Give it Your Best Shot! Communicating with Vaccine Hesitant Parents

This course for the interdisciplinary health care team (RN, MD, APP, EMS) focuses on equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to effectively address vaccine hesitancy. Participants will review current evidence on vaccine effectiveness, safety, and public health impact, explore common concerns and misconceptions that contribute to hesitancy, and practice communication strategies that combine empathy with evidence. The goal is to build trust and support informed decision-making during one-on-one conversations with parents.

Estimated time for completion: 1 hour

Target Audience

Nurses, Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, EMS

Learner Outcomes

As a result of this activity, learners will be able to report new knowledge related to communicating with vaccine hesitant parents.

Learning Objectives

  • Summarize current evidence on vaccine effectiveness, safety, and public health impact relevant to addressing hesitant patient questions.
  • Describe common concerns and misconceptions contributing to vaccine hesitancy.
  • Demonstrate communication strategies that combine empathy and evidence to build trust and support informed vaccine decision-making in one-on-one conversations.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD
Course opens: 
01/13/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2028
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
United States

Faculty Presenter:
David Higgins, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor 
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Pediatrician and Health Services Researcher
Children’s Hospital Colorado

Peer Reviewer:
TBD

 

All planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. 

 

Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nursing
Children’s Hospital Colorado is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This educational activity for 1 nursing contact hour(s) is provided by Children’s Hospital Colorado.

EMS
Children’s Hospital Colorado is a State of Colorado recognized EMS Training Group (CO-049) and will provide 1 continuing education credit(s) for all pre-hospital providers.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.

Criteria to Obtain Continuing Education Certificate
Complete this course
Obtain a passing score with a minimum of 70% on post assessment quiz
Complete the course evaluation

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Attendance
    • 1.00 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Colorado State EMS
  • 1.00 NCPD

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Required Hardware/software

You will need access to the internet, speakers or a headset to participate in this course.