Improving Outpatient Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Patients age <65

Presenter Information

Evan Nardone, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Mark Mallozzi, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Alvin George, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Christine Kurian, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Omar Safdar, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Timothy Kuchera, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Start Date

5-28-2020 11:00 AM

End Date

5-28-2020 12:00 PM

Description

Objectives

• To increase pneumococcal vaccination rates for patients 19-64 at JHAP to reach 70% over 3 months.
• To increase resident knowledge of indications for pneumococcal vaccination in patients 19-64 by 25% over 3 months

Keywords

Pneumococcal Vaccination, Resident Clinic, Quality Improvement

Comments

Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference