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Flu Vaccine Campaign

Claudine Salama, CKPU

National Strategy Group and the Union Steering Committee MeetingsOctober 13 and 14, 2010


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Introduction of Flu Vaccine Video

By Kathy Sackman


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OLMP FLYER


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Frequently asked questions

Leaflet provides answers to : Why are we being asked to take the flu

shot?

Does the vaccine really works? Can a flu shot give me the flu? Is the flu vaccine safe? What about

possible side effects

What about allergic reactions orGuillain-Barre Syndrome?


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CKPU Position on Mandatory

Vaccination Policy

CKPU supports immunization as an effective way to reduce risk ofcontracting flu

CKPU upholds the right of nurses and Front Line to make thedecision

A well-planned and executed voluntary campaign should give usresult of an 80 to 90 percent vaccination rate


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Present Statistics

Northern California 65% Southern California 66% Colorado No tracking Georgia 38-40% Hawaii 71% MAS 80.5%

NW 68.6 Ohio 47%


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California Regulation

California Health and Safety Code,Section 1250

requires that all licensed general acute carehospitals must publicly report employee and

non-employee healthcare personnel influenza

vaccination declination rates July 7, 2010


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Outside Pressures on a Mandatory

Vaccine policy for all HCW

Department of Public Health officials are compiling theirown report on flu vaccinations among hospital workers inthe wake of a critical probe by the consumer advocacygroup.

The American Academy of Pediatricsaffirmed the importance of health workers getting suchvaccines, saying they should be mandatory for doctors,nurses and other health workers. They called such astep part of workers' "ethical and professional obligations

to act in the best interests of the health of their patients."


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What Should our Objective be?

We should get good results to avoid goingthe mandatory route

We must show the public that a voluntarycampaign works


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Vaccination Campaign

TOUCHES ALL THE POINT OF THE VALUE COMPASS


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What are we trying to accomplish: 80 to 90 percent compliance

How: LMP engagement, Flu Video, Vaccine availability on roaming carts

Measure: Measure and trend vaccine compliance bi-weekly

Review at: Mid flu season Early January End of flu season in June


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PLAN

Each region has identified a coordinator of the flu vaccineprogram

Each coordinator will: Prepare timeline Determine where to have the most effective impact for

spreading information

Ensure that there is readily available vaccination toinoculate all employees

Ensure that Video is shown at meetings and is availablethrough the web and ensure that written materials aredistributed to staff


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Accountabilities

Managers, supervisors, directors and LaborLeaders to promote the campaign


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QUESTIONS


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List of Regional Flu Vaccination

Leads

Region Name Contact info.

NCAL Lisa Brill

Connie Perez English

510-625-2143

510-987-3363

SCAL Larry Rick

Enid Eck

Colleen McClurkin-Birge

Cindy Lacy

310-517-3332

626-405-6051

626-564-3655626-564-5592


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Contact list (contd)

Ohio Paula Hadley 330-664-5002.

MAS Keith Frederick 301-816-5662

MW Hilie Calvert 503-721-3953

CO Dianna Rodriguez

Carlos Madrid

303-614-1536

303-614-1021


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Contact List (Contd)

GA Donna McDowell 404-812-6540

HI Les Chock 808=432-8874

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