A Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices updated its pneumococcal vaccination guidelines in September 2014 and provided an additional recommendation in February 2016. We perceived a knowledge gap related to these guidelines among residents who serve as primary care physicians during postgraduate training. Our research team confirmed the presence of this knowledge gap and designed a curriculum focused on the current guidelines for pneumococcal vaccination.

Methods

This curriculum consists of a preeducation quiz and survey, as well as an educational video, pocket card, and poster. The educational materials were then disseminated over a 7-week period and included a short video, handouts (laminated pocket cards), and summaries of guideline recommendations in

SUBMITTER: Wilson MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6464476 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature