Enduring CME Course: Immunizations 2026: Promoting Trust and Public Health During Changing Times

Activity ID

14813

Expires

May 4, 2029

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0.75

Fee

CME Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society

Description of CME Course

Vaccination conversations are growing more complex amid misinformation, shifting regulations, and widening access gaps. This session (recorded March 21, 2026) provides an updated view of the vaccine landscape and key policy changes affecting clinicians in Massachusetts. You will learn practical, evidence-based approaches to address hesitancy, guide difficult conversations, and support equitable access. Attendees will leave with communication strategies that build trust and strengthen patient confidence in a changing environment.

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Educational Objectives

Explain the current national and Massachusetts vaccination landscape, including the ethical and operational implications of recent policy changes and legal challenges on vaccine trials, recommendations, and supply.
Recognize contemporary themes of vaccine misinformation and demonstrate evidence-based communication strategies for de-escalating politicized conversations during brief clinical visits.
Identify systemic and structural barriers that disproportionately reduce vaccine uptake in marginalized groups and analyze Massachusetts-specific initiatives aimed at improving vaccine availability and coverage.
Discuss the critical role of vaccine advocacy in safeguarding public health and articulate practical methods for clinicians to respond to institutional policy shifts and health disparities.

Competencies

Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning & Improvement

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Practice Setting

Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Physician Scientists, Rural, Urban, VA/Military