WCAAP Rapid Education Series: Increase Family Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines
Posted about 4 years ago by Bethany Dugan
Join the Washington Chapter of the AAP for 4 weekly 30-minute sessions sharing COVID-19 vaccine communication practices and tactics. Time will be provided for questions and sharing ideas and along with sharing of relevant resources. Topics will include:
- Talking about safety
- Building trust with families
- Motivational interviewing & personalizing your messages
- Overcoming objections, addressing misconceptions
- Answering hard questions
- Ensuring consistent messaging across your entire office team
Sessions will include a short presentation and time for Q&A. All pediatricians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and clinic staff are welcome to join!
Wednesdays at 7:00-7:30AM
August 11 – September 1
Submit your questions in advance!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The WCAAP has assembled a faculty team of WCAAP members with expertise in vaccine communication and serving diverse patient populations from across our state:
- Dr. John Dunn, Medical Director of Preventive Care, Kaiser Permanente Washington; National Vaccine Advisory Committee
- Dr. Yolanda Evans, Division of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital; assistant professor of pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
- Dr. Maria Huang, Northwest Pediatric Center, Chehalis
- Dr. Doug Opel, Director of Clinical Ethics, Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Dr. Kristi Rice, Providence Pediatrics - Northpointe, Spokane
- Dr. Jasmin Zavala, Medical Director at Sea Mar’s Adolescent Clinic, Seattle
*NOTE: We will update and repeat this series later this fall if/when a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use in children younger than age 12.
Reminder: Resources from WCAAP
- WCAAP developed this simple FAQ for families to help start and guide conversations – we are currently having this document translated into 9 additional languages and expect those versions to be available on our website by Monday, August 2.
- We have a curated list of resources on COVID-19 vaccines on our website, including links to webinars about talking with families, discussion guides, and toolkits.
- WCAAP has also developed resources along with our partners at WithinReach, Washington State Department of Health, and Public Health – Seattle & King County to help get kids in for both routine vaccinations and COVID-19 vaccines. You can find “Dear Parent” letters in 10 languages, plus social media toolkits in Spanish and English plus some social media images in Somali here under “Vax into Summer” promotional materials.