Engaging Older Adults in Vaccine Education: A Toolkit for Healthcare Providers

Intended Audience: Interprofessional primary and geriatric care clinical teams, including physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, pharmacists and staff

Older adults are at risk for experiencing severe complications from vaccine-preventable diseases. This toolkit includes resources to help your team educate and engage older patients to navigate vaccine decisions through interactive and informative learning sessions.

Download this toolkit to access:

• Educational materials designed using clear language for use in primary care and geriatric care settings
• Guidance for implementing action plans to support vaccination in older adults

• Assess the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases on older adults and the healthcare system
• Apply evidence-based strategies to educate patients about prevention strategies for vaccine-preventable diseases, including vaccine safety and efficacy, administration schedule, and vaccines in development
• Incorporate educational resources and tools to sustain patient awareness and knowledge of recommendations for routine vaccinations for older adults

*PRIME® has identified, reviewed, and mitigated all relevant financial relationships that speakers, authors, course directors, planners, peer reviewers, or relevant staff disclose prior to the delivery of any educational activity.

The following individuals have identified relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:

• Kristi Kay Orbaugh, RN, MSN, RNP, AOCN (Planner)
  
  Speakers Bureau or other Promotional Education – AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CTI, DSI, Dova, Eli Lilly and Company, Gilead Sciences
  The relationships reported above are related to the following therapeutic area: Oncology

The following individuals have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose:

• Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, MPH, AGSF, FACP (Course Director, Author)
• Gabriela Andonie, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP (Reviewer)
• Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD, FACP, FACE, FAPCR, FACMQ (Planner)

All PRIME® staff participating in planning and content development have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.