Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy With an Open Mind and Ethical Approach

Kathleen Moreo1

  • 1Kathleen Moreo, BSN, RN-BC, BHSA, CCM, CDMS, is the founder of Prime Education, LLC (PRIME), an accredited medical education and research company advancing the science of learning and behavior change for case managers and other health care professionals. She serves as vice president of the board of trustees of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Foundation (2015-2021) and is a past president of the Case Management Society of America, and a commissioner of the Commission for Case Manager Certification. She is the 2001 recipient of the CMSA Case Manager of the Year Award. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed medical journals and has authored two books for the American Nurses Association. The author can be reached at: kathleenmoreo@gmail.com .

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