Judgement-Free Zone: How to Talk About Vaccines so Patients Will Listen

Sunday, March 14, 2021

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Location: Live

CE: 1

Learning Level: 2
Activity Type: Knowledge-Based
ACPE Number: 0202-0000-21-073-H06-P, 0202-0000-21-073-L06-P
Number of Hours: 1

Speaker(s)

Saswat K. Kabisatpathy, PharmD, MS, BCMTMS

Chief Strategy Officer
Rx Clinic Pharmacy | Avant Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Olivia Bentley, PharmD, CFts, AAHIVP

Executive Director
Amity Medical Group
Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Not all patients are eager to get vaccines. Many come to the pharmacy with hesitation, and how you address their concerns will likely determine what happens next. Attend this session to learn how to handle difficult questions around vaccinations and create a comfortable, judgement-free environment. You’ll hear strategies that can open patients up to education along with motivational interview techniques that allow them to make informed decisions on their own.

Learning Objectives:

Identify barriers patients have experienced with vaccines and describe strategies to overcome and enhance a patient’s knowledge around the importance of vaccines.
Recognize when motivational interviewing and shared decision-making skills are needed
Identify common questions patients have around vaccine hesitancy and address key misconceptions around vaccines with a focus on COVID-19 vaccines