Immunizations are the cornerstone of pediatric and adolescent preventive care, yet many children remain under-vaccinated because of persistent gaps in knowledge, access, and trust. Healthcare professionals face challenges in addressing vaccine hesitancy, navigating complex schedules, and ensuring equitable coverage across diverse populations. This interactive session will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to improve vaccine uptake, including culturally responsive communication, identification of high-risk patients, and implementation of the latest immunization
guidelines. Learners will leave equipped to confidently recommend and administer vaccines, overcome barriers, and protect children and adolescents from preventable infectious diseases, while actively reducing disparities in immunization coverage.

Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

• Describe the epidemiology, transmission, and disease burden of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and meningococcal infections in children, emphasizing the role of early vaccination in preventing complications and transmission
• Develop communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy, fatigue, and bias, enabling confident, empathetic conversations about vaccine safety and necessity
• Implement region-specific, team-based vaccination strategies and reduce disparities in uptake, tailoring approaches to meet the needs of diverse populations while adhering to current immunization recommendations.

Speaker
Flor M. Muñoz, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Molecular Virology and Microbiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, Texas

Accreditation, Support, and Credit
In support of improving patient care, PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Support
This educational activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from GSK.

Physicians
PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit. Participation information will be shared through the ACCME’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

Physician Associates
PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education, has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Statement
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.