250858 Influenza Vaccination Q&A for Healthcare Workers

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 12:58 PM

Ann Biedenharn, RN, BSN , Employee Health Coordinator, Greene Memorial Hospital, Xenia, OH
Steven D. Burdette, MD, FACP , Medical Director of Infectious Diseases, Greene Memorial Hospital, Dayton, OH
It is commonplace that hospital accrediting agencies require hospitals to collect declination forms on healthcare workers who refuse influenza vaccination. In an attempt to increase our own hospital's influenza vaccination rates, we created a question/answer video that addresses the misconceptions as to why our healthcare workers decline vaccination.

Learning Areas:
Occupational health and safety
Protection of the public in relation to communicable diseases including prevention or control

Learning Objectives:
After viewing the video, the learner will be able to identify at least two misconceptions healthcare workers have regarding influenza vaccination and the science behind why vaccination is safe in most instances.

Keywords: Health Care, Immunizations

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I oversee employee health programs which include influenza vaccination.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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