When a Quick Answer Isn’t Enough: Navigating Complex Hesitancy

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CCCEP

15 min

Infectious Disease

0.4 Credits

Course Description

You planned early and held your consistency through the seasonal peak. Now, as the season matures, the easy patients are largely vaccinated. The conversations this month are usually the harder ones. This 15-minute module is about meeting those conversations with confidence:

  • A single, structured way to respond to almost any vaccine concern: We will be implementing the AIMS (Announce, Inquire, Mirror, Secure) framework
  • A clear line for the whole team on which concerns to handle, and which to hand off to the pharmacist

Vaccine hesitancy is not a “no”. It’s commonly just a patient question or two waiting for a confident answer. A structured approach (AIMS: Announce, Inquire, Mirror, Secure) lets you acknowledge the concern, address it, and still land a clear recommendation. Know your AIMS, know when the team must escalate, and never let a hesitant conversation end without a clear and tailored vaccine recommendation. 


This program has received financial support from Moderna Canada Inc. in the form of an unrestricted educational grant.   

 

Course Details

Expiry Date: 2027-09-09
Professions: Pharmacy

Faculty

  • Kristen Watt, RPh
  • Keith Bailey, B.Sc. Pharm, MBA
  • Sandra Carey, RPh, BSP
  • Molly Yang, PharmD, RPh

Accreditation

This continuing education lesson is designed primarily for pharmacists and has been accredited by the Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP) for 0.4 CEUs.

CCCEP File Number: 1066-2026-4205-I-Z

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, participants will be better able to:

  1. Apply the AIMS communication framework to address vaccine hesitancy and maintain clear vaccine recommendations during complex patient interactions.
  2. Differentiate situations that can be resolved at the pharmacy counter from those requiring pharmacist escalation and implement appropriate referral pathways to support effective vaccine decision-making.
  3. Recognize how unresolved hesitancy contributes to missed opportunities and keep the door open for a future conversation when a patient isn’t ready today.

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