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Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatrics

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Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatrics

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Navigating Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatrics

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Target AudienceThis activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.

Statement of Need Despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines, pediatricians and clinicians continue to encounter significant vaccine hesitancy among caregivers, which can lead to suboptimal immunization rates and increased risk of preventable diseases. This podcast will provide key information for providers on the causes of vaccine hesitancy and how to address with parents. In that it is a podcast, it will be a discussion with the guest and moderator.

Objectives

Define pediatric vaccine hesitancy and describe its impact on public health.
Discuss key factors that contribute to vaccine hesitancy.
Describe effective communication strategies to address parental concerns to improve vaccine confidence in pediatric care.

ModeratorMark McDonald, M.D., MHA, CPE System Vice President Pediatric Medical Affairs Medical Director, Norton Children’s Louisville, Kentucky

SpeakerKristina Bryant, M.D. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician Norton Children’s Infectious Diseases Chair, Norton Children’s Hospital Infection Control

Associate Fellowship Director Professor UofL School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky

Planner and Moderator Disclosures The planners and moderator of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Speaker DisclosureThe speaker, Kristina Bryant, M.D. discloses relevant financial relationship with Sanofi as an investigator. She had relationships with Gilead, Enanta Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer as an investigator. These relationships have ended.

All relevant financial relationships have been successfully mitigated.

Commercial Support There was no commercial support for this activity.

GrantThis episode is supported by a grant from the Kentucky Medical Association’s ‘Small STEPS, Big Impact’ campaign, a two-year initiative that encourages patients to achieve long-term success through taking simple steps that can add up to make a big impact on their health. The campaign focuses on five key areas (screenings, tobacco use, exercise & nutrition, physician visits and stress) and offers straightforward strategies and support for patients. It is a partnership between the KMA and its charitable arm, the Kentucky Foundation for Medical, made possible by a grant from the Kentucky Department for Public Health. For more information, visit SmallSTEPSKy.org.

Physician Credits

Accreditation Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing CreditsNorton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.75 ANCC CE contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].

Social Worker CreditsThe National Association of Social Workers, Kentucky Chapter (NASW-KY), is an approved provider for social work credits through the Kentucky Board of Social Work. This activity will provide 1.0 hours of required continuing education units. NASWKY # 0630/25.

Resources for Additional Study/References

A Review of the Resurgence of Measles, a Vaccine-Preventable Disease, as Current Concerns Contrast with Past Hopes for Measles Elimination https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38525549/

A Structural Lens Approach to Vaccine Hesitancy and Identity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36841595/

SmallSTEPSKy.org

Date of Original Release | Aug. 2025; Information is current as of the time of recording.

Course Termination Date | Aug. 2027

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical EducationNavigating Vaccine Hesitancy in Pediatrics; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

Also listen to Norton Healthcare’s podcast Stronger After Stroke. This podcast, produced by the Norton Neuroscience Institute, discusses difficult topics, answers frequently asked questions and provides survivor stories that provide hope.

Norton Healthcare, a not for profit health care system, is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. More information about Norton Healthcare is available at NortonHealthcare.com.

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