Protecting our Future: Understanding Pediatric Vaccines

Vaccines have saved an estimated 150 million lives over the past 50 years; however, parents today are exposed to conflicting messages on the efficacy, safety, and purpose of pediatric vaccination. Please join us for a talk on the core pediatric vaccines, including a brief overview of vaccine mechanisms, a discussion of vaccine-preventable illnesses, and how to recognize vaccine-related adverse events. Finally, we will review vaccine hesitancy in parents and discuss evidence-based strategies for navigating this evolving challenge in pediatric healthcare.

Presenters: Uzma Hasan, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers NJ Medical School; Division Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Shivani Patel, MBBS, PGY2, Pediatrics, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, and Rohan Hublikar, B.S, MS4, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Target Audience: Nurses, Physicians, Community Health Workers, Health Educators

Learning Outcome: At the conclusion of the program, participants will report an increase in knowledge related to pediatric vaccines and intent to include information learned into practice.

Continuing Nursing Education Contact Hours: This program has been awarded 1.0 contact hours.

The Partnership for Maternal & Child Health of Northern New Jersey is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider Number: P194-3/23-26. Approval status does not imply endorsement by the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, NJSNA or by ANCC of any commercial products discussed/displayed in conjunction with the educational activity.

Successful Completion: To receive contact hours for attending the live continuing education program, the registrant must sign in for the meeting, attend the entire presentation (as defined by at least 80%), and complete and submit an evaluation. A certificate of completion will be distributed within two weeks of the live program.

Disclosure/Commercial Support: None of the speakers or planners have relevant financial relationships to disclose. There is no commercial support for this activity.

Cost: This program is free, but registration is required.

Registration: Click Here to register

Questions?: Contact Tyeisha James at [email protected] and/or Leanne Loewenthal at [email protected]