CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Paving the Way: Overcoming Barriers to RSV Vaccination

Episode Summary

Listen in as Carolyn Bridges, MD, FACP, and Laura P. Hurley, MD, MPH, discuss barriers to RSV vaccination for adults, including insurance coverage and vaccine hesitancy, and explore effective, practical strategies for overcoming these barriers.

Episode Notes

Listen in as Carolyn Bridges, MD, FACP, and Laura P. Hurley, MD, MPH, discuss barriers to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination for adults, including insurance coverage and vaccine hesitancy, and explore effective, practical strategies for overcoming these barriers. Topics covered include:

• Helping patients understand why they need an RSV vaccine
• Ways to discuss real-world vaccine efficacy
• Approaches to build vaccine confidence and discuss vaccine safety
• Methods to overcome financial barriers and time constraints
• Vaccine delivery infrastructure

Presenters:

Carolyn Bridges, MD, FACP
Consulting Physician and Director of Adult Immunizations
Immunize.org
St Paul, Minnesota

Laura P. Hurley, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
General Internist and Health Services Researcher
Denver Health
Denver, Colorado

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/4mHHKu2

Downloadable slides:
https://bit.ly/3FzWREP

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