Listen as our hosts talk with Dr. Gina Piscatello of Rush University Medical Center about a study she and her colleagues conducted entitled “COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers, Communication and Policy-Making.” During this episode hosts discuss the Health Belief Model used in this study; whether vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers impacts public hesitancy; who the public trusts for advice on vaccination; and what the implications are for the current pandemic and future events.

Article:

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Health Care Workers, Communication and Policy-Making

Authors:

Stephanie M. Toth-Manikowski MD, MHS, Eric S. Swirsky JD, MA, Rupali Gandhi MD, JD, Gina Piscitello MD

Gina Piscitello MD

Rush University Medical Center

Gina Piscitello MD is an assistant professor of palliative medicine, hospital medicine, and ethics consultant at Rush University Medical Center. Her research interests involve patient, family and clinician communication, ethics education for medical trainees, health equity, and allocation of scarce medical resources.