We are committed to making the training as interactive as possible, with a view to exchanging information and building on the lessons learned, in addition to the many solutions that have come from HPV-related experiences here and elsewhere."

In concrete terms, the program for the Public Health Workshop has four tracks. The first day will start with screening as the topic addressed. In the afternoon, discussions among speakers and participants will focus on vaccines and immunization programs. The second workshop day will begin with a look at research, surveillance and evaluation issues. Finally, to close the workshop, a few health promotion and education approaches will be analysed. The detailed program is now available at www.hpv2010.org/phw.

"The participants will leave the workshop with practical tools to guide their work and interesting avenues to explore as they move forward," says Dr. Howard Njoo, Steering Committee co-chair. "Since world-renowned speakers will be contributing to the discussions, the meeting will provide an excellent opportunity for networking with many international scientists."

The workshop, for which simultaneous translation will be provided, is aimed at various public health professionals, from physicians, nurses and program managers to researchers and epidemiologists. Registration is now open, at www.hpv2010.org, and a special rate is available until March 30, 2010.

About the 26th International Papillomavirus Conference

On the initiative of the Institut national de santé publique du Québec, the 26th International Papillomavirus Conference is being organized in collaboration by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, the McGill University Health Centre, the Institut de recherche clinique de Montréal, Université Laval, McGill University and the Université de Montréal. This scientific conference will provide an overview of the key progress made in basic and applied research on the national and international levels. For more information on this major event, visit www.hpv2010.org.

About human papillomavirus

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most frequent sexually transmitted infection in the world. It is the source of a number of cancers, including cervical, anal, mouth, throat, tongue and tonsil cancers. HPV also causes genital warts very frequently in adolescents and adults, as well as warts on the vocal cords of babies. The issues related to HPV infection are many. Highly effective preventive vaccines and very reliable cervical cancer now exist. However, there is little access to these two prevention tools in the populations hardest hit by HPV.