Healthcare Leader: Help Available Securing COVID-19 Vaccine Doses

Need Access to Vaccines? We Can Help

As the IPRO QIN-QIO continues its "It's Worth a Shot" campaign in support of the Biden Administration's initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates this season, several nursing homes across our service area have reported that they are having difficulty locating COVID-19 vaccines. Some are experiencing trouble getting the new bivalent booster shots; others are unable to secure the primary series.

Our relationships with pharmacies, schools of pharmacy, and other entities often enable us to meet the needs of nursing homes by providing access to vaccine doses and even staff to administer vaccines. We also provide Vaccine Campaign resources and toolkits to assist nursing homes with planning, scheduling and staffing vaccine clinics for staff, residents, and the community.

For assistance locating vaccine doses, contact us and one of IPRO's pharmacy professionals will be happy to help.

Upcoming Education

Vax Chat

Join Vax Chat every other Thursday morning from 7:45 - 8 am for a brief but impactful conversation about the latest topics in vaccines. A single registration allows you to join us, whenever it works best for you.

December 29

IP3: Infection Prevention for Infection Preventionists by an Infection Preventionist (Office Hours)

Our weekly sessions, offered Thursdays from 11 - 11:30 am ET, provide a forum for peer support, questions and answers, and best practices around infection prevention. Join our IP3 Facebook Group to keep the conversation going.

December 22

Boosters and Beyond: Rethinking Readmissions

This series reviews factors that can contribute to readmissions and strategies to help. Among the topics discussed are C.Diff, Sepsis, UTIs, Dementia, Falls, Wound Care, and CHF. The series guides participants through the processes of nursing home quality improvement. Register for our next session:

Bringing it Together – Facilitating Hospital & Nursing Home Communication

December 21 - 3 pm Live Replay

Resources to Support Vaccine Acceptance

Curated by our experts, the IPRO QIN-QIO resource library contains tools, links and information to support your COVID-19 vaccination initiatives. Use the Resource Picker to find what you need, or check out this month's featured resources:

COVID-19 Booster PowerPoint Presentation for Resident & Family Council Meetings uses everyday language to help facilities train the trainer so that resident/family council leaders can educate resident and family councils in the long-term care setting.

Influenza, Pneumococcal and COVID-19 Immunization Toolkit provides resources and information on influenza. pneumococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines, as well as strategies to make your vaccine campaign a success.

Our Preparing for a COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic Toolkit is a turn-key resource that provides a range of information including sample outreach letters, social media posts, documentation guidance and more.

We are available to answer your questions, connect you with vaccine doses and supplies, or provide technical assistance.

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The IPRO QIN-QIO works to ensure high-quality, safe health care in New England, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

This material was prepared by the IPRO QIN-QIO, a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. 12SOW-IPRO-QIN-T1-AA-21-435