| Target Professions: | DO, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, MD, Physician Associate/Assistant, Psychologist, Respiratory Therapist, Speech Pathologist, Social Worker, Dentist |
| Credits Available: | 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, 3.5 ACPE contact hours, 3.5 CA-BRN contact hours, 3.5 CDR Continuing Professional Education units (CPEUs), 3.5 hours CRCE credit, 3.5 CEU Certified Case Managers (CCMs), IPTA self-study CE credit, recognized by PACE program for Chiropractic licensing board and FAGD/MAGD credit |
Do you work with clients or patients to restore good physical or oral health, help develop coping skills and support emotional well-being, provide education about medications, relieve pain, or promote good nutrition and fitness? If you are a health and wellness professional who works in one of many licensed and accredited fields and regularly engages with the members of the public, you play an integral role in protecting and promoting individual health and the health of communities, including immunization against preventable diseases. This curriculum will provide you with the education you need to promote health equity and have informed conversations about the importance, effectiveness, and safety of immunizations as part of comprehensive preventive health strategies.
Answer the following questions to assess your baseline knowledge of vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases.
This module presents an overview of the burdens associated with vaccine-preventable diseases on both the individual and community level along with a description of what vaccines are, how they work, and their important role in preventive care.
This module reviews specific vaccine-preventable diseases, their impact on individuals and communities, vaccination recommendations, and the effectiveness and safety of the vaccines available for protecting our clients and patients.
This module examines factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy and provides communication strategies to educate clients/patients about vaccines in a respectful and empathetic manner to help overcome vaccine hesitancy.
This module provides examples of ways community healthcare professionals can help advocate for vaccination and participate in community-based vaccination efforts.
Now that you have reviewed the self-study modules, answer the following questions to assess your knowledge of vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases.
The first group discussion activity will address baseline self-assessment results and the topics presented in the self-study modules, including the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccination recommendations, and strategies for discussing vaccination.
This Group Challenge activity features an adult who is hesitant to receive recommended vaccinations. This scenario will allow discussion of communication strategies to help overcome vaccine hesitancy.
In light of the information reviewed and discussed during this program, please share an action plan that you will implement to improve client/patient education on vaccines and develop communication strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy.
The second group discussion activity will feature discussion of a scenario in which a client/patient has not received all recommended vaccinations due to misconceptions about vaccines leading to vaccine hesitancy. How would you address concerns, misconceptions, and vaccine hesitancy?
