Training Tools

Materials

Training Slides and Script Excerpts

Communication Training

A physician educator can use the training script and slides to practice and structure communication training sessions. See excerpts of these materials here.

The Announcement Approach handout

Communication Training

The handout summarizes the Announcement Approach and provides seven research-tested messages to use with hesitant parents. It is also used to guide participants through the exercise during the training.

AAT Checklist

Communication Training

Use this checklist when planning an Announcement Approach Training.

The Announcement Approach ages 9-10

Communication Training

Watch a video demonstrating how to use the Announcement Approach for children ages 9 -10.

The Announcement Approach ages 11-12

Communication Training

Watch a video demonstrating how to use the Announcement Approach for children ages 11 -12.

For access to these materials in full, contact Katie Kritikos at kkritikos@unc.edu

Publications

How to make effective HPV vaccine recommendations starting at age 9

Communication Training

Brewer, N. T., Kahn, B. Z., Kritikos, K. I., Heisler-MacKinnon, J. A., Young, J. D., & Gilkey, M. B.

Framing of national HPV vaccine recommendations and willingness to recommend at ages 9-10

Communication Training

Kahn, B. Z., Reiter, P. L., Kritikos, K. I., Gilkey, M. B., Queen, T. L., & Brewer, N. T.

Announcements versus conversations to improve HPV vaccination coverage: A randomized trial

Communication Training

Brewer, N. T., Hall, M. E., Malo, T. L., Gilkey, M. B., Quinn, B., Lathren, C. Announcements versus conversations to improve HPV vaccination coverage: A randomized trial. Pediatrics, 2016, 139:1, e20161764

Quality of physician communication about human papillomavirus vaccine: Findings from a national survey

Communication Training

Gilkey, M.B., Malo, T.L., Shah, P.D., Hall, M.E., Brewer, N.T. Quality of physician communication about human papillomavirus vaccine: Findings from a national survey. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 2015, 24:11, 1673-1679.

Provider communication about HPV vaccination: A systematic review

Communication Training

Gilkey, M.B., McRee, A.L. Provider communication about HPV vaccination: A systematic review. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 2016, 12:6, 1454-1468.

Messages to motivate human papillomavirus vaccination: National studies of parents and physicians

Communication Training

Malo, T.L., Gilkey, M.B., Hall, M.E., Shah, P.D., Brewer, N.T. Messages to motivate human papillomavirus vaccination: National studies of parents and physicians. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 2016, 25:10, 1383-1391.

Collaborative patient-provider communication and uptake of adolescent vaccines

Communication Training

Moss, J.L., Reiter, P.L., Rimer, B.K., Brewer, N.T. Collaborative patient-provider communication and uptake of adolescent vaccines. Social Science & Medicine, 2016, 159, 100-107.

Why is announcement training more effective than conversation training for introducing HPV vaccination? A theory-based investigation

Communication Training

Malo TL, Hall ME, Brewer NT, Lathren CR, Gilkey MB. Implement Sci. 2018 Apr 19;13(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s13012-018-0743-8.