Challenges & Strategies: A Culturally Competent Conversation About Vaccine Hesitancy
Webinar Details & Objectives
Individuals who are hesitant can still be convinced of the vaccines’ safety, efficacy, and necessity. The challenge is how do you prioritize vulnerable members of minority communities? By recognizing the role of nurses as trusted sources of information that could reduce the perceptions of risk of vaccines among people from ethnic minorities. Such communications can be made more effective by providing educational resources using a culturally congruent approach.
Objectives:
- Discuss the impact of historical events that lead to mistrust of healthcare providers and systems
- Describe culturally based reasons for vaccine hesitancy.
- List effective strategies to address vaccine hesitancy using culturally congruent care approach
Speakers
Reimund Serafica, PhD, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, CNE
Associate Professor
University of Nevada (UNLV)
Dr. Serafica earned his undergraduate and graduate studies in nursing from Gardner-Webb University and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Nevada, Reno. He is also a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. He earned his Ph.D. in Nursing (Research and Education) from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Rei is also a Certified Nurse Educator and teaches in the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses in UNLV School of Nursing.
He has contributed to science by publishing peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at national and international conferences. He also implemented a viable and relevant research agenda that involves an interdisciplinary approach and mentorship for graduate students.
Dr. Serafica serves as an associate editor to the Journal of Transcultural Nursing, and he is currently the President of the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA) of Nevada. In addition, he is the current Community Engagement Outreach Site Director for the Clinical and Translational Research Infrastructure Network in UNLV.
Beth Lincoln, MSN, RN, NP CTN-A
Adjunct Faculty
Pacific Union College
Beth Lincoln is an educator/consultant, certified transcultural nurse, women and family nurse practitioner and author of Reflections from Common Ground: Cultural Awareness in Healthcare (2015) and Further Reflections from Common Ground (2017). She provides consulting services and motivational seminars for healthcare professionals and organizations seeking to provide culturally sensitive and competent healthcare. Ms. Lincoln is a certified transcultural nurse through the Transcultural Nursing Society and has served as President of the Board of Trustees. As a nurse practitioner Miss Lincoln provides clinical healthcare and professional education for a diverse population. She is adjunct faculty at Pacific Union College in Angwin where she teaches Transcultural Nursing and Global Health. Ms. Lincoln presents extensively, sharing her broad understanding of cultural competence in the healthcare and the academic setting. She inspires others to provide culturally sensitive, effective, and equitable healthcare.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.