Specialty Societies Advancing Adult Immunization Overview with Dr. Helen Burstin-SSAAI Project Overview Slides

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The Specialty Societies Advancing Adult Immunization (SSAAI) program is a five-year agreement between the CDC and CMSS to promote adult immunization in specialty settings for high-risk patients with chronic illnesses and older adults. Seven specialty society partners focus on patients with conditions like COPD, asthma, diabetes, and cancer. The program aims to improve vaccine assessment, recommendation, administration, referral, and documentation in health systems by aligning with CDC standards. 45 health systems are participating, focusing on improving vaccine rates for influenza, Covid-19, and other vaccines like Hepatitis B and Shingles. They implement quality improvement interventions such as improving documentation, training staff on vaccine hesitancy, and educating patients on vaccine benefits. The participating societies are developing educational resources and materials to share best practices and learnings from interventions. The program also offers a Disagreeing Better Toolkit for Clinicians, an e-learning course, and resources on addressing vaccine hesitancy. Overall, SSAAI aims to advance adult immunization practices in specialty settings through collaboration, education, and quality improvement efforts.

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Accompanying Slides for the SSAAI Project Overview

Keywords

Specialty Societies Advancing Adult Immunization

SSAAI program

CDC

CMSS

adult immunization

specialty settings

high-risk patients

chronic illnesses

vaccine assessment

quality improvement interventions