CME webinar: Vaccination Acceptance & Addressing Today’s Challenges
Mar. 2023Education/Webinars
"Please join us for a live, CME-accredited webinar Wednesday, May 17, from noon to 1 p.m. that will provide an overview of how to address vaccine acceptance. This webinar is being offered as part of the Pediatric Collaborative Call series.
During this presentation, experts will discuss:
Presenters:
Register now. This webinar will be recorded.
You may earn continuing medical education (CME) credits for attending this webinar. This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility."
During this presentation, experts will discuss:
- The history of vaccine development, effectiveness, and attitudes.
- Current trends in vaccination rates.
- The challenge of vaccine hesitancy.
Presenters:
- Andrew Nowalk, MD, PHD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh; Clinical Director of Infectious Diseases, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Co-Director, Pediatrics Residency Program, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Mary Ann Rigas, MD, FAAP, Medical Director of Pediatrics, UPMC Cole; President, Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Todd Wolynn, MD, MMM, IBCLC, CEO—Kids Plus Pediatrics; Advisory Board President, Shots Heard Round the World
- Deborah Moss, MD, MPH, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh; Pediatric Medical Director, UPMC Health Plan
- Robert Rutkowski, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Practice Transformation and Provider Relations, UPMC Health Plan; Co-Lead Physician, UPMC CCP Children’s Community Pediatrics, Shenango
Register now. This webinar will be recorded.
You may earn continuing medical education (CME) credits for attending this webinar. This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and ANCC. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility."
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