Parents may hesitate to vaccinate their children for a number of reasons, including misinformation, lack of access, and mistrust in the healthcare community, particularly in underserved populations. Clinicians and nurses in particular are challenged to find ways to discuss vaccination with parents and encourage them in culturally sensitive ways. Specific strategies and approaches to such conversations can assist nurses, as part of the multidisciplinary team, to encourage parents and combat vaccine hesitancy to the benefit of their children and the pediatric community.
In this third activity of this CME Outfitters Snack Series, expert faculty will discuss the strategies nurses can use to have culturally sensitive conversations about vaccine hesitancy with parents and hopefully improve vaccination rates in underserved pediatric populations.
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:
Supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
Pediatric, family practice, and school nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs)
In support of improving patient care, CME Outfitters, LLC, 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.
This activity is designated for 0.75 contact hours.
California Residents: This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. CME Outfitters, LLC’s provider number is CEP15510.
Ms. Barrera reports no financial relationships to disclose.
Ms. Cogan reports no financial relationships to disclose.
The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose:
Albert Eubanks, Jr., RN (Peer Reviewer)
Mary Gleason, PhD (Planning Committee)
John Jones, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning Committee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)
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