IPTA Webinar - March 15, 2022

Presentation from the IPTA Ethics Committee and Infectious Disease Committee

Vaccine Hesitancy Prior to Pediatric Organ Transplantation

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 4:00 PM (Local time in Montreal)
Local time (Corresponding local time at your current location)
The duration of this webinar is scheduled for 60 minutes.

Overview

Whereas transplantation increases risk for infectious diseases, vaccination is a critical preventative intervention that recommended to be completed before transplantation. Vaccine refusal in the transplant preparation phase is a recurring issue that raises ethical and practical issues around safely proceeding with a transplant. There are many potential reasons why some vaccines may be declined, and a systematic approach to identifying barriers to complete vaccination is needed by the clinician, in order to maximize protection of the vulnerable transplant recipient. This webinar will present two cases to illustrate some of these issues, and will convene a panel to respond to questions from the webinar participants on the topic.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the webinar, the participants will be able to:
  1. identify potential contributors to vaccine hesitancy;
  2. consider factors associated with the relative risk from declining particular vaccines in relation to a particular patient;
  3. consider ethical issues that may result from a policy of strict vaccination requirement for all transplant candidates.

Tom Blydt-Hansen, Canada
Moderator
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Hayley Altman Gans, USA
Speaker
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Marian Michaels, USA
Speaker
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Mihaela Damian, USA
Panelist
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Aviva Goldberg, Canada
Panelist
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Arnaud L'Huillier, Switzerland
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Mignon McCulloch, South Africa
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Lainie Ross, USA
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