Pressure Points in Pediatric Vaccines: The Critical Role of Advanced Practice Professionals for Lasting Progress in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

1.5 NAPNAP Contact Hour. This continuing education activity is offered free to NAPNAP Members and for non- members.

Join us for an educational activity to discuss methods to build trust between HCPs and vaccine-hesitant parents and caregivers. Our expert panelists discuss the importance of evidence-based messaging and effective strategies to counter pediatric vaccine misinformation.

Educational Partner

Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) in partnership with Decera Clinical Education

Support Statement

This activity is supported through an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA

How to Participate in This Activity and Obtain CE Credit

To participate in this activity, you must read the objectives, answer the pretest questions, view the content, and complete the CE posttest and evaluation. Provide only one (1) correct answer for each question. A satisfactory score is defined as answering 70% of the posttest questions correctly. If a satisfactory score on the posttest is achieved, NAPNAP will issue a NAPNAP CE Contact Hours Certificate.

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Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for nurse practitioners who provide vaccine services for children and adolescents.

Learning Objectives

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

1. Apply evidence-based messaging when recommending vaccines for hesitant parents and caregivers
2. Counter vaccine misinformation with correction strategies that demonstrate efficacy in promoting accurate information
3. Build resilience against vaccine misinformation and mistrust among parents and caregivers by continual education and “prebunking”

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 Contact hours
Course opens: 
07/19/2026
Course expires: 
07/31/2027
Cost:
$0.00
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Faculty:

Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP, CPNP, FAANP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Stony Brook University School of Nursing
Nurse Consultant
Immunize.org
Owner/NP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls
Stony Brook, New York

Patricia Stinchfield, MS, RN, PNP
Independent Consultant
Victoria, Minnesota
(Retired) Senior Director, Infection Prevention & Control, Infectious Disease
Children’s Minnesota
Immediate Past President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jennifer M. Walsh, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
George Washington University
Washington, DC

Disclosures

Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNP, PPCNP, CPNP, FAANP, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Patricia Stinchfield, MS, RN, PNP, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Jennifer M. Walsh, DNP, CPNP-PC, CNE, has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Support Statement

This activity is supported through an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA

Accreditation and Credit Designation
This program is accredited by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) for 1.5 NAPNAP CE contact hour, of which 1.5 is pharmacology (Rx) content.

This enduring material is approved for 1 year from the date of original release, August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027.

 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 Contact hours

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