Register now! Feb 28 webinar- Improving the Vaccination Experience: Reducing Pain and Anxiety for Children and Adults

Dear Immunization Partners,

Register for February 28 webinar! Immunize​.org, with pain mitigation expert, Anna Taddio, PhD, presents “Improving the Vaccination Experience: Reducing Pain and Anxiety for Children and Adults.”

Anxiety about needles and injections affects as many as 2 out of 3 children and 1 out of 4 adults; this anxiety can contribute to dreading, delaying, or avoiding vaccinations, even when the importance of preventing illness is understood. The good news is that there are safe, effective, and practical steps that those who administer vaccines and vaccine recipients, or their caregivers can take to reduce vaccination-related pain and anxiety and increase confidence in vaccination.
 
In this live, 1-hour webinar hosted by Immunize​.org, Improving the Vaccination Experience: Reducing Pain and Anxiety for Children and Adults at 1:00 p.m. (ET) on February 28, we will learn more about the principles behind vaccination pain and anxiety and discuss simple evidence-based strategies to reduce apprehension. These strategies were developed and promoted by the experts from HELP Eliminate Pain in Kids and Adults. Their work has been used by the World Health Organization (WHO), Public Health Canada, and others to develop guidelines for reducing vaccination pain.
 
The panelists will be:

• Anna Taddio, BScPhm, MSc, PhD; Professor, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto; Senior Associate Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada 
• Kelly L. Moore, MD, MPH; President and CEO, Immunize​.org
• Lucie Marisa Bucci, MA; Consultant, Bucci-Hepworth Health Services, Inc.; Director, Policy and Government Relations, Society for Infodemic Management (SIM), Quebec, Canada 
• Sharon Humiston, MD, MPH; Director for Research, Immunize​.org

Following the presentation, ample time is reserved for your questions.

Register now to be sure you don’t miss this important session designed to help you make vaccination a more positive experience for everyone.