Influenza Vaccine Hesitancy (31 min.)
In this course, Dr. Abraham discusses strategies and approaches for addressing influenza vaccine hesitancy among parents and patients. She covers the recent trends in vaccine uptake and the different resources available to providers and patients. This presentation was recorded at the Conversations That Build Trust: Talking About Vaccines with Parents and Patients Conference on November 15, 2025.
$50.00
Description
Claire Abraham, MD, MPHInstructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this educational program, learners will be able to:
- Review the benefits of influenza vaccination and recent trends in vaccine uptake
- Understand the drivers of influenza vaccine hesitancy
- Familiarize learners with the “flu-flopper” population
- Increase comfort in addressing vaccine hesitancy and tailoring that approach to individual families
- Highlight vaccine resources for providers and patients
In support of improving patient care, Boston Children’s Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physician
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Pharmacy
This activity carries a maximum of 0.75 contact hours. Pharmacists should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse
Boston Children’s Hospital designates this activity for 0.75 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Policy
Boston Children’s Hospital adheres to all ACCME Essential Areas, Standards, and Policies. It is Boston Children’s policy that those who have influenced the content of a CE activity (e.g. planners, faculty, authors, reviewers and others) disclose all relevant financial relationships with commercial entities so that Boston Children’s may identify and resolve any conflicts of interest prior to the activity. These disclosures will be provided in the activity materials along with disclosure of any commercial support received for the activity. Additionally, faculty members have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during their presentations.
Disclosure Statement
The following planners, speakers, and content reviewers, on behalf of themselves, have reported the following relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on patients:
| Name, Degree | Entity Name, or None |
| Claire Abraham, MD, MPH | Lava Therapeutics – Spouse owns stock |
| Alan Leichtner, MD | None |
| Michelle Lock, MD | None |
| Julianna Walsh, NP | None |
Additional information
| Credit Type | AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (MD, DO, NP, PA), Contact Hours (Nurse, Nurse Practitioner), CPE Pharmacy |
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| Topic | Preventative Pediatrics/Well-Child Care, Family Medicine, General Pediatrics, Infectious disease, Primary Care, Pulmonary/Respiratory Disease |
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