Beyond the Needle - A Physician's Guide to Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

I-VAC & Illinois Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP)
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Beyond the Needle - A Physician's Guide to Increasing COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

Welcome to Beyond the Needle, a podcast for and by physicians. Sit down with our weekly guest primary care clinicians as we tackle the real-world barriers to COVID-19 vaccination uptake and share our experiences with implementation. Together, we’ll uncover practical solutions to help you and your team incorporate the COVID-19 vaccine into your practice and increase vaccination rates amongst your patients. Working to honor the struggles and traumas of the pandemic, we will empower the primary care clinician to feel confident in implementing COVID-19 vaccinations so that their patients can receive the vaccine within their usual site of care. Join I-VAC Faculty and primary care clinicians from across the state as they share the highs and lows of their experiences and lessons learned throughout the pandemic.Funding for this project was provided by the Office of Disease Control, through the Illinois Department of Public Health 

  1. 08/07/2023

    The Changing Landscape of COVID-19

    Today, we delve into the changing landscape of COVID-19. Corinne Kohler, MD, FAAFP and Santina Wheat, MD, MPH, FAAFP provide valuable insights into this complex scenario.COVID-19's shift from a designated public health emergency isn't an end. Rather, it’s a transition in the battle against the virus. We explore the impacts of this decision, the continued need for testing and vaccinations, and the vital role of vigilance against new variants. It's clear that even as the...

    22 min

  2. 07/18/2023

    Trust Erosion & Vaccine Skepticism in the Post-COVID World

    We are witnessing alarming levels of trust erosion and vaccine skepticism that have emerged in the post-COVID world. Join us as we take a deeper look into this critical issue with Christina Wells, MD, MPH, DipABLM, FAAFP and Marian Sassetti, MD, FAAFP. These seasoned family doctors, with over five decades of combined experiences, address the concerning decline in vaccine confidence. They share their encounters with unexpected mistrust within their practices. They also ...

    33 min

  3. 06/20/2023

    The Continued Importance of Offering & Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccinations

    Do you know the true impact of COVID-19 vaccinations in preventing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death? Join us for a vital conversation with our faculty experts. Together, we uncover the latest research on the vaccines' role in preventing complications from the virus and reveal exciting new findings on potential anti-inflammatory benefits and a reduced risk of long COVID for those who have been vaccinated.As new data is published, we should be continually providing that informa...

    29 min

  4. 05/30/2023

    Mainstreaming COVID-19 Vaccinations & Maintaining Protections

    The new normal. As clinicians, it is important to have new plans for how we're going to enjoy our lives, enjoy each other, and continue to care for our patients the best way we can. Our patients count on us to be their trusted caregivers.Santina Wheat MD, MPH, FAAFP and Marian R. Sassetti, MD, FAAFP discuss the importance of our interactions with patients to show we are thinking about their health and disease prevention. This includes mainstreaming COVID-19 vaccinations and ...

    24 min

  5. 05/15/2023

    Long COVID - Part 2 of 2, A Pulmonologist’s Long COVID Journey

    In part two of this series, Dr. Stephanie LaBedz, a pulmonary and critical care physician at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins Dr. Christina Wells, a family physician, also with UIC, to discuss her experience with long COVID. She shares how it has helped in her approach to patients suffering from long COVID. They talk about what family physicians should understand about long COVID.There are many ways that patients with long COVID can present. We may not always know or r...

    29 min

  6. 05/01/2023

    Long COVID – Part 1 of 2, What We Know, What We are Learning

    Dr. Heather Prendergast, an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Stephanie LaBedz, a pulmonary and critical care physician, and Dr. Christina Wells, a family medicine physician, all from the University of Illinois at Chicago, share their experiences and insights on long COVID. Their goal is to help primary care physicians be more equipped in dealing with patients who present with long COVID symptoms.We know COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the chances of developing severe cases of COVID and l...

    35 min

  7. 04/17/2023

    Physicians’ Reflections & Moving Forward After the Pandemic – Part 2 of 2

    The conversation continues. Dr. Corinne Kohler, Dr. Marian Sassetti, and Dr. Christina Wells reflect on the evolution of the pandemic in the past year. They share their experiences and engage in a discussion about how we, as a community of healers, can collectively move forward. Meet the Faculty Topics include:How practices have changed - both in day-to-day activities clinical activities and long-term Ways to incorporate technology to improve patients’ overall healthIm...

    42 min

  8. 04/03/2023

    Physicians’ Reflections & Moving Forward After the Pandemic – Part 1 of 2

    Trauma, collaboration, community, crisis, grief, perseverance, fear, uncertainty, mistrust, resilience… What words summarize the pandemic for you? Have they changed over time?Dr. Corinne Kohler, Dr. Marian Sassetti, and Dr. Christina Wells reflect on the evolution of the pandemic in the past year. They share their experiences and engage in discussion about how we, as a community of healers, can collectively move forward. The unimaginable has happened. What have we...

    35 min
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Welcome to Beyond the Needle, a podcast for and by physicians. Sit down with our weekly guest primary care clinicians as we tackle the real-world barriers to COVID-19 vaccination uptake and share our experiences with implementation. Together, we’ll uncover practical solutions to help you and your team incorporate the COVID-19 vaccine into your practice and increase vaccination rates amongst your patients. Working to honor the struggles and traumas of the pandemic, we will empower the primary care clinician to feel confident in implementing COVID-19 vaccinations so that their patients can receive the vaccine within their usual site of care. Join I-VAC Faculty and primary care clinicians from across the state as they share the highs and lows of their experiences and lessons learned throughout the pandemic.Funding for this project was provided by the Office of Disease Control, through the Illinois Department of Public Health 

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