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This event was comprised of an evening of information sharing between HPV specialists and medical clinicians, public health staff and other health care professionals that provided the most up-to-date information on HPV and the burden of HPV-related diseases. The event was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on November 10, 2010.
Speakers included:
Dr. Tim Hilderman, Medical Officer of Health, Interlake Region, Manitoba Health
Presentation: Human Papillomavirus and HPV vaccine update – considerations for Manitoba
Dr. Erich Kliewer, Consulting Epidemiologist, CancerCare Manitoba
Presentation: Manitoba HPV surveillance: Burden of disease, vaccine uptake, and screening behaviours
Dr. Marina Salvadori, Infectious Diseases Consultant, Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, and Medical Coordinator of the South Western Ontario Infection Control Network, London, Ontario
Presentation: Current understanding of HPV vaccines - efficacy-cross protection-immunogenicity
For more information please visit: http://www.icid.com/manitoba-secretariat