Scientia CME: Vaccination vindication: on the challenge of supporting confidence in vaccines

Details

In this online, self-learning activity:

Since the discovery and development of vaccines, historical leaps have been made on public health, contributing to longevity and reduced burden of infectious diseases. Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Expanded Program on Immunization in 1974, 154 million deaths from smallpox, tuberculosis, measles, and other infectious diseases have been avoided, especially in children under the age of 5. Between 2000 to 2019, immunization has expanded its reach in infectious targets and helped prevent about 37 million deaths from 10 vaccine-preventable deaths. Despite vaccines being a cost-effective method for reducing severe consequences of infection and high-cost treatments, vaccination rates have been decreasing amongst the general public, failing to meet national and global goals. The cause is multi-factorial and complex, requiring understanding in human behavior, internal biases, and external circumstances to explore how an individual navigates the process of deciding whether or not to be vaccinated.

Topics Covered

Faculty introduction, disclosures

Behavioral insights & economic principles in vaccination

· Definitions: healthy aging, behavioral insights, economic principles, vaccination confidence, vaccination hesitancy

· Why do we vaccinate?

o Prevent & prepare the immune system for infection

o Secondary protection for patients who cannot be vaccinated (herd immunity)

o Reduce direct & non-direct economic costs

o Promote healthy aging

· Why are vaccination goals still unmet?

o Behaviors & mindsets behind patients who do and do not vaccinate

o Disparities & SDOH among patients who do not vaccinate

o Perceived barriers to vaccination

· Life course approach in healthy aging

Applying insights to strategies

· Behavioral science models

o Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behavior (COM-B)

o ACT

o HBM

o 7C Framework

· Addressing disparities & SDOH with targeted strategies

· Examples and policies of vaccination uptake strategies:

o Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP)

o VITAL project

o Immunization information systems

Summary, conclusions, and best practice recap

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session the participant will be able to:

Describe behavioral insights and how they can be used to encourage vaccination.
Recognize the disparities in adult immunizations, especially in terms of their social determinants of health.
Identify the challenges and barriers to immunization in patients of varying age groups.
Formulate strategies to educate and promote vaccinations to patients with diverse backgrounds.

Target Audience

Pharmacists, Primary Care Providers, Nurses, Infectious Disease Specialists, Health Economists, and any other healthcare professionals with an interest in or who clinically encounter patients who are eligible for vaccinations.

Additional credit info

ACCME Activity #203259661

ScientiaCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: ScientiaCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

ABIM MOC Credit Type: Medical Knowledge

ABP MOC Recognition Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

ABP MOC Credit Type: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment

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Pharmacists

ScientiaCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours  of continuing pharmacy education credit. Proof of participation will be posted to your NABP CPE profile within 4 to 6 weeks to participants who have successfully completed the post-test. Participants must participate in the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing pharmacy education credit. ACPE #0574-0000-25-011-H01-P. This is an Application (A)-type activity. 

Pharmacists: You must enter your NABP # and birth date correctly so that proof of participation can be posted to your NABP CPE profile. It is the learner’s responsibility to provide this information completely and accurately at the completion of the activity. Without providing it, the learner will NOT receive CPE credit for this activity.

Nurses: The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. This activity is designated for up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ assigned by organizations accredited by the ACCME as satisfying Category 1 CME for National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) national certification maintenance. This activity is designated for up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) states that continuing education providers accredited by the ACCME may provide acceptable, accredited Advanced Practice Provider content. This activity is designated for up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.