Virtual Nursing Grand Rounds: Holy Cowpox: A Nursing Guide to Vaccine Update and Hesitancy

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The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in partnership with the Nu Beta at-Large Chapter of Sigma will offer a monthly Virtual Nursing Grand Rounds Continuing Nursing Education Series, providing an educational program led by top researchers from around the world.

In honor of National Immunization Month, this grand rounds will be co-hosted with the Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Jason Farley, '03, '08 will moderate the event, and guest speakers will include postdoctoral fellow Omeid Heidari. '17, '20 and PhD candidates Dominique Guillaume and Keri Geiger. They will discuss roles nurses play in improving vaccine uptake and addressing vaccine hesitancy in their communities. They will also discuss epidemiologic importance of vaccines in efforts to prevent infectious diseases. Learn more about the speakers online.

The Virtual Nursing Grand Rounds Series will offer attendees one free contact credit upon completion of a post-event quiz after each session, with the goal of fulfilling the School of Nursing's mission of providing lifelong learning for health care professionals within the community.

The Virtual Nursing Grand Rounds Series is sponsored by the Nu Beta at-Large Chapter of Sigma, the Honor Society of Nursing. The Nu Beta Chapter was established at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1992. In 2018, the Johns Hopkins Health System joined the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing to become the first At-Large Chapter of Sigma.