Chair of Medicine and Primary Care Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
Disclosure(s):
Tyler C. Cymet, DO: No financial relationships to disclose
Please enter a 3-4 sentence description of the session: Calling all internists! HPV isn’t just lurking in the OB/GYN wing—it’s in your exam rooms too. This engaging, evidence-based session will equip internists with the tools to recognize, test, refer, prevent, and manage HPV-related conditions with confidence
Learning Objectives: When to Think HPV: Recognize clinical scenarios where HPV should be on your radar—warts, weird Paps, and high-risk patients. Testing 101: Understand who to test, when to test, and what those results actually mean. Referral Roadmap: Know when it’s time to call in the GYN, ENT, or colorectal cavalry. Prevention Power: Master the HPV vaccine schedule, catch-up guidelines, and how to tackle vaccine hesitancy. Treatment Tidbits: Review current approaches to managing warts and monitoring HPV-related lesions. Let’s make HPV less mysterious—and more manageable—for internists everywhere.
Learning Objectives:
Sexually transmitted or sexually activated?
When to Think HPV: Recognize clinical scenarios where HPV should be on your radar—warts, weird Paps, and high-risk patients.
Testing 101: Understand who to test, when to test, and what those results actually mean.
Referral Roadmap: Know when it’s time to call in the GYN, ENT, or colorectal cavalry.
Prevention Power: Master the HPV vaccine schedule, catch-up guidelines, and how to tackle vaccine hesitancy.
Treatment Tidbits: Review current approaches to managing warts and monitoring HPV-related lesions