Join June 21 #HPVchat to learn more (and dispel myths) about the virus and vaccine
Did you know that Kansas and Missouri have two of the nation's lowest HPV vaccination rates? Join us June 21 at 1 p.m. as medical professionals from The University of Kansas Cancer Center and Children’s Mercy team up to host #HPVchat - a Twitter discussion about HPV and the importance of the vaccine to help prevent cancer. Parents, patients and cancer survivors, as well as doctors, nurses and other health professionals will be participating. The goal of this chat is to educate those who want to learn more about the virus and the vaccine, while also addressing concerns and dispelling misconceptions.
How to join:
The more participants, the more people we can educate! You can join the conversation and help amplify this important cancer prevention information by retweeting and posing/answering questions. Even if you’re not comfortable with Twitter, you can easily follow the conversation by searching for the hashtag, #HPVChat, on Twitter.
If you are new to Twitter chats, you can use the following steps to sign up and participate.
- Create a Twitter account at Twitter.com.
- Search for the @KUcancercenter and @ChildrensMercy Twitter accounts and click “Follow.”
- Sign in to your Twitter account on Tuesday, June 21st at 1:00 p.m. CST and search #HPVchat in Twitter’s search bar.
- Click “More options” and then “Save this search” to follow the ongoing dialogue.
- To participate in the Twitter chat, tweet your comment or question and include the hashtag #HPVchat. Then, click refresh to view your tweet.