Us vs. HPV Week
January 25 – 31, 2020
Our Mission
Our mission is to create a collaborative community dedicated to educating clinicians and the public about the HPV virus, its disease consequences. prevention and management. Embracing participants from all walks of life and backgrounds, we are energized by the goal of “All-of-Us” working together to launch our “power-full” cancer initiative.
UsvsHPV is a one-week series of webinars, social media campaigns, local events and more to promote awareness about HPV and HPV-related diseases. Organized by the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) , Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC) and Indiana University (IU), with support from numerous medical associations and institutions nationally and internationally. See what happened during HPV Week 2019.
WEBINARS HOSTED BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY
- Monday 1/27 – HPV Update: Community Initiatives and Challenges
- Tuesday 1/28 – Medical Societies’ Efforts Against HPV
- Wednesday 1/29 – Gathering Momentum for the Global Elimination of Cervical Cancer
- Thursday 1/30 – HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancers
- Friday 1/31 – January 31, 2020 HPV Affects Us All
We are delighted to present the one-minute cervical cancer elimination video translated in several languages, and with recordings of the Us vs. HPV webinar series for Feb 4th, World Cancer Day.
ACTIVITIES
- Social media education campaign – sign up to get involved.
- Media
- HPV educational materials
- E-mail campaigns on screening and vaccination
- Campus tabling and outreach events
- Art as advocacy
- Film screenings – Lady Ganga (18 min), Someone You Love (Free CME, 1 hr, 20 min)
- BHI 5K Run/Walk in NYC
- On-line CME Courses
- Twitter Chats @AMWADoctors
- Dr. Jennifer Conti, co-host of The V Word Podcast, Thursday, Jan 30 5 – 6 pm EST, #askdrconti


Meet Jason Mendelsohn, survivor of HPV-related oral cancer. Hear about his life changing story. Jason spoke during the Monday webinar. Catch the recording if you missed it!

HPV Prevention Week Organized by:

American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)

Global Initiative Against HPV and Cervical Cancer (GIAHC)
