Given that staff members and residents in long-term care facilities are at increased risk for COVID-19–associated morbidity and mortality and prioritized for vaccination, this virtual webinar will focus discussion around overcoming barriers to COVID-19 vaccine confidence among those working in the long-term care setting – including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and in-home care.

Featured Speakers:

• Dr. Radhika Gharpure, epidemiologist on CDC’s Vaccine Task Force and lead author, “Early COVID-19 First-Dose Vaccination Coverage Among Residents and Staff Members of Skilled Nursing Facilities Participating in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program”

• Dr. Stephen Perez, nurse epidemiologist on CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence team

• Dr. David Gifford, American Health Care Association’s Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President of Quality, Research, and Regulatory

• Dr. Derrick DeWitt, president of the Board of Directors for the Maryland Baptist Aged Home and Senior Pastor, First Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Baltimore, Md.

• Dr. Krista Capehart, Clinical Associate Professor & Director of Wigner Institute for Advanced Pharmacy Practice, Education & Research at West Virginia University