Vaccine Hesitancy

In this episode of Team-Based Care, Dr. Ajay Sethi and Dr. James Bigham discuss factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy and how to approach it with patients and communities. 

The challenge of vaccine hesitancy is not a new issue and threatens to reverse progress in addressing vaccine-preventable diseases at the individual and community level.  In 2019 the World Health Organization (WHO) listed vaccine hesitancy as one of the top 10 global health threats. To address this alarming issue, it is imperative to understand the factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy including how clinicians and public health can communicate effectively on the topic of vaccine-preventable diseases.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Dr. Ajay Sethi PhD, MHS
Professor of Population Health Sciences and Faculty Director of the MPH Program at UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

Dr. James Bigham MD, MPH
Family Medicine Physician and an Associate Clinical Professor at UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. 2022-2023 AFP Vaccine Science Fellow.

SHOW NOTES

Learning Objectives

As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

• Define vaccine hesitancy
• Identify factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy.
• Utilize communication skills for healthcare providers that can help facilitate productive conversations with patients/clients about vaccines.
• Describe the importance in discussing vaccines through a population health lens

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• In the Course Progress section, click on Attendance Code and Start.
• Enter the text code provided at the end of the podcast episode.

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Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation Statements

For more information about continuing education credit for this episode, visit the “Team-Based Care” podcast site in the ICEP online learning portal at https://ce.icep.wisc.edu/team-based-care-vaccine-hesitancy

The accreditation for this course expires 11/19/2024. After this date, you will no longer be able to access the course or claim credit.

References

Larson HJ, Gakidou E, Murray CJL. The Vaccine-Hesitant Moment. Longo DL, editor. N Engl J Med. 2022;387(1):58–65.

MacDonald NE; SAGE Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccine hesitancy: Definition, scope and determinants. Vaccine. 2015 Aug 14;33(34):4161-4. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.04.036. Epub 2015 Apr 17. PMID: 25896383.

Nuwarda RF, Ramzan I, Weekes L, Kayser V. Vaccine Hesitancy: Contemporary Issues and Historical Background. Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Sep 22;10(10):1595. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10101595. PMID: 36298459; PMCID: PMC9612044.

Siani, A. (2023). Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal: History, Causes, Mitigation Strategies. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Integrated Science of Global Epidemics. Integrated Science, vol 14. Springer,Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17778