This roundtable video produced by Superior Health Quality Alliance is a virtual learning and networking series that supports nursing homes across Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin was developed for nursing home leadership, nursing home administrators, directors of nursing and infection preventionists and any interested nursing home staff to help increase education around emerging regulatory and clinical guidance, sharing best practices and engage in discussion around nursing home priority issues such as vaccinations and quality improvement approaches. 

This video/roundtable, The Importance of Immunizations for those with Chronic Conditions will focus on the following topics:

• Appreciate why vaccines are important for those with chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
• Gain techniques for talking with residents and their families about vaccines to encourage vaccine acceptance.
• Understand the current vaccine recommendations for influenza, pneumococcal and COVID-19.