29 - Increasing Vaccine Confidence

Monday, October 20, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

Location: B405-B407

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Catherine Mary Healy, MD, FIDSA (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
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Kathryn Edwards, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor Emerita
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, United States

Faculty(s)

Lori Handy, MD, MSCE (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Heather Lanthorn, ScD MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Director Research & Director
Duke Global Health Innovation Center
Asheville, NC, United States
Sean O'Leary, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Professor
Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO, United States

Disclosure(s):

Catherine Mary Healy, MD, FIDSA: Dexcom, Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company); Hillevax, Inc: Advisor/Consultant; Intuitive Surgical, Inc: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company); Quidel Diagnostics: Stocks/Bonds (Public Company); UpToDate Wolters Kluwer Health: Honoraria; Vindico CME: Honoraria

Kathryn M. Edwards, MD: Astra Zeneca: Advisor/Consultant; Dynavax: Advisor/Consultant; Iliad: Advisor/Consultant; Pfizer, Merck, Novavax, Moderna, Sanofi, Roche, X-4 Pharma, Bavarian Nordic, Seqirus, CEPI: Data Monitoring Committee

Lori Handy, MD, MSCE: No financial relationships to disclose.

Heather E. Lanthorn, ScD MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Sean T. O'Leary, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe how misinformation is disseminated;
describe how education about vaccination intersects with communication of science;
identify whether and how to take on a public-facing role about vaccination;
develop and leave with a clear plan on how to discuss vaccines and vaccine policy.

Presentations:

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM US ET

Choosing protection in an era of uncertainty
Speaker: Heather E. Lanthorn, ScD MPH (she/her/hers) – Duke Global Health Innovation Center
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM US ET

Intersection of Vaccine Education and Science Communication
Speaker: Lori Handy, MD, MSCE (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

Moving the Needle: Communicating With Families About Vaccines
Speaker: Sean T. O'Leary, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado