CA HPV Vaccination Roundtable presents "Health Plan Virtual Forum on Advancing Adolescent Immunization"
August 27th, 2024

Health plans play a vital role in advancing adolescent immunization, and low HPV vaccination consistently hinders adolescent immunization (HEDIS IMA-2) performance. On-time vaccination matters: the HPV vaccine can prevent over 90% of cancers caused by HPV when given by age 13. The California HPV Vaccination Roundtable, a coalition of diverse stakeholders led by the American Cancer Society, California Dialogue on Cancer, CDPH Immunization Branch, and California Immunization Coalition, is proud to be hosting a Virtual Health Plan Forum on Advancing Adolescent Immunization on Tuesday, August 27th from 10am-12pm PT.

Our virtual forum will convene health plan representatives from throughout California to build knowledge and urgency around advancing HPV immunization, learn about evidence-based approaches and available resources, and hear from a panel of health plans working on innovative efforts to improve HPV vaccination. We encourage health plans (Medi-Cal and Commercial) to participate as a team by including departments such as Medical Directors, Quality Improvement, Population Health, Health Education, HEDIS, Provider Relations, Marketing, and Pharmacy.

Confirmed speakers:
Kristen Oliver, MD- Chair, ACS National HPV Vaccination Roundtable & Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine & Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Priya Motz, MD- Quality & Health Equity Transformation Branch
Chief, Quality & Health Equity Division, California Department of Health Care Services
Jennifer Tsui, PhD- Director for Cancer Care Delivery Research and Implementation Science, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Confirmed panelists:
Amanda Kim- Partnership HealthPlan of California
Marcella De Santis, MM, CPHQ- Inland Empire Health Plan
Christiane Soultz, RN, BSN- CareSource Indiana
Douglas Morier, PhD, MPH- Health Net