The Florida
Department of Health Immunization Section would like to share with its
partners, colleagues and the community an educational webcast and live Q&A session.
The
webcast will be hosted by Sanofi Pasteur and is titled Vaccine Confidence: The
Key to Communicating with Parents and Patients. Registration is required.
Topics
addressed will be vaccine acceptance, hesitancy and resistance. The program
goal is to increase confidence and comfort levels of health care professionals
to better equip them for conversations with parents and patients. Communication
techniques will be demonstrated by expert staff.
Speakers
include:
- Gary S. Marshall, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Director, Pediatric Clinical Trials Unit
University of Louisville School of Medicine - Carole H.
Moloney, RN, MSN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Boston Medical Center
Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Four sessions are scheduled:
- Tuesday, March 7, 2:00 p.m. EST
- Thursday, March 9, 12:00 p.m. EST
- Tuesday, March 14, 3:00 p.m. EST
- Thursday, March 16, 1:00 p.m. EST
Feel free to distribute this
information to anyone who provides or
has an interest in immunizations. If you have questions or need additional information
regarding vaccine recommendations, please contact Dearline Thomas-Brown, MPH,
BSN, RN, Executive Community Health Nursing Director for the Immunization
Section at 850-245-4342.