Anal Health: What We Should Know About Anal Carcinoma and Pap Screening

TELECONFERENCE TRAINING

Anal Health:
What We Should Know About
Anal Carcinoma and Pap Screening

THURSDAY July 19: 2 PM EST,
1PM CST, 11AM PST

CHAMP, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA), National Coalition for LGBT Health, and Stop AIDS invite you to join a teleconference on:

Anal Health:
What We Should Know About
Anal Carcinoma and Pap Screening.

THURSDAY, July 19th at 2pm EST Toll-free number: 866-247-3147
Passcode: 4277#

Please register by contacting Sarah at showell@champnetwork.org or 401-427-2303 x2 with your name, city/state, email, phone, and organization (optional).

PRESENTERS:

Terry Schwartz, RN, MS, FNP, ANP-C, nurse practitioner, HIV specialist & practitioner of High Resolution Anoscopy for the diagnosis/treatment of anal dysplasia

Joel Ginsberg, Executive Director, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)

Josh Thomas, Policy Fellow, Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP)

BACKGROUND:

Anal health is an often-ignored topic, but one with many implications for HIV-positive people and their communities. Anal cancer rates are estimated to be 60 to 90 times higher in people living with HIV/AIDS than in the general population. However, treating pre-cancerous cells can be very successful in halting the progression to anal cancer.

Anal HPV infection (which can be a precursor to anal cancer) has come under scrutiny in recent months after the release of the HPV vaccine, and there have been calls for anal pap screening – routine tests for signs of anal cancer – for populations at high risk (gay and bisexual men, men and women with HIV, and people who engage in anal intercourse).

Please join us to discuss the current state of anal pap screening, clinical and community concerns with the process, and unanswered questions regarding anal HPV, anal cancer, and preventive anal health care.

The call will provide: - An overview of anal HPV and its associations with anal cancer, and the current state of anal pap screening - A discussion of challenges and concerns for future screening proposals, including stigma, lack of a standard of care, patient access, and cost - Implications for people living with HIV and their communities

There will be time for questions and discussion at the end of the call. Please feel free to email questions for the presenters to showell@champnetwork.org in advance.

Everyone is welcome to join the call.

Please register for the call by contacting Sarah at showell@champnetwork.org or 401-427-2303 x20 with: Name: City/State: Email: Phone: Organization (optional):