COVID-19 Vaccine: Administration, Allocation, And Uptake By Patients And Health Care Workers

Join the Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders Frontline Leaders Advisory Group as they discuss COVID-19 vaccine administration, allocation, and uptake by patients and health care workers.  Five of the group’s members discuss:

Identifying healthcare workers and high-risk patients that should receive the vaccine first and track vaccine-related data

Working with your state in setting up health systems as a vaccine administration site(s)

• Vaccine storage requirements and how many locations will store the vaccine
• Addressing the issue of determining mandatory vaccination of healthcare workers and how institutions plan administration of employees
• Operationalizing your vaccination process to patients
• Educating medical staff and other disciplines on clinical information about the vaccine
• How to dispel myths and ensure that truthful information is shared with employees or patients
• Pharmacy involvement in the preparation, distribution and administration of the vaccine
• Moderator: Bill Kernan, PharmD. MBA., FASHP, Executive Director of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic Florida
• Speaker: Nathan Ash, PharmD. MBA, BCPS, VP, Acute Care Pharmacy, Bon Secours Mercy Health
• Speaker: Lyndsey Clark, PharmD., MBA, DPLA, Pharmacy Manager, Transitions of Care and Emergency Services, Michigan Medicine
• Speaker: Ryan Naseman, PharmD. MS., BCPS, Senior Director of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky Healthcare
• Speaker: Jennifer Noped; PharmD., MBA, MHSA, BCPS, Pharmacy Manager - Medication Strategy Center, Wake Forest Baptist Health

The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter.  The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.