Peer-to-Peer Webinars
Preparing for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season
Date & Time: Oct 16, 2024, 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Description: Infectious disease expert Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH will discuss the epidemiology of influenza, RSV and COVID-19 and summarize measures of community burden. He will review important mitigation strategies, vaccine recommendations and respiratory illness guidance as we head into the 2024-2025 respiratory viral season.
The webinar will be recorded. We are pursuing continuing education for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants and pharmacists.
The learning objectives for this webinar are to:
- Summarize the current epidemiology of influenza, RSV and COVID-19.
- Review measures of respiratory viral community burden to guide mitigation strategies.
- Describe updated vaccine recommendations and respiratory illness guidance.
Past Webinars
Continuing Education Credits Available
- Effectively Engaging Communities Series: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
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This webinar occurred on May 10, 2024, and continuing education credits will expire on August 10, 2024.
Evaluation Survey
Video Recording (YouTube)
Webinar Slides (PDF)Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Understand factors that increase vaccine hesitancy among populations in the U.S.
- Learn how to use patient centered approaches to address vaccine hesitancy.
- Explore the implementation of trusted messenger interventions to address historical amnesia and increase faith in institutions.
Speaker Biography
Dr. Michele Andrasik (she/her) is a clinical health psychologist working to build and enhance partnerships with marginalized communities in clinical research, with a focus on ongoing vaccine trials for HIV and COVID-19. She is the Director of Social Behavioral Sciences and Community Engagement for the Fred Hutchinson-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and the COVID-19 Prevention Network, Principal Staff Scientist in the Fred Hutchinson Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division and an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Departments of Global Health and Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Andrasik received her PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Miami. She also has master’s degrees in health education and Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. Dr. Andrasik brings expertise in community engagement, implicit bias, historical trauma, the utilization of Community-Based Participatory Research approaches, and Qualitative Research Methods.
Continuing Education
There is no charge for continuing education credit. Continuing education is available for nurses (RN, LPN, ARNP), and medical assistants attending live or watching the recording. After watching the recording, please complete the evaluation survey. The survey must be completed to earn CE credit. When attending live or watching the recording as a group, everyone MUST register for the webinar and complete the evaluation as an individual prior to receiving credit.
- Effectively Engaging Communities: Building Relationships and Establishing Trust
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This webinar occurred on April 19, 2024, and continuing education credit expires on July 19, 2024.
Evaluation Survey
Video Recording (YouTube)
Webinar Slides (PDF)Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:- Understand factors impacting mistrust and distrust
- Learn effective methods to engage communities early and often
- Identify factors that create welcoming, affirming and safe spaces for service delivery
Speaker Biography
Dr. Michele Andrasik (she/her) is a clinical health psychologist working to build and enhance partnerships with marginalized communities in clinical research, with a focus on ongoing vaccine trials for HIV and COVID-19. She is the Director of Social Behavioral Sciences and Community Engagement for the Fred Hutchinson-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and the COVID-19 Prevention Network, Principal Staff Scientist in the Fred Hutchinson Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division and an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Departments of Global Health and Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Andrasik received her PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Miami. She also has master’s degrees in health education and Psychological Counseling from Columbia University. Dr. Andrasik brings expertise in community engagement, implicit bias, historical trauma, the utilization of Community-Based Participatory Research approaches, and Qualitative Research Methods.
Continuing Education
There is no charge for continuing education credit. Continuing education is available for nurses (RN, LPN, ARNP), and medical assistants attending live or watching the recording. After watching the recording, please complete the evaluation survey. The survey must be completed to earn CE credit. When attending live or watching the recording as a group, everyone MUST register for the webinar and complete the evaluation as an individual prior to receiving credit.
Non-Credit Webinar Recordings
- Behavioral Health Support for Health Care Workers Series
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- December 2023: Beyond Burnout & Resilience: Connection and Hope for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- November 2023: Beyond Burnout & Resilience: Purpose and Adaptability for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- October 2023: COVID-19 Disaster Cascade Recovery Updates
- April 2023: Burnout Reduction for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- March 2023: Behavioral Health Updates- Current Issues in 2023 for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- January 2023: Active Coping in the Long Term (YouTube)
- December 2022: Moral Injury and Personal Coping for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- November 2022: Burnout Reduction for Health Care Providers (YouTube)
- October 2022: Pandemic to Endemic: Long-Term Recovery for Health Care Workers (YouTube)
- Long COVID Webinars
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- March 2024: Unmasking Long COVID: Insights and Updates from University of Washington Clinical Research (YouTube)
- February 2024: Post COVID-19 Conditions: Expanding Our Understanding of Long-Term Sequelae of COVID-19 (YouTube)
- January 2024: Post COVID-19 Conditions: Diagnosis and Management Options (YouTube)
- August 2023: The Landscape of Post COVID-19 Conditions- Where We Are Now in 2023 (YouTube)
- March 2023: Long COVID- A Deep Dive into Symptoms and Treatment Options to Support Patients- Part 2 (YouTube) (Formerly titled Managing Post Acute Sequalae of COVID (PASC)- Part 2)
- March 2023: Managing Post Acute Sequalae of COVID (PASC)- Part 1 (YouTube)
- January 2023: The Work Starts Here - Supporting Employees with Long COVID (YouTube)
- December 2022: The Landscape of Post COVID-19 Conditions- Where We Are Now (YouTube)
- Other Topics
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- March 2024: Improving Access to Vaccines in Washington: How Pharmacies Can Help (YouTube)
- November 2023: Vaccine Fatigue: Addressing the Elephant in the Room (YouTube)
- February 2023: Respiratory Virus Activity Before and During The COVID-19 Pandemic (YouTube)