Faculty

Kathy L. MacLaughlin, M.D.

Clinical Studies

Improving Cervical Cancer Screening among Populations with Health Disparities Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to conduct a survey of Somali and Hispanic women to ascertain personal, cultural, and structural barriers to CCS and assess the acceptability, and appropriateness of community engaged and community-based strategies to increase screening.

Awareness and Acceptability of Primary HPV Testing and Patient Self-collection for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Patients and Primary Care Clinicians Rochester, Minn.
The purposes of this study are to assess awareness and acceptability of HPV testing for cervical cancer screening and patient self-collection of vaginal swabs among women aged 30 to 65 years old, to assess awareness and acceptability of HPV testing for cervical cancer screening and patient self-collection of vaginal swabs among primary care clinicians, and to identify insights from regional and national thought leaders in the fields of primary care and cervical cancer screening on strategies to improve uptake of primary HPV screening and opinions on patient self-collection by conducting key informant interviews.
Validation and feasibility of patient self-sampling of HPV for cervical cancer screening Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to validate a patient self-sampling vaginal collection kit and laboratory testing for the detection of HPV (human papillomavirus) infection. Its secondary aim is to assess the patient perspective on acceptability and feasibility of a self-sampling approach to cervical cancer screening through a survey of study enrollees. The third aim will assess the stability testing component to analyze concordance of multiple self-collected Evalyn brush HPV results within the same study subject.