Vaccination Communication Workshop (VacCom) 2022: Effective Communication Strategy with Vaccine Hesitant Individuals

3rd September 2022 – Department of Primary Care Medicine, University Malaya had organized a workshop with the title Vaccination Communication Workshop (VacCom) 2022: Effective Communication Strategy with Vaccine Hesitant Individuals.

Vaccine hesitancy, defined as the reluctance or refusal to receive vaccination despite the availability of vaccines, was declared by WHO as one of the threats to public health globally. Vaccine hesitancy has been a barrier in the eradication of vaccine preventable disease. Studies have shown that healthcare providers find the experience with vaccine hesitancy challenging, leaving them feeling conflicted and causing therapeutic roadblocks in providing care for the patients. Knowledge and training are important predictors affecting healthcare providers’ attitude towards vaccination. Hence, the main objective of organising this workshop is to empower healthcare workers in vaccine communication and to explore healthcare workers attitude towards vaccine hesitancy counselling.

We have invited few speakers to deliver the lecture for the workshop, such as Dr Sakinah Sulong, Dr Suhazeli Abdullah, Dr Amirul Amzar, A/P Dr Haireen and Prof Sajar Othman.

The event ends successfully, and we hope to organise it in the near future via virtual or face to face in order to engage and empower more health care providers in vaccination communication.