Learning Objectives for this Presentation:
By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to: identify 2 under utilized resources to assist in influenza immunizations; describe a Flu Campaign Coordinator program; and describe the formation, evolution, logistics, and distribution of Flu Vaccine Consent/Declination Forms for TIV and LAIV.

Background:
Healthcare workers influenza vaccination rates remain low; despite continued Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations.

Setting:
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is an 800+ bed Level 1 Trauma Center. The Medical Center's component institutions carry out a joint mission of patient care, education, research and community service. The partnership includes three major members: Wake Forest University Health Sciences, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The school trains medical students, graduate students in master's degrees and Ph.D. programs, and physician assistant students.

Population:
Total employee, student (medical, physician assistant, grad students), and faculty population is approximately 13,000.

Project Description:
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has a sustained diversified approach to increase influenza vaccinations by maximizing existing resources. Vaccination rates continue to exceed 65%, exclusive of restrictive years.

Results/Lessons Learned:
Healthcare workers consistently challenge traditional approaches for influenza immunizations, including their lack of perception of a healthcare worker. Some challenges are intentional; others linked to a knowledge deficit, lack of perceived risk to acquire or transmit influenza, and some to the barrier of multiple campuses.