Worth the listen: Checkout the latest episode of AHCA/NCAL’s “Perspectives in Long Term Care” to hear host Debbie Stadtler sit down with Dr. David Gifford, AHCA/NCAL chief medical officer to discuss the Get Vaccinated campaign, which streamlines vaccine and infection control information for long term care providers.

• Gifford addresses common misconceptions about vaccines, clarifying that their primary purpose is to prevent severe illness rather than infection.
• He also highlights the need to understand individual vaccine hesitancy and advocates for using motivational interviewing techniques to build trust and encourage vaccination.

Listen to the podcast: Infection Control in Long Term Care.

• This episode is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Risk Less, Do More.