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Meeting Summary 9-27-05
Cancer Plan Minnesota, Meeting Minutes for (date) September 27, 2005 Taken by Gay Lynn Richards

Project Team: Pat

In attendance: Marva Bohen, Shelly Madigan, Elizabeth Moe, Roshan Paudel, Pat Radabaugh, Gay Lynn Richards, Benita Robinson, Betty Sanders, Mary Winnett, Janet Yee, Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Elisabeth Atherly, Linda Roberts, Julissa Rios, Bev Rowe, Heidi Martin, Nikki Wiesner

AGENDA ITEM

KEY POINTS RAISED IN DISCUSSION

DECISION/ACTION

Digene: Heidi Martin

Digene has developed the only FDA approved DNA high-risk panel HPV. If Liquid-based Pap collected, HPV testing can be done. If conventional Pap, woman can return to clinic for specimen collection for HPV.

Cost difference conventional & Liquid-based

Clinics concerned about setting up 2 levels of care, some women receiving Liquid-based, some conventional.

Do protocols exist to triage women to conventional or Liquid-based Paps

Opportunity for collaboration

Test kits

Heidi reports that labs are raising the cost of conventional Pap to decrease use of conventional Pap.

Kit for HPV collection available from lab at no charge to clinic

Medicare reimburses $14.76 Liquid-based lab cost $25 – 28 & to patient ~ $50.

ACOG has not set a standard yet.

Digene willing to provide Pap & HPV kits to labs so will be able to run test for free.

ACS is interested in establishing a cervical cancer screening program similar to BCDAP (low-cost mammogram program). ACS interested in exploring collaboration

Free test kits may be helpful