The National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases presents:
A Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) COVID-19 Vaccines Webinar for Health Care Providers (HCP’s) to support HCPs’ and vaccine providers’ understanding of and ability to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in their practice.
This one-hour live, moderated webinar is a panel discussion with subject matter experts.
Resources
English Presentation
Wednesday, May 19th, 2021
1:00-2:00 pm EDT
Topics to be covered
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
- Evidence-based practices for promoting vaccine confidence and uptake
- Strategies for communicating about vaccines, including benefits and risks
- Mis/disinformation related to vaccines and COVID-19
- Barriers to vaccination and the social determinants of health
Objectives
- To provide an overview of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Canada, and how vaccine-related experiences, attitudes and intentions may vary across key communities
- To describe the factors that can contribute to vaccine hesitancy, and hesitancy related to COVID-19 vaccines in particular
- To support health care providers in understanding the various ways in which patients/clients might express vaccine hesitancy, and how to respond in ways to build vaccine confidence
- To introduce a new resource for health care providers on evidence-informed strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy in the context of COVID-19
Moderator:
Dr. Yoav Keynan, MD, PhD Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases
Panelists:
Dr. Cora Constantinescu, MD, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist, Vaccine Hesitancy Clinic, Alberta Children’s Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
Dr. Akwatu Khenti, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Chair, Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity, Toronto, Ontario
Claire O’Gorman, Public Health Nurse and Vaccine Provider; National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH)
Dr. Meb Rashid, MD, Medical Director, The Crossroads Clinic, Women’s College Hospital, University of Toronto