Research Strategies to Address Vaccine Hesitancy
Friday, April 12th, 2024
9:00 am to 4:15 pm
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
Smilow Center for Translational Research Room 12-146
3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Sponsored by the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, in collaboration with the Penn Medical Communication Research Institute, CHOP's Vaccine Education Center, and the Annenberg School for Communication.
The one-day retreat will feature speakers who will propose addressable research gaps and strategies to tackle vaccine hesitancy. Broad topic areas include advancement of public health through evidence-based communication strategies, effective clinician-patient communication, and medical communication through community and social engagement.
View video from the event (PennKey protected)
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Introductions and Welcome
Drew Weissman, MD, PhD
Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research,
Director of Vaccine Research, Infectious Diseases Division, Penn Medicine
Director, Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
James A. Hoxie, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Penn Center for AIDS Research, Nonhuman Primate Core
Co-Director, Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Banet-Weiser, PhD
Walter H. Annenberg Dean
Lauren Berlant Professor of Communication,
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Research Professor, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California
Session 1: Advancing public health through evidence-based communication strategies
9:15 am: Kathleen Hall Jamieson, PhD
Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication
Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
9:30 am: Paul Offit, MD
Director, Vaccine Education Center
Attending physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
9:45 am: Dolores Albaraccin, PhD [prerecording]
Alexandra Heyman Nash University Professor
Director, Social Action Lab, Annenberg School for Communication
Director, Science of Science Communication Division, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
10:00 am: Joseph N. Cappella, PhD
Gerald R. Miller Professor Emeritus of Communication
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
10:15 am: Discussion
10:45 am: Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Session 2: Effective clinician-patient communication for improved health and health literacy
11:00 am: Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM
Executive Director, Penn Medical Communication Research Institute
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Ala Stanford, MD
Founder, Black Doctors COVID19 Consortium and Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity
11:15 am: Zachary Meisel, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research, Perelman School of Medicine
Professor, Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Director, Policy and Dissemination Core, CHERISH, University of Pennsylvania
11:30 am: Michael “Misho” Stawnychy, PhD, CRNP
Assistant Professor, Clinician Educator
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences
NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, University of Pennsylvania
11:45 am: Kit Delgado, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine
Director, Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics,
Associate Director, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
12:00 pm: Discussion
12:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Session 3: Health and medical communication with a focus on community and social context
1:30-2:00 pm: Panel: Addressable evidence and methods gaps in medicine and community health
Moderator:
Alison Buttenheim, PHD, MBA
Patricia Bleznak Silverstein and Howard A. Silverstein Term Endowed Professorship in Global Women’s Health
Professor of Nursing and Health Policy, Penn Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine
Director of Engagement, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Scientific Director, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Associate Director, National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania
Speakers:
Andy Tan, PhD, MPH, MBA, MBBS
Associate Professor of Communication
Director, Health Communication & Equity Lab
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Heather Klusaritz, PhD, MSW
Chief, Division of Community Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Director of Community Health Services, Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement
Director of Community Engagement, Penn Center for Public Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Melanie Kornides, ScD, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Penn Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
2:00-2:40 pm: Interactive activity and small group discussions on evidence and methods gaps
2:40-3:00 pm: Small group report-out and discussion of next steps and promising future directions
3:00 pm: Break
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
Wrap-up: Discuss Priority Areas and Next Steps