Weathering the Vaccine Vortex

Description

Disinformation about child and adolescent vaccines that originates and spreads online harms public health and contributes to vaccine hesitancy. Pediatricians are confronted with this disinformation daily both online in social media and in person when families bring the information to health care visits. Without the strategies and tactics to diffuse the misinformation, clinicians encounter challenges in routine vaccine administration. 

This content was recorded Jun 21, 2022 during a live session. It is intended to provide pediatric clinicians and their teams with an understanding of how childhood vaccines originate and spread online and contribute to vaccine hesitancy. The course includes the latest research on vaccine messaging and practical takeaways to support them as they engage with families in vaccine conversations both online and in person.

• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
• The AAP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
• This activity is acceptable for a maximum of 3.0 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• PAs may claim a maximum of 3.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
• This program is accredited for 3.0 NAPNAP CE contact hours of which 0 contain pharmacology (Rx) content, (0 related to psychopharmacology) (0 related to controlled substances), per the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) Continuing Education Guidelines.

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After completing this course, you should be able to:

1. Gain an understanding of how disinformation about childhood vaccines originate and spread online and contribute to vaccine hesitancy. 
2. Learn how social media algorithms work to advance vaccine disinformation.
3. Gain an understanding of the best practices for responding to vaccine disinformation.
4. Be trained in how to address disinformation with families to effectively promote routine vaccine administration. 
5. Learn how to know when to engage or not engage online and how to present the truth as a trusted source.

Course Details

• Start Date: August 1, 2022
• Online Access Expires: December 31, 2023
• Credit Expires: December 31, 2023
• Course ID: 60207

Faculty

• Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP - AAP President 
• Nusheen Ameenuddin, MD, MPH, FAAP - AAP Council on Communications and Media Chair
• Renee DiResta
• D’Andra Odom
• Kelsey Suter
• Julie Sweetland, PhD