44th National Immunization Conference (NIC): Improving the Dialogue Between Parents and Providers

Presenters in this workshop will discuss parents' requests to deviate from the recommended schedule and physicians' responses. Also featured is immunization education for medical residents and nursing students—needs and proposed curricula to improve their knowledge and communication skills.

Thursday, April 22, 2010: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM

Centennial Ballroom 1

Moderator:

Allison Kennedy

10:35 AM

Medical Residency Training in Vaccine Safety Communication: Gaps and Recommended Strategies for Improvement
Kris Calvin, MA, CEO Children's Health Systems Inc, Children's Health Systems Inc

Audio File Slides Recorded presentation

10:30 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:50 AM

Communicating with Parents about Childhood Vaccines: The Experience of Primary Care Physicians
Allison Kempe, MD, MPH, Director, Children's Outcomes Research Program, University of Colorado Denver; Matthew Daley, MD; Mary McCauley, MTSC; Lori Crane, PhD, MPH; Christina Suh, MD; Allison Kennedy, MPH; Michelle Basket, BS; Shannon Stokley, MPH; Fran Dong, MS; Christine Babbel, MSPH; Laura Seewald, BA; L. Miriam Dickinson, PhD

11:05 AM

NIP-IT (Nursing Initiative Promoting Immunization Training): What Nurse Educators and Clinicians Tell Us about Teaching Immunizations
Sheryl Buckner, MS, RN-BC, CNE, Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma; Loren Stein, MSN, RNC-NIC, Project Director, University of Oklahoma; Beverly Bowers

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