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COVID-19: Promoting Vaccine Education and Countering Misinformation
Throughout the past year, ACP developed new resources and tools to support you and help educate patients about the importance of COVID-19 and other vaccines.
ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine COVID-19 Forums
ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine continue to host the virtual forum series on timely and topical issues related to COVID-19 and other clinical content. Forums this year include:
  • COVID-19 Forum VII: Challenging Clinical Questions
  • COVID-19 Forum VIII: Outpatient Evaluation and Management of Patients with COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Forum IX: Management of Patients with Persistent Symptoms After COVID-19
Supporting Vaccine Protocols in Favor of Public Safety
We continue to advocate for and address the importance of vaccinations when it comes to protecting the community from vaccine-preventable diseases including COVID-19. Through statements, letters, and signing on to several Amicus Briefs, ACP supported mandates for COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare professionals and advocated for the right for employers to request proof of vaccinations.
Physician and Patient-Facing YouTube Video Series
ACP partnered with YouTube to produce two video series designed to combat COVID-19 misinformation and encourage vaccination. The videos present practical strategies for internists and other health care professionals to address misinformation and build vaccine confidence as well as provide accurate medical information to patients from trusted physician messengers.
The patient-facing “Ask Your Internist” series features internal medicine physicians answering the public’s top vaccine-related questions and proactively sharing strategies to avoid misinformation and access credible health information online.
Topics addressed include how to reinforce public health messages, how to access trusted, accurate health information online, the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, how to create safe spaces for COVID-19 vaccine conversations with patients, and team approaches to address COVID-19 vaccine concerns among others. To date, the videos have garnered more than 450,000 views.
National Immunization Awareness Month Video Series
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This year also saw the release of a brief video series through the I Raise the Rates initiative to increase influenza and adult immunization rates, featuring content to help you with having conversations with patients who are deliberating getting vaccinated as well as team-based approaches to increasing vaccinations for patients with chronic conditions and communicating the importance of vaccinating against influenza.
"We Can Do This” Public Education Campaign
ACP is a founding member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) national volunteer COVID-19 Community Corps, offering toolkits, resources, and materials to support community outreach that are available through HHS’s COVID-19 “We Can Do This” public education campaign.
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