Flu Vaccine Campaign

Claudine Salama, CKPU

National Strategy Group and the Union Steering Committee Meetings
October 13 and 14, 2010

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Introduction of Flu Vaccine Video
By Kathy Sackman
OLMP FLYER
Frequently asked questions
•  Leaflet provides answers to :

•  Why are we being asked to take the flu

shot?
•  Does the vaccine really works?
•  Can a flu shot give me the flu?
•  Is the flu vaccine safe? What about
possible side effects
•  What about allergic reactions or
Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
CKPU Position on Mandatory
Vaccination Policy
•  CKPU supports immunization as an effective way to reduce risk of
contracting flu

•  CKPU upholds the right of nurses and Front Line to make the
decision

•  A well-planned and executed voluntary campaign should give us

result of an 80 to 90 percent vaccination rate
Present Statistics

•  Northern California 65%

•  Southern California 66%
•  Colorado No tracking
•  Georgia 38-40%
•  Hawaii 71%
•  MAS 80.5%
•  NW 68.6
•  Ohio 47%
California Regulation

•  California Health and Safety Code,

Section 1250
•  requires that all licensed general acute care
hospitals must publicly report employee and
non-employee healthcare personnel influenza
vaccination declination rates – July 7, 2010
Outside Pressures on a Mandatory
Vaccine policy for all HCW
•  Department of Public Health officials are compiling their
own report on flu vaccinations among hospital workers in
the wake of a critical probe by the consumer advocacy
group.
•  The American Academy of Pediatrics
affirmed the importance of health workers getting such
vaccines, saying they should be mandatory for doctors,
nurses and other health workers. They called such a
step part of workers' "ethical and professional obligations
to act in the best interests of the health of their patients."
 What Should our Objective be?

•  We should get good results to avoid going

the mandatory route

•  We must show the public that a voluntary

campaign works
Vaccination Campaign
•  TOUCHES ALL THE POINT OF THE VALUE COMPASS
•  What are we trying to accomplish:
–  80 to 90 percent compliance

•  How:

–  LMP engagement, Flu Video, Vaccine availability on roaming carts

•  Measure:
–  Measure and trend vaccine compliance bi-weekly

•  Review at: Mid flu season

»  Early January
»  End of flu season in June
PLAN
•  Each region has identified a coordinator of the flu vaccine
program
•  Each coordinator will:
–  Prepare timeline
–  Determine where to have the most effective impact for
spreading information
–  Ensure that there is readily available vaccination to
inoculate all employees
–  Ensure that Video is shown at meetings and is available
through the web and ensure that written materials are
distributed to staff
Accountabilities

•  Managers, supervisors, directors and Labor

Leaders to promote the campaign
QUESTIONS
 List of Regional Flu Vaccination
Leads
Region Name Contact info.

NCAL Lisa Brill 510-625-2143

Connie Perez English
510-987-3363

SCAL Larry Rick 310-517-3332

Enid Eck 626-405-6051
Colleen McClurkin-Birge
Cindy Lacy 626-564-3655
626-564-5592
 Contact list (cont’d)

Ohio Paula Hadley 330-664-5002.

MAS Keith Frederick 301-816-5662

MW Hilie Calvert 503-721-3953

CO Dianna Rodriguez 303-614-1536

Carlos Madrid
303-614-1021
Contact List (Con’td)
GA Donna McDowell 404-812-6540

HI Les Chock 808=432-8874