Dr. Stephen Perez, a Lieutenant in the U.S Public Health Service and nurse epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses strategies and key messaging for building vaccine confidence among health care personnel and guidance for leading effective vaccine conversations with staff at your health care facility.

This session covers the COVID-19 vaccination experience at Hawai‘i Pacific Health. We also learn about their successful mobile vaccination program, with direct youth engagement, at schools and community centers and share strategies to build these innovative partnerships in your community.

Dr. Jay Kostman discusses Hepatitis B (HBV) Prevalence in the United States and the disease progression, the history of treatment and current treatment. Katie Huynh then discusses best practices for treatment and care for underserved populations of people who use drugs and have other high risk factors and vaccination efforts.