MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

Abrstract:

The contraction rate of HPV, human papilloma virus, is drastically increasing. This leads to higher rates of cervical cancer in young adults in the United States. This paper addresses incoming physicians with the information needed to accurately address this rising epidemic. This includes, background on HPV, providing information on what it is and how it is contracted, preventative measures including the vaccine, and addressing the reaction from parental community on this vaccine. In order to fully address the severity of HPV and the need for vaccination, the paper includes a case study following a patient from contraction to death. The case study serves as a quick lesson as well on how physicians can improve their bedside manner. The best preventative measure against HPV is currently the HPV vaccine. This vaccine, which is normally administered to teens and young adults ages 13-18, is receiving great backlash from the parental community. This paper concludes with addressing not only specific parental concerns such as: the vaccine is: too dangerous, promotes sexual activity, and is inconvenient to be administered, but also how physicians should address these concerns and convince parents to get their children vaccinated. This information serves as supplement for incoming physicians who want to improve their abilities to interact with young patients and their corresponding parental community in order to ensure the patients’ safety.
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Reader’s Profile: Since medical school students will be reading this paper, there might be some areas where more details will be needed to ensure clarity.

Reader’s Response: There is definitely a need to address this HPV concern. I may have to go out and do further research to make sure I understand all of the information I need in order to address my potential patient. Maybe I should go and shadow a physician having one of these talks with a parent so I can fully understand their concerns and how to handle them. Looking into this, I should go read more on other cautionary measures (such as pap smears) and also the implications for patients who have already contracted HPV; I need to know their treatment options and their potential outlook.

S, the profile contains an interesting suggestion about shadowing. I really like that idea.

Might you also conclude with scripts? The NHS in the UK uses script work to help nurses and other frontline works urge or nudge people into vaccinations.

https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/hospital/dh-scripts-to-urge-nurse-take-up-of-swine-flu-vaccine/5007720.article

You can also look at the idea of "nudge" here:
http://freakonomics.com/2008/04/11/nudge/

I think these ideas would be a good way to close your paper. And, encourage the medical student audience to think about the clinical challenge with some tools.