COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar Series
Maintaining a patient population immunized against the COVID-19 virus is a
large-scale challenge requiring a coordinated effort, one where primary
care physicians play a crucial role—more so now that mass vaccination
clinics are becoming a thing of the past. Physicians are ideally suited to
educate people about the importance of COVID-19 vaccines, communicate the
safety and efficacy in an understandable way, address individual concerns
and create a culture of confidence around the vaccines. By leveraging the
trust patients have in their physicians, you can help ensure
Washingtonians are receiving guidance based on sound science and good
medical practice—and help counter the increasing barrage of misinformation
circulating on- and offline.
If you haven’t already, it’s time to embed the COVID-19 vaccine into
routine preventive care in your practice. The WSMA has joined the
Washington State Department of Health to help physician practices and
clinics access the tools and information they need to incorporate the
COVID-19 vaccines into their practice workflows and employ effective
strategies to engage patients in conversations about the vaccine.
COVID-19 Vaccines: Strategies to Discuss the COVID-19 Vaccine with Your
Most Reluctant Patients
An expert panel of physicians reviewed effective strategies to engage
patients in conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine by addressing their
questions, fears, and concerns. Physicians from communities with low
vaccination rates provided real world examples of how to discuss the
pediatric and adult vaccines, as well as booster vaccines. Representatives
from DOH outlined the key elements of Power of Provider (POP) and the
resources included in the toolkit.
Guest speakers:
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Amy Carter, MD, FAAP, chief medical officer, Allegro
Pediatrics
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Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD, medical director, Infectious
Disease Clinic, Harborview Medical Center
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Alison Hilkiah, provider outreach supervisor, COVID-19
Vaccine Initiatives, Washington State Department of Health
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Geoff Jones, MD, hospitalist and family medicine,
Newport Health Center and assistant clinical dean, University of
Washington School of Medicine
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Gretchen LaSalle, MD, family medicine, MultiCare
Rockwood Clinic – Quail Run; AAFP Vaccine Science Fellow; and clinical
associate professor, WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Originally recorded on August 26, 2022.
COVID-19 Vaccines: How to Embed them into Routine Preventive Care
The logistics of delivering COVID-19 vaccines in a practice or clinic
setting may have been a barrier in the past for some organizations,
particularly our smaller practices. Today, however, there have been many
advances that have made administering the vaccine more convenient for
practices of all sizes. In this session you'll learn how to:
- Bill for COVID-19 vaccine counseling and administration.
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Access small, more manageable quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from
Vaccine Depots across the state.
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Join the more than 65,000 Washington physicians, PAs, and health care
providers who have already committed to educating and empowering their
patients to vaccinate.
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Leverage the physician toolkit and public-facing resources to help
protect the health and wellbeing of your community.
Guest speakers:
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Alison Hilkiah, provider outreach supervisor, COVID-19
Vaccine Initiatives, Washington State Department of Health
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Kim Huey, MJ, CHC, CPC, CCS-P, PCS, CPCO, COC, KGG
Coding and Reimbursement Consulting, LLC
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Danielle Koenig, health promotion supervisor, Center
for Public Affairs, Washington State Department of Health
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Mark Jowett Tan, owner, Bainbridge Island Community
Pharmacy
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Ariel VanZandt, COVID-19 vaccine ordering and
distribution coordinator, Washington State Department of Health
Originally recorded on July 29, 2022.
How to participate and obtain CME credit
To participate in this activity, you must read the objectives, watch the
recording, and complete the evaluation and credit claim form. This
enduring material will take up to two hours to complete. Click below to
evaluate the session, after which you will be directed to a credit claim
form and a printable certificate for your records.
Claim CME Credit
Evaluation & credit claim
Learning objectives
After completing the activity, learners should be able to:
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Describe effective strategies to engage patients in conversations about
the COVID-19 vaccine by addressing their questions, fears, and concerns.
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Review real world examples of how to discuss the pediatric and adult
vaccines, as well as booster vaccines.
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Outline the key elements of Power of Provider (POP) and the resources
included in the toolkit.
-
Leverage the physician toolkit and public-facing resources to help
protect the health and wellbeing of your community.
-
Access small, more manageable quantities of COVID-19 vaccines from
Vaccine Depots across the state.
- Bill for COVID-19 vaccine counseling and administration.
CME information
Release date: September 8, 2022.
Expiration date: September 7, 2025.
Credit statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with
accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the
Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) and Washington State
Department of Health. The WSMA is accredited by the ACCME to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
The WSMA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Disclosure
The following faculty have indicated relevant financial relationships with
an ACCME-defined ineligible company, also known as a commercial interest:
Gretchen LaSalle, MD:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp – AAFP Vaccine Science Fellowship
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp – Research consulting fees
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
All other planners and speakers in control of content have indicated no
relevant financial relationship with an ACCME-defined commercial interest.
All clinical content presented will be evidence-based and unbiased.
Educational resources
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Let’s Talk Vaccines: A Clinician’s Guide to Addressing Vaccine
Hesitancy and Saving Lives
by Gretchen LaSalle, MD
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Subscribe
to the weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Newsletter on GovDelivery.
Important – Select:
COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Newsletter under the Immunization
heading.