WEBINAR: Introduction to 2020 Oregon HPV Vaccination Week!

Oregon Pacific AHEC invites you to register for the webinar “Introduction to 2020 Oregon HPV Vaccination Week”!

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

11:00 AM PDT.

Attendance is FREE and you can obtain 1 CME credit. You can register today at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8294894247996311310.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the webinar. Please see flyer attached for additional details on this training.

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The HPV Vaccination Week Webinar will provide an overview of Oregon's HPV Vaccination Week. After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

1. Understand goals and mission around Oregon’s HPV Vaccination Week

2. Analyze significant data on HPV vaccination and HPV cancers in Oregon

3. Access resources and tools available to improve HPV vaccination rates

4. Strategize participation in Oregon’s HPV Vaccination Week and beyond

5. Raise awareness on the importance of HPV vaccination in community

HPV Vax Week Flyerpdf

HPV Free Toolkit

Free Immunization Course: There Never Was An Age of Reason

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There Never Was An Age of Reason

Vaccines, Vaccine Hesitancy, and Vaccine Decision Making

Ecourse Flyer

Learn about the history, origins, and impact of vaccine hesitancy on our vaccination rates and outbreaks of disease across Washington State and beyond. Get information and tips on how parents make decisions about vaccines, the provider’s role in vaccine decisions, and how best to approach parent conversations about vaccines. This course is 1 hour and is designed for health professionals who work in the immunization field.

PRESENTED BY

Dr. Edgar K. Marcuse, MD, MPH, FPIDS Emeritus Professor, Pediatrics University of Washington

ABOUT THIS ELEARNING ACTIVITY

What impact does vaccine hesitancy have on vaccinepreventable diseases? How do parents make decisions about vaccines? What role do health care providers play in encouraging parents to vaccinate? Register today to hear Dr. Marcuse share the history, origins, current status, and impact of vaccine hesitancy on our vaccination rates and outbreaks of disease across Washington State and beyond. The course also provides information on how parents make decisions about vaccines and the provider’s role in vaccine decisions. Lastly, the course shares tips on how best to approach parent conversations about vaccines using the Recommend, Ask, Acknowledge, Advise conversation pathway developed and tested by Vax Northwest. This course is approximately 1 hour in length and is designed for nurses, medical assistants, pharmacists, physicians, health educators, public health staff, and other health professionals who work in the immunization field.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Describe the impact of modern vaccines on individual & public health.

2. Identify factors other than hesitancy that contribute to under-immunization.

3. Discuss the origins & scope of vaccine hesitancy.

4. Define the relative roles of science, culture & emotion in parents’ vaccine decisionmaking.

5. Recognize the central role of values in immunization policy-making & implementation.

Sign up and Register for the course here!

CDC offering free CE for Nurses and Medical Assistants

How Nurses and Medical Assistants Can Foster a Culture of Immunization in the Practice

At a Glance How Nurses and Medical Assistants Can Foster a Culture of Immunization in the Practice is presented as a web-on-demand video released on December 4, 2019. Continuing education is available until December 4, 2021.

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Description

Research shows that healthcare professionals are the most trusted source of information for parents when it comes to vaccines for their child. Nurses and medical assistants have a key role to play in improving vaccine acceptance and fostering a culture of immunization in the practice as they are in contact with parents throughout the office visit.This CE activity features practical strategies to improve vaccination rates in the practice, including how to deliver clear and concise vaccine recommendations and address parents’ frequently asked questions. By highlighting key points before, during, and after a patient’s visit to support vaccine conversations, this presentation will reinforce best practices for improving vaccination rates. Find out how to develop a culture of immunization in your practice.

Audience

Administrators, CHES certified health educators, physicians, LPNs, LVNs, medical assistants, medical students, NPs, nurse technicians, other health educators, pharmacists, PAs, program managers, RNs

Speakers

Virginia Chambers, CMA (AAMA), BS, MHA, Department Faculty Chair and Program Director, Medical Assisting Program at Portland Community College

Andrea Polkinghorn, BSN, RN-BC Enterprise Immunization Strategy Leader, Sanford Health

CME

Valid through December 4, 2021

Course Number: WD4272

Download the Module

Continuing Education Info:

Download CE factsheet pdf icon[2 pages] The course number for this program is WD4272. CE expiration date: December 4, 2021

HPV Vaccine Resources for Healthcare Professionals