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O&M* presents…“Breaking Through Myths About COVID-19 Vaccinations: Strategies to Foster Transparent & Evidence-based Communications”

This webinar program will review the important caveats associated with the recent FDA Emergency Use Authorization Process for COVID-19 vaccines and the healthcare professionals’ role in interpreting vaccine safety and efficacy information regarding vaccines. The webinar will also discuss how to address frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccination based on current data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and ongoing vaccine clinical trials. Finally, the program will review the necessary steps for healthcare providers and healthcare supply chain professionals to take to ensure that their practices are “vaccine-ready” for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine once it is available.

Learning Objectives  |  At the end of this session participants should be able to:

• Discuss the FDA Emergency Use Authorization Process and its implications for the COVID-19 vaccines
• Review the healthcare professionals’ role in ensuring the safe and efficacious use of the COVID-19 vaccinations
• Discuss the core elements to ensure that your clinical practice is “vaccine-ready” for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and prepared to answer patient and staff frequently asked questions

Presenter: Dr. Hudson Garrett, Jr., Ph.D., MSN, MPH  |  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases  |  University of Louisville School of Medicine

Target Audience: Nurses and other healthcare professionals

Continuing Education: Credits of 1.5 contact hours is available for nursing professionals. Terri Goodman & Associates is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Mexico Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Certificate of Completion available to all participants.

This program is funded by Owens & Minor, Inc.

Questions should be directed to Owens & Minor: contactrequest@owens-minor.com; (804) 723-7000

*NOTE: This is a contracted supplier-sponsored webinar. HealthTrust has not approved and/or endorsed the content. This program may contain the mention of products, services, drugs or brands presented in a case study or comparative format. Such examples are intended for educational and informational purposes and should not be perceived as an endorsement of any particular supplier, product, service, drug, brand or approach.