ADA Vaccine Awareness Initiative for DSMES Programs

Recorded Webinar

This webinar is designed to offer training tailored for ADAs Education Recognition Program (ERP) sites on the use of ADA’s initiative “My Path to Protection: Vaccines” educational Story Poster, along with its corresponding facilitator guide for group sessions and all additional resources included in ADA’s Vaccine Initiative Toolkit.

Overview

This webinar offers specialized training for diabetes care and education specialist, focusing on strategies to address vaccine hesitancy and encourage vaccination among people with diabetes, in alignment with ADA’s Standards of Care. It introduces ADA’s newest Vaccine Toolkit, featuring an educational story poster titled “My Path to Protection: Vaccines,” a facilitator guide for group sessions, and additional resources for individual education, along with several helpful handouts and infographics.

Training and Resources available on the Course tab.

If interested in becoming an Education Recognized Program, please visit diabetes.org/erp for program and contact information.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants should be able to:

Recall why immunizations are especially important for people with diabetes.
Explain what vaccination hesitancy is and discuss ADA Vaccination Uptake Survey results
Explain The Path to Protection: Vaccine Toolkit and demonstrate its use with both groups and individuals.
Demonstrate how to implement The Path to Protection: Vaccine Toolkit into your DSMES program

Speakers

	Michelle D. Stancil, MS, BSN, RN, CDCES Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Manager Diabetes Care and Education
	Gene Arnold, MS, RD, CDCES, DSMT Program Director Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
	Sarah Munden MSN, RN Senior Manager of Chronic Care Mangement Temple Center for Population Health

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Expires on Dec 31, 2026

Cost:

FREE

Credit Offered:

No Credit Offered

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