118 Developing dynamic dialogue: Enhancing provider–patient communication for HPV vaccination in clinics serving rural communities

Objectives/Goals: This poster discusses key methodological and theoretical issues in translation and implementation for improving HPV vaccine recommendations in clinics serving rural communities. Methods/Study Population: Leveraging implementation science, the study of how to improve the uptake of evidence-based practices, this pilot study uses a mixed-methods effectiveness-implementation design to engage local experts in identifying a bundle of locally-tailored implementation strategies to facilitate uptake of evidence-based HPV vaccine recommendations. In partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Rural Research Network, we will follow an evidence-based quality improvement process to develop locally tailored implementation strategies, which we will then evaluate for acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness. Results/Anticipated Results: This study aims to generate actionable insights into the design and implementation of tailored, evidence-based communication strategies that can be scaled to improve HPV vaccine uptake in rural communities. Findings from this pilot study will be used to support a future full-scale Hybrid-Type 3 effectiveness-implementation trial to evaluate the bundle of tailored implementation strategies. Discussion/Significance of Impact: By addressing the rural-specific determinants of evidence-based HPV vaccine recommendations, this research will contribute to a deeper understanding of how to support high-quality, evidence-based provider recommendations in rural, underserved communities, and will mitigate rural disparities in HPV-related cancers.