The Alliance is hosting a Child & Adolescent Vaccinations Lunch and Learn in collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc. We are excited to have Reena Gulati, MD, MPH from Merck & Co., Inc., who will present on building vaccine confidence and addressing vaccine hesitancy.
Key topics
Some topics that will be covered include:
- Vaccine confidence and how it can impact vaccination rates across populations.
- Common concerns underlying vaccine hesitancy and barriers regarding vaccination.
- Strategies to effectively communicate with and build vaccine confidence in vaccine-hesitant patients.
Alliance staff will share information on:
- Coding.
- Childhood Immunization Status (CIS) and Immunization for Adolescents (IMA) measures. These are also Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures. Please visit our HEDIS webpage for more information.
- School-based clinics.
Details and registration
When: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, from noon to 1p.m.
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams.
Register online or contact a Provider Relations Representative at 800-700-3874 ext. 5504.
About Dr. Gulati
Dr. Gulati is a Regional Medical Director at Merck & Co., Inc. In addition to her roles in vaccine development with the HIV Vaccine Trials Network and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she spent nearly a decade with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focusing on the prevention and response to vaccine-preventable diseases. Dr. Gulati graduated from Stanford University and earned her MD from Oregon Health & Science University. She completed her internal medicine training and chief residency at Stanford University Hospital, and her infectious disease fellowship and MPH from the University of Washington. Dr. Gulati is board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases.
