HPV Prevention and Control Board

Prevention and control of HPV and HPV related cancers in Denmark: lessons learnt and the way forward

November 2016 - Copenhagen, Denmark

Meeting objectives:

  • Provide an overview of the health care systems and vaccination programs.
  • Review the epidemiological situation of HPV infection and related diseases.
  • Give an overview of the current prevention and control measures on HPV.
  • Discuss the challenges and the progress achieved in HPV prevention.
  • Review the possible implementation of new prevention strategies, control measures and monitoring systems.
  • Discuss the successes, issues and barriers to overcome, and the way forward.

(pdf, 14MB)

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

SESSION 1: WECLOMING AND REVIEW OF THE MEETING OBJECTIVES   
Chairs: Robb Butler & Palle Valentiner-Branth

  • Welcome by Director of the Division of Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases (DEC)
    Nedret Emiroglu, WHO EURO
  • Welcome and review of the meeting objectives and programme
    Alex Vorsters, University of Antwerp

SESSION 2: The Danish Health Care System

  •  (pdf, 761 kB)
    Camilla Rosengaard Villumsen, Ministry of Health (Denmark)

SESSION 3: Epidemiology, burden of disease and surveillance 


  • Susanne Krüger Kjær, Ringshospitalet & Danish Cancer Society (Denmark)
  •  (pdf, 1.1 MB)
    Christian Munk, Danish Cancer Society (Denmark)
  •  (pdf, 868 kB)
    Line Michan, Danish Medicines Agency (Denmark)
  • Questions & discussion.

SESSION 4: PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HPV IN DENMARK 
Chairs: Kate Cuschieri & Kåre Mølbak

  •  (pdf, 336 kB)
    Palle Valentiner-Branth, Statens Serum Institut (Denmark)
  • Cervical cancer screening programmes in Denmark
    Elsebeth Lynge, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
  •  (pdf, 1.4 MB)
    Berit Andersen, Regionshospitalet Randers (Denmark)
  • Questions & discussion

Chairs: Susan Wang & Scott Wittet

  •  (pdf, 2.3 MB)
    Pernille Tine Jensen, Odense University Hospital (Denmark)

SESSION 5: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN DENMARK AND LESSONS LEARNT

  •  (pdf, 2. 8 MB)
    Jesper Mehlsen, Bispebjerg Hospital, Frederiksberg (Denmark)
  •  (pdf, 660 kB)
    Kåre Mølbak, Statens Serum Institute (Denmark)

  • Susanne Krûger Kjaer
  •  (pdf, 415 kB)
    John Brodersen, Centre of Research & Education in General Practice (Denmark)
  •  (1.4 MB)
    Ulla Axelsen, Ringshospitalet and Danish Cancer Society (Denmark)
  • Danish Health Authority: possible efforts to increase HPV vaccine uptake
    Bolette Søborg, Danish National Board of Health (Denmark)

Chair and moderator: Margaret Stanley

  • Panel discussion.
                                Panel: Ulla Axelsen, Susanne Krûger Kjaer, KÃ¥re Mølbak,
                                Jesper Mehlsen, Bolette Søborg, John Brodersen
  • Conclusions of the day

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

SESSION 6: GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES
Chairs: Emilie Karafillakis & Elsebeth Lynge

  •  (pdf, 2.2 MB)
    Ikechukwu Ogbuanu, WHO
  •  (pdf, 1.4 MB)
    Mark Kane, consultant
  • Questions & discussion

SESSION 7: THE WAY FORWARD
Chairs: Pierre Van Damme & Camilla Rosengaard Villumsen

  • The way forward in Denmark & lessons learnt for the rest of the world: Discussion in working groups
  • The way forward in Denmark & lessons learnt for the rest of the world: Plenary: results from the working groups

SESSION 8: CONCLUSIONS OF THE MEETING
Chairs: Silvia de Sanjosé & Bolette Søborg

  • & feedback.
    Marc Baay