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As of January 2026, Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are an exclusive benefit for IPVS members, reinforcing the value of membership and ensuring that our accreditation efforts directly benefit the dedicated professionals who support the Society. IPVS members can access the IPVS Education Center to claim their CME certificates, which will be available for download […]

Every year, cervical cancer claims over 350,000 lives—more than 85% of them in low- and middle-income countries—even though the disease is largely preventable. At IPVS 2025 in Bangkok, we hosted a High-Level Roundtable on Scaling What Works: Bridging the Implementation Gap in Cervical Cancer Screening. The session explored why global commitments are not translating into […]

We’re excited to announce the launch of HPV Uncovered, a new podcast series from IPVS that shines a light on the people and discoveries shaping HPV research and cancer prevention. The first season, created by the IPVS Education Committee, takes listeners on a journey from the earliest clinical observations of HPV and cervical cancer — […]

IPVS membership for year 2026 is now available.  Since its foundation, the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) has been dedicated to advancing research on human papillomaviruses and their associated diseases, while ensuring that scientific discoveries are translated into impactful clinical applications and public health policies. Our vision is bold yet clear: a world free from papillomavirus-related diseases. With […]

We are pleased to announce that membership for year 2026 will open on Tuesday, September 9. Until that date, any new membership subscriptions or renewals will apply to the 2025 membership year, which remains valid until December 31, 2025. From September 9, 2025 onwards, all new or renewed memberships will be valid through to December […]

The IPVS Campaign Committee is pleased to announce the release of the International HPV Awareness Day Campaign 2025 Report. Over the past year, a global network of over 150 partner organizations came together once again to deliver a record-breaking campaign, reaching more people worldwide with essential information about HPV than ever before. This year’s impact […]

The International Papillomavirus Society convened a working group on cervical human papillomavirus latency, which resulted in an updated understanding of the human papillomavirus natural history. Access the statement IPVS Policy Committee issued here -> https://ipvsoc.org/policy-statements/ The updated understanding of the HPV natural history has important clinical implications, such as clinical counseling of women in screening […]

TODAY marks the 8th annual International HPV Awareness Day (IHAD). Back in 2018, IPVS established the International HPV Awareness Campaign because around the world, most people have not heard of HPV and are unaware of the risk of getting HPV-related cancer or how to protect their health. Since effective tools exist to prevent HPV-related cancer, […]

It takes energy and dedication to leave a lasting positive impact in the countries where the IPVS conferences occur. As the global expert on the human papillomavirus (HPV), IPVS strives to raise public awareness of HPV and to stimulate HPV vaccination in settings where opportunity exists to improve the level of understanding of the virus […]

IPVS membership for year 2025 is now available.  IPVS, as the global authority on papillomaviruses, has been growing tremendously over the last few years. Our global community is now much more diverse with all regions of the world being represented in the top 10 countries. The society is proud to have many more members from […]