{"doi":"10.1002/lary.31351","title":"Improving HPV‐Related Oropharyngeal Cancer Knowledge and HPV Vaccination Rates via Virtual Workshops","abstract":"OBJECTIVE: To validate the efficacy of a virtual, interdisciplinary workshop in improving HPV knowledge, and vaccination practices among primary care and dental trainees. METHODS: A virtual platform was utilized to hold HPV educational workshops with primary care and dental trainees. Online surveys were distributed before and after the 1-h interactive workshop, led by otolaryngology residents. Surveys included the workshop's impact on (a) improving knowledge of HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and (b) affecting change in HPV vaccination practices. The vaccination rates of trainees were recorded prior to and after workshop attendance. RESULTS: After the workshop, participants demonstrated significantly improved scores related to knowledge of HPV in the head and neck (p = 0.003) and showed an increased comfort level with counseling on HPV vaccination (p = 0.002). Respondents were also more aware that the HPV vaccine is approved to prevent OPSCC (61% vs. 95%, p < 0.05). Ninety-seven percent of respondents stated that the workshop changed their HPV vaccination practices, and 95% of those not fully vaccinated stated they would now be more likely to receive the vaccine themselves. There was a significant increase in the average number of HPV vaccines administered at the studied trainee clinic, from 16.83 vaccines/month to 37.6 vaccines/month (percent increase = 123%) in 5 months following the workshop (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION: The present interactive virtual workshop demonstrates efficacy in improving HPV-related knowledge and vaccination practices among trainees. The virtual nature of the course facilitates knowledge transfer and can be used to foster multi-institutional partnerships regarding medical education and vaccination efforts. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4 Laryngoscope, 134:3096-3101, 2024.","journal":"The Laryngoscope","year":2024,"id":479529,"datarank":0.0,"base_score":0.0,"endowment":0.0,"self_citation_contribution":0.0,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.0,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":1,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9608,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2024-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":774080,"name":"Shaghauyegh S. Azar","orcid":"0000-0002-3771-3763","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":816843,"name":"Haidee Chen","orcid":"0000-0003-2723-9313","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1318996,"name":"Miryam Saad","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1318997,"name":"Sneha Subhash","orcid":null,"position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1318662,"name":"Brooke M. Su‐Velez","orcid":"0000-0002-3525-8728","position":5,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":702359,"name":"Maie A. St. John","orcid":"0000-0001-7068-9534","position":6,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1192428,"name":"Lauran K. Evans","orcid":"0000-0002-9860-5248","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":25,"raw_metadata":null,"created_at":"2026-07-19T02:06:54.284166Z","pmid":"38400791","pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}