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
1. Welcome to Beyond the Needle – A Physician’s Guide to Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
Mustafa Alavi, MD and Marian Sassetti, MD, FAAFP introduce the Beyond the Needle series and explain, in their own words, the goals and hopes for the series.
2. COVID – What Now? Overcoming Barriers and Frustrations During COVID-19
Timothy Ott, DO, FAAFP, IAFP President, Kristin Davis, MD, FAAFP, Satina Wheat, MD, MPH, FAAFP and Chris Smyre, MD discuss barriers to COVID-19 vaccine implementation including the obstacles they faced at their own practices, what they wished they knew then, and what has changed throughout the course of the pandemic.
3. Motivational Interviewing During The Uncertain times of COVID-19
Vaccine recommendation fatigue is very real. We’ve all been experiencing it. But don’t beat yourself up over it! Join Mustafa Alavi, MD and Christina Wells, MD, MPH, FAAFP as they host Rachel Caskey, MD, MA and Amy Christison, MD to help breakdown motivational interviewing (MI) into simple steps and lay the groundwork for addressing vaccine hesitancy.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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