Fostering Trust in Vaccinations Through Shared Decision Making

May 2025Education/Webinars

Please join us for a live, CME-accredited webinar on Thursday, September 11, from noon to 1 p.m. that will provide an overview of fostering trust in vaccinations through shared decision making.

During this presentation, our presenters will:

  • Review current literature on the benefits of immunization and the effect of vaccine-preventable diseases on public health.
  • Educate on the techniques for effective communication, including how to address vaccine confidence and vaccine misinformation and exploring methods for building trust with patients to make their own informed decisions.
  • Share how to strengthen shared decision-making skills by analyzing case studies and real-world scenarios related to vaccine confidence.                 

Presenters:

  • Maria Guyette, MD, MPPM, MSHCT, FACEP, Emergency Physician, UPMC Shadyside; Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Senior Medical Director, UPMC Health Plan Community HealthChoices
  • Renee Greenwald, MS, NBC-HWC, Manager, Clinical Training & Quality Assurance, UPMC Health Plan

Register now. This webinar will be recorded.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team. The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hour. 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.

 As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

 Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility.


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