PHSA - BCCDC - Immunization Communication Course

This course is based on the BCCDC Immunization Communication Tool (ICT) 2021 and includes some updates. It consists of 5 modules and 13 lessons, and will take between 1-1.5 hours to complete.

After taking this course, learners will:

-Understand what vaccine hesitancy is and be able to respond to a client's position along the continuum of vaccine acceptance.
-Understand the role that public health institutions have and continue to play in vaccine hesitancy.
-Understand immunization providers' responsibilities in providing culturally safe care.
-Learn evidence-based approaches to immunization communication.
-Understand how to use motivational interviewing approaches in immunization communication.
-Be able to apply the Canadian Pediatrics Society's 4-step approach to immunization communication.
-Understand how to use the BCCDC ICT 2021 to answer commonly asked questions about immunizations.