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BEYOND THE
NEEDLE PODCAST
A Physician’s Guide to Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Welcome to Beyond the Needle, a podcast for and by physicians. Sit down with our weekly guest primary care clinicians as we tackle the real-world barriers to COVID-19 vaccination uptake and share our experiences with implementation. Together, we’ll uncover practical solutions to help you and your team incorporate the COVID-19 vaccine into your practice and increase vaccination rates amongst your patients.
Working to honor the struggles and traumas of the pandemic, we will empower the primary care clinician to feel confident in implementing COVID-19 vaccinations so that their patients can receive the vaccine within their usual site of care.
Join I-VAC Faculty and primary care clinicians from across the state as they share the highs and lows of their experiences and lessons learned throughout the pandemic.
Together, we’ll cover topics like:
Implementation Barriers
Vaccine Hesitancy
Special Populations
Motivational Interviewing
Thank you for joining us as we come together to vaccinate against COVID-19.
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Accreditation
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BEYOND THE NEEDLE
EPISODE GUIDE
13. Overcoming COVID-19 Challenges in Different Practice Settings
With multiple types of practices in various locations that serve patients with a broad range of access to medical care facilities and health insurance, there is not a “one size fits all” answer for implementing COVID-19 vaccines within a facility. Join Corinne Kohler, MD, FAAFP, Marian Sassetti, MD, FAAFP, and Santina Wheat, MD, MPH, FAAFP as they discuss how they overcame challenges as they introduced COVID-19 vaccines into different practice settings. They share their experiences with rural, city, and suburban locations in private practice and Federally Qualified Health centers (FQHCs) and discuss the ongoing changes and opportunities facing their practices.
12. Reducing Disparities & Preventive Medicine’s Impact on COVID-19 (Part 2 of 2)
Carl Earl Lambert, Jr., MD, FAAFP, Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP, and Marian Sassetti, MD, FAAFP continue their discussion in part 2 of this podcast series addressing disparities in healthcare and the importance of preventative medicine in reducing them. Today, the focus is on the primary care provider’s impact on COVID-19. They will share what they think a primary care doctor's role is in helping to address and prevent disparities. Their message is one of hope and the opportunity primary care providers have to make a positive, lasting change in their patients’ lives in regard to their health and wellness.
11. Reducing Disparities & Preventive Medicine’s Impact on COVID-19 (Part 1 of 2)
Carl Earl Lambert, Jr., MD, FAAFP, Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP, and Marian Sassetti, MD, FAAFP host this 2-part podcast series addressing disparities in healthcare and the importance of preventative medicine in reducing them. The pandemic has brought the curtain down and clearly exposed major disparities we are still facing. They invite you to join them as they address these issues with honesty, care, and compassion.
10. Understanding the COVID-19 Vaccines for Children under 5 Years to 6 Months Old & Addressing Vaccination Concerns for Parents
Daniel Johnson, MD and Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP host this expanded episode to discuss, in detail, the COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years to 6 months old . They acknowledge that many physicians may be hesitant to recommend parents vaccinate their infants. They will help listeners understand more about these vaccines so they are better equipped when recommending the COVID-19 vaccination and answering questions that parents may have. The COVID-19 vaccine has been studied more than any other vaccine in history. Drs. Johnson and Wells will discuss the experiences they encountered in their practices and share information to help other clinicians include these vaccines as part of a regular patient visit.
9. Addressing COVID-19 Vaccination Concerns for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
Santina Wheat MD, MPH, FAAFP and Corinne Kohler, MD, FAAFP talk about some of the different aspects of their experiences with patients pre-conception, during pregnancy, and while nursing. They will share conversations, additional concerns, and fears that this special population has as the decision to get vaccinated not only effects them, but it also effects the fetus and newborn.
8. Overcoming Hurdles to Become a COVID-19 Vaccinator – Problem Solving & Clinic Implementation
Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Corinne Kohler, MD, FAAFP, Candice Oberlies, DMS, PA-C and Clinical Manager and Nancy Bell, Practice Administrator share their experiences from the clinical and administrative perspectives and offer tips for setting up vaccination clinics and integrating the COVID-19 vaccines in routine visits.
7. Outpatient COVID-19 Therapeutics
There were not many COVID-19 treatment options available in 2020 & 2021. Now there are at least four that can be used for non-hospitalized patients. The frequent changes may have been difficult to keep up with. difficult to keep up with all the changes. Timothy Ott, DO, FAAFP, IAFP President and Mustafa Alavi, MD, breakdown the options and share resources to help physicians feel more comfortable in selecting and prescribing the correct medication for each of their patients.
6. Discussions about COVID-19 Vaccines with Parents of 5–11-Year-Olds
Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP and Santina Wheat, MD, MPH, FAAFP share some of the most common discussions they are having about COVID-19 vaccines with parents of 5–11-year-olds
5. Discussions About COVID-19 Vaccines with Teens & Their Parents
Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP & Santina Wheat MD, MPH, FAAFP share some of the most common discussions they are having about COVID-19 vaccines with teens & their parents.
4. Motivational Interviewing Part 2 – Understanding & Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
Mustafa Alavi, MD & Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP continue their discussion with Rachel Caskey, MD, MA & Amy Christison, MD. They explain major factors that influence vaccine hesitancy & ways to apply motivational interviewing techniques to address these concerns.
ALL QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS WELCOME!
We’re building this series based on the needs of our provider community. We want to hear from you! Send us your questions, concerns, and thoughts on COVID-19 vaccine implementation and our staff will work to address these throughout the series.
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