Building Vaccine Confidence: Using Motivational Interviewing to Improve Vaccine Uptake
This training will equip healthcare providers with the skills to utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques to build vaccine confidence. The motivational interviewing process includes asking open-ended questions, providing affirmations, offering reflection, and summarizing what you discussed. Healthcare providers are the most trusted source of health information, positioning them to be able to overcome vaccine hesitancy by understanding the patient’s own motivations; listening with empathy; and empowering the patient.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe the key principles for communicating with vaccine hesitant individuals;
- Apply skills to listen and engage in conversations aimed at building confidence in vaccines; and
- Be able to respond to parental/patient concerns regarding vaccine safety and effectiveness using motivational interviewing strategies.
Speaker:
Emily Messerli DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Emily Messerli, Chief Programmatic Officer at the Association for Immunization Managers (AIM), leads a dynamic team to implement the activities associated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperative agreements. She directs federal grant activities and provides direction and oversight to AIM programmatic activities. With her team, she works to improve collaborations between state and local jurisdictions and federal partners to increase immunization rates and decrease vaccine-preventable disease. She also oversees the communications team responsible for the organization’s website, social media, and member communications.
Dr. Messerli is a certified family nurse practitioner and former Kentucky Immunization Branch program manager. Dr. Messerli received her undergraduate degree from Emory University and her doctoral degree in nursing (DNP) from the University of Kentucky. She has served on the board of directors for the Kentucky Public Health Association and on a workgroup for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Registration Fees:
- November 18th in Morgantown, WV: 12:30pm – 4:00pm (includes lunch): $35.00
To register for the Motivational Interviewing Training, please click here for the registration form :
