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VacciNation

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Whenever the subject of vaccines comes up, it’s more often than not in the context of myths and controversies questioning their safety, effectiveness, and overall value. And with strong supporters on both sides of this polarizing issue, how can we as healthcare professionals ensure the health and safety of our patients? Explore this question and more on VacciNation, providing new insights on vaccines, the illnesses they prevent, and how opposing viewpoints on them can impact the world around us.

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Vaccinations: How Can HCPs Respond to Patients Choosing Not to Get Them? 03.07.2019 1:30

Guest: Jennifer Caudle, DO It’s an unfortunate reality that an increasing number of patients are refusing to get vaccinated—regardless of whether that’s the recommendation for themselves or their children. But luckily, there are ways you can talk to your patients about this, as Dr. Jennifer Caudle explains.

Bits from “Bullets and Brains”: The (Disregarded) Value of Vaccines 11.04.2019 4:00

Host: Andrew Wilner, MD, FACP, FAAN As physicians, we know that vaccines help protect people from preventable diseases, but somehow this message is getting lost among our patients. With more parents than ever choosing to skip the needle, Dr. Andrew Wilner dives into the 16 th chapter of his book, Bullets and Brains , where he discusses the widespread benefits of vaccines and how they not only prot...

The Importance of Immunizations 12.09.2018 1:30

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO August is National Immunization Awareness Month sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coalition. Dr. Jennifer Caudle discusses the important role immunizations play in healthcare.

Not Quite a Cancer Vaccine: Selling HPV & Cervical Cancer 19.02.2018 15:00

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection remains one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in both females and males, with about 9 in 10 people contracting HPV at some point in their lives. Host Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Samantha Gottlieb, medical anthropologist and author of Not Quite a Cancer Vaccine: Selling HPV and Cervical Cancer. They explo...

Addressing the Challenges of Influenza Vaccination on US College Campuses 09.02.2018 12:30

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Lisa Ipp, MD Although most college students in the U.S. believe it is important to get an annual influenza vaccine, less than half say they typically get vaccinated, according to results from a new National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) survey. Motivating college students to get their annual flu vaccinations remains a public health challenge that many h...

The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, & the Human Costs of Defeating Disease 26.01.2018 16:00

Host: John Russell, MD Guest: Meredith Wadman, BM, BCh, M.S. Until the late 1960s, tens of thousands of American children suffered crippling birth defects if their mothers had been exposed to rubella, popularly known as German measles, while pregnant; there was no vaccine and little understanding of how the disease devastated fetuses. In June 1962, a young biologist in Philadelphia, using human ti...

The Panic Virus: The True Story Behind the Vaccine-Autism Controversy 13.11.2013 16:59

Host: John Russell, MD In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one of the most devastating health scares ever. Yet despite the numerous studies that failed to find any link betwe...