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Make a Difference for Your Patients This Flu Season
Save the Date: Gain Strategies to Help Keep Your Patients Healthy
In recognition of last week’s National Influenza Vaccination Week, please save the date for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s free, live webinar #HowIRecommend Flu Vaccine: How to Make Recommendations That Matter to Patients on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 1 p.m. CT.
You’ll learn more about ways to make a strong vaccine recommendation, as well as strategies to address patients’ questions. Featuring representatives from CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) and practicing professionals like yourself, this webinar will provide you with the tools you need to make a difference in the health of your patients.
Speakers include:
- Melissa Rolfes, PhD, MPH—Epidemiologist, Influenza Division, CDC NCIRD
- Sandra Leal, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA—Pharmacist and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), SinfoníaRx
- JoEllen Wolicki, BSN, RN—Nurse Educator, Immunization Services Division, NCIRD
The webinar objectives include helping you to:
- Understand the burden and severity of last year’s flu season
- Describe flu vaccine benefits, including potential flu burden averted by vaccination
- Describe how to make a strong and effective flu vaccine recommendation to patients and understand why your recommendation matters
- Illustrate how to properly administer the flu vaccine
All professionals interested in learning more about immunizations are welcome to attend this free, live webinar, but registration is required.