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What makes the Vaccine Champion Program a highly scalable strategy to implement is that it requires few materials and resources. This page will walk you through the steps to implement the Vaccine Champion Program.
Champions Host Announcement Approach Training (AAT) Workshops
Champions train primary care staff on HPV vaccine communication strategies.
- Schedule AAT workshops. Program staff work together with champions to schedule workshops when most clinical staff can attend. Clinics need meeting space and AV equipment (such as a projector and screen to show the AAT slides) to host a training.
- Invite clinical staff to attend workshops using the Calendar Invite Template, Staff Invitation Email Template, and AAT workshop information flier.
- Champions lead AAT workshops in clinics, using the AAT slides, script, handouts, and presentation resources they received after their facilitator orientation session. Champions may also need technical assistance and support to manage AV equipment during AAT workshops. This is where a program assistant can be a big help.
- Conduct evaluations of changes in HPV vaccination rates and clinical staff’s knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about HPV vaccination. Additionally, clinical staff usually need to complete an evaluation if healthcare systems plan to provide continuing education credits for attending. Healthcare systems may also want to use workshops as part of a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) project. Systems can evaluate champions’ fidelity to the AAT components using the Fidelity Checklist. The HPVIQ team may be able to offer guidance about evaluating the impact of the champion program.
Time check
Program staff or champions will need:
- About 30 minutes to schedule AAT workshops and invite clinic staff
Champions and clinic staff will need:
- 1 hour of protected time, separate from patient care, to attend AAT workshops.
Success story
“I feel like I was able to present [the AAT] in a very professional, clean, organized manner because we were given the material to do so. I was pretty impressed with that. So it kind of set me up for success to make sure that it was easy to understand and very fluent.” -vaccine champion
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Background
See how working with vaccine champions can benefit your healthcare system.
Prepare
Learn who makes an effective vaccine champions and how to get them ready to work on HPV vaccine QI efforts.
Implement
Understand the steps to the Vaccine Champion Program and access the materials to help.
Sustain
Find out how you can increase chances for continued success with the Vaccine Champion Program.