Immunize Milwaukee! Membership The IM! Coalition is an organization of volunteers consisting of individuals and representatives of agencies, business, and organizations from various community segments. Vision Statement IM! promotes one community fully informed, engaged, and immunized. Mission Statement IM! is an independent, non-for-profit, community coalition focused on innovative education, communication, and collaboration to improve and sustain vaccination rates in Metro-Milwaukee.

Immunizations Prevented 322 million cases of disease Prevented 732,000 early deaths among children

What is the estimated net societal cost savings? A.$18.3 million B.$1.38 trillion C. $3.81 billion

What is the estimated net societal cost savings? A.$18.3 million B.$1.38 trillion C. $3.81 billion

Why do we still have difficulty improving immunization rates?

Google Scholar “Vaccine refusal” -30,200 results

No one answer and no single solution

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Look for something red

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Look for faces

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What color is the dress?

Selective perception Experience and life events Our own unique filters Cultural awareness Blind spots Moods Cues Biases Genetics

Source of truth

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U.S. high school students surveyed in % had ever had sexual intercourse. 34% had had sexual intercourse during the previous 3 months, and, of these 41% did not use a condom the last time they had sex

Previous life experiences, age, beliefs, family, culture, religion and biases all factor into how others interpret, integrate and accept information that is presented to them.

As a provider what am I implying?

“bad parent”

Parents worry that teens will engage in more risky behavior if they get the vaccine.

Risk perceptions following HPV vaccination were not associated with subsequent riskier sexual behaviors in sexually experienced and inexperienced young women. These data contribute to the growing evidence that HPV vaccination does not lead to changes in sexual behaviors among adolescents. Risk Perceptions and Subsequent Sexual Behaviors After HPV Vaccination in Adolescents Allison Mayhew, BAa, Tanya L. Kowalczyk Mullins, MD, MSa,b, Lili Ding, PhDb, Susan L. Rosenthal, PhDc, Gregory D. Zimet, PhDd, Charlene Morrow, RNb, and Jessica A. Kahn, MD, MPHa,b PEDIATRICS Vol. 133 No. 3 March 1, 2014 pp (doi: /peds )

Sexual activity is often not consensual

Nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men reported experiencing rape at some point in their lives Sexual assault

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Change the conversation and your clinical processes

Quantify the risk # of individuals who die from an HPV related cancer each year =15, ,000 # of individuals who die from meningococcal meningitis and pertussis =

Destigmatize the “disease” HPV is ubiquitous - the “common cold” of genital infections

Address the myths related to side effects

Getting the HPV vaccine does not make it more likely that your child will become sexually active

Make the conversation relevant How has cancer already impacted your, a friend or relative’s life?

Share your own decisions My children are vaccinated!

Be open to questions Simplify your answers

Make sure that families and patients here a consistent positive messages about the importance of HPV vaccination from all of your staff

Don’t be tentative A strong recommendation from a provider that they trust has been shown to have the most influence

Same way and on the same day

Make it easy for them to change their mind. Don’t be reluctant to revisit the conversation

Check immunization status at all encounters and be willing to administer any recommended vaccine if not contraindicated

Implement Reminder & Recall

Check your own rates We often are not doing as well as we think Run your WIR reports Share best practices with colleagues

Share your support for HPV vaccination broadly We all can make a difference and help prevent HPV related cancer and disease.

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Key messages Recognize the impact of selective perception on the interpretation of information we present HPV is ubiquitous HPV is not harmless HPV causes cancer The HPV vaccine is effective The HPV vaccine is safe Reshape your message - Recommend HPV immunization the same way and on the same day as other adolescent vaccinations Revisit the conversation

Thank you