The HPV 9-10 Trial: Early Initiation of HPV Vaccination

Practices are randomized to receive training on how to recommend HPV vaccine, including both standardized communication strategies and strategies for switching from 11-12 years to 9-10 years including: challenges with 11-12 strategy, long-term immunity, success of other practices and tips to help standardize to age 9-10. Trainings will be a combination of online and in-person or virtual. Annual trainings will be offered and providers will receive Maintenance of Certification credits (MOC) for participating. Providers will routinely recommend HPV starting at age 9 for all patients -- which is already approved for this vaccine but is not routinely recommended at age 9 years.

Control practices will receive a training on standardized communication for HPV vaccine including: using strong recommendations, using presumptive recommendation, providing specific phrases to use with parents, answering common questions and, HPV vaccine as a cancer prevention. Annual trainings will be offered and providers will receive professional development credit (MOC).