IPVS webinar: Cultural Insights about HPV vaccination in the MENA region

IPVS educational webinar:

Cultural Insights about HPV vaccination in the MENA region*

*Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

Tuesday, 25th October 2022
13:30-14:30 CEST (Geneva) / 7:30-8:30 EDT (New York) / 15:30-16:30 GST (Muscat)

Topic:

This webinar will discuss cultural normative values toward sexuality and the implications for HPV education and vaccination programs. It will draw on recent studies that assessed Omani women and men’s knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and acceptability towards HPV vaccination in Oman and resultant insights for the MENA region.

Moderator:
Margaret Heffernan, OAM, PhD
RMIT University
Australia

Speakers:
Omar Al Zaabi, PhD
Associate Professor
College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University
Sultanate of Oman

Judie Arulappan
Associate Professor
College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University
Sultanate of Oman

Q&A moderator:
Ellen Dalley, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Practice
University of South Florida, College of Public Health
USA

Learning objectives

1. Explore the cultural determinants influencing knowledge and attitudes of towards HPV prevention in the MENA region
2. Identify the facilitators and barriers towards implementation of HPV education and HPV vaccination programs
3. Provide recommendations to increase HPV education and HPV vaccination programs

This webinar is LIVE and FREE of charge.
Attendees can claim their certificate of participation after the webinar.