HANYS Recovery and Preparedness Webinar Series: Drivers and strategies for overcoming COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

3 - 4 p.m.

Registration is open to HANYS members and non-members

Description:
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy remains a challenge for providers, hospitals and post-acute care facilities. In our next session of the HANYS Recovery and Preparedness Webinar Series, Dr. Anuj Mehta, lead, Medical Advisory Group on Crisis Standards of Care and COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization, Governor's Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee, will review current data regarding the COVID-19 vaccines, discuss drivers of vaccine hesitancy and share strategies for overcoming uncertainty among the general public and healthcare personnel.

At the end of this session, participants will understand the following COVID-19 vaccine-related topics:

• vaccine mechanisms;
• the authorization process;
• drivers of vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers; and
• strategies for addressing this hesitancy.

Presenter:
Anuj Mehta, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care, University of Colorado; Critical Care Specialist, National Jewish Health and Denver Health; and Lead, Medical Advisory Group on Crisis Standards of Care and COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization, Governor's Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee

HANYS Recovery and Preparedness Webinar Series

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare organizations and providers to navigate unprecedented operational and clinical challenges. In both surge and recovery phases, healthcare organizations and providers need to re-evaluate their operations and plans for delivering care in a post-pandemic world. As they plan for the new normal, healthcare leaders must consider their use of telemedicine, infection prevention and control practices, supply chain management and infrastructure changes. These webinars have featured national and state experts exploring strategies and considerations for the critical phases of the pandemic.

Recordings of past sessions are available here.

If you have questions regarding registration, please contact Registration Support at learning@hanys.org or (518) 431-7867.