Full Speed Ahead! COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Program
Access program materials, resources, and register for the upcoming quickinars and office hours series.
Improve Vaccine Acceptance Using Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Full Speed Ahead!
Full Speed Ahead! COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Quickinar Series and Office Hours
Key Program Elements
To achieve a dramatic increase in booster rates by March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a nationwide campaign to increase COVID-19 vaccine boosters in nursing homes. Health Services Advisory Group, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization in Arizona and California, will be supporting nursing homes in these efforts.
Materials
Full Speed Ahead! COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Program Action Plan
Quickinar Series and Office Hours
Length: 30 minutes (15 minutes for topic/15 minutes for office hours)
Time: All sessions will be at 11:30 a.m.–12 noon PT | 12:30–1:00 p.m. MST
Register for the entire quickinar series here.
Launch Full Speed Ahead! Booster Program | January 21, 2022 (Past Event)
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Program Action Plan | January 28, 2022
Securing an Onsite Booster Clinic | February 4, 2022
Marketing Your Vaccine Program Success | February 11, 2022
Vaccine Booster Messaging | February 18, 2022
How to Administer Boosters In-House | February 25, 2022
Checking in on Our Goals | March 4, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccine Peer Ambassador Program | March 11, 2022
Sharing Success: Nursing Home Best Practice | March 18, 2022
Sharing Success: Nursing Home Best Practice | March 25, 2022
Celebrating Success! | April 1, 2022
Full Speed Ahead! COVID-19 Vaccination Recognition Program
Key Program Elements
- Create COVID-19 vaccine program team to carry out tasks, including director and assistant director of nursing, and unit managers.
- Enter weekly vaccine data into the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for compliance, to prioritize outreach, and to monitor goal.
Materials
- Full Speed Ahead! Program Informational Handout
- Vaccination Program Recommendations
- Vaccination Vision Board/Goal Poster
Quickinar Series
As a continuation to the Invest in Trust Webinar on July 19, 2021, HSAG will be hosting a 5-part quickinar series focusing on resources and strategies to improve your COVID-19 vaccination rates.
Register for the entire quickinar series here.
- Launch Full Speed Ahead! Program (Past Event)
- August 5, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
- The Moveable Middle (Past Event)
- August 19, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
- The Moved Middle (Past Event)
- September 2, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
- Invest in Trust Strategies, Part 2 (Past Event)
- September 16, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- Celebrate Success (Past Event)
- September 30, 2021 | 10:30-11:00 a.m.
- Event Recording Available Here.
- PowerPoint Presentation Available Here.
Resources
NHSN Module
- Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Scenarios, and Important Links
- NHSN Vaccination Module
- NHSN Weekly HCP & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Website
NHSN Training
- Reporting Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data for Residents and HCP of LTCFs Using the NHSN
- FAQs on Reporting COVID-19 Vaccination Data
NHSN Worksheets
Motivational Interviewing
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing Tip Sheet
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing Role Play Script
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing HSAG Hosted Webinar (May 25, 2021)
- “Getting to Yes: A Nursing Home’s Mission to Vaccinate Hesitant Staff”
- IHI Conversation Guide to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
QAPI
- 5 Why's - Path's to Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance
- COVID-19 Vaccination Plan: Prioritized Risks, Goals, Strategies, and Implementation
- Root-Cause Analysis: Vaccination Compliance
- COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance: Change Ideas
Vaccine Evidence
- FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
- Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines Against COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults Aged ≥65 Years — United States, January–March 2021
- CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Facts and Data
- Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Among Health Care Personnel — 33 U.S. Sites, January–March 2021
- Vaccine Acceptance: Motivational Interviewing HSAG Hosted Webinar (May 25, 2021)
- CDC: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce the Risk of Infection by 91% for Fully Vaccinated People
Peer Ambassadors
- Video: Long-Term Care Community Champions: Voices From the Front Line
- Video: COVID-19 Vaccinations--Perspectives from a Nursing Home CNA
- Video: Nursing Home Worker Goes From COVID Vaccine Skeptic to Advocate
Other Communication Strategies
- Invest in Trust: A Guide for Building COVID-19 Vaccine Trust and Increasing Vaccination Rates Among CNAs (AHRQ)
- Invest in Trust Webinar Recording (July 19, 2021)
- Invest in Trust Webinar Presentation (July 19, 2021)
- Communication Strategies for Promoting COVID-19 Acceptance
- Human-Centered Recommendations for Increasing Vaccine Uptake
- CDC Infographics/One-Pagers: How mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Work
National Data
Arizona Data
California Data
Infection-Related Guidelines
- CDC Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID Vaccination
- CMS LTCF Testing Requirements for Nursing Homes
- CMS Memo on Nursing Home Visitation Guidance COVID-19
- CMS COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff
- Ensuring COVID Vaccine Safety in the United States
- CDC Post Vaccine Considerations for Residents
Arizona Guidance
California AFLs
State/County Vaccine Locators
Arizona
- Arizona: Find COVID-19 Vaccines
- Maricopa County COVID-19 Vaccine Locations
- Pima County COVID-19 Vaccine Locations and Mobile Clinic Sites
- Coconino County COVID-19 Vaccine Locations and Pop-up Events
- AHCCCS Reimbursement Initiative for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) to Vaccine Locations
- AHCCCS Vaccine Navigators
California
- Vaccination Sites Throughout Los Angeles
- Vaccinate Los Angeles County
- Vaccination Access Across California
Long-Term Care Pharmacies
- CMS Review of Current Standards of Practice for LTC Pharmacy Services
- How Do I Find a COVID-19 Vaccine?
- LTC Pharmacies Participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program
- Pharmacy Partnership for LTC Program for COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccine Mobile Clinics
Arizona
- Maricopa County Community Vaccine Event Partner Registration
- 911OccMed Mobile Vaccine Clinic Service
California
- Riverside County Mobile Clinics
- Mobile Vaccination Team at Long Beach Health & Human Services
- Shasta County - Mobile Vaccination Team Support
