Vaccine Hesitancy: Scope and Solutions
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted towards internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, and urgent care.
Statement of Need
In January 2019, the World Health Organization included ‘vaccine hesitancy’ as one of the top 10 threats to global health. Providers should be aware of current philosophies towards vaccine hesitancy, be current on the AAP vaccination schedule, and be knowledgeable in techniques to talk with families that are vaccine hesitant.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
Moderator Mark J. McDonald, MD, CPE, FAAP
Medical Director, Norton Children’s Hospital & Norton Children’s Medical Center
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Critical Care
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Speaker
Gary S. Marshall, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Speaker Disclosure
The speaker has the following conflicts of interest to disclose: Advisory Board, Consultant, Grant Recipient, Honoraria and Research – GSK, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Seqirus.
Moderator and Planner Disclosures
The moderator and planners for this activity have no potential or actual conflicts of interest to disclose.
Commercial Support
This activity has not received commercial support.
Physician Credits American Medical Association Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of Original Release | December 2019 Course Termination Date | January, 2022; Updated to January 2024 Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
Resources for Additional Study
Vaccine Hesitancy, History, and Human Nature: The 2018 Stanley A. Plotkin Lecture https://academic.oup.com/jpids/article-abstract/8/1/1/5099088?redirectedFrom=fulltext The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, 8E "The Purple Book" https://pcibooks.com/books/view/49 Vaccine Hesitancy: Where We Are and Where We Are Going https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28774498 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatric Primary Care Practices https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29947574 Vaccine Hesitancy: Causes, Consequences, and a Call to Action https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26337116