Strategies for Enhancing Healthcare Providers’ Preparedness: RSV Immunization Updates for Older Adult Populations-Video Presentation

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The video titled "Strategies for Enhancing Healthcare Providers' Preparedness: RSV Immunizations Updates for Older Adult Populations" is hosted by Darcy Steinberg-Hastings and features expert presentations on the RSV vaccine for older adults. Presenters, Dr. Teresa Hupka-Dio, the President of the American Osteopathic Association, and Dr. David Garza, a family physician, provide evidence-based guidance on RSV vaccination. They discuss the significant risk RSV poses to older adults and the efficacy of the RSV vaccine in reducing hospitalizations and deaths. The video includes detailed case studies illustrating considerations for recommending RSV vaccination, particularly focusing on individuals at higher risk, such as those with comorbidities and in long-term care facilities. Osteopathic considerations are emphasized, highlighting a holistic approach integrating lifestyle changes, patient education, and osteopathic manipulative treatments to enhance immune function. Additionally, the Q&A session addresses vaccine co-administration, differences between available vaccines, and effective vaccination strategies in challenging environments like long-term care facilities. Overall, the webinar outlines the importance of engaging patients in informed discussions to optimize vaccination uptake and protect against RSV complications.

Keywords

RSV immunizations

older adults

vaccine efficacy

osteopathic approach

comorbidities

long-term care

patient education

vaccination strategies