Recorded on October 23, 2025
Presented by: Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD
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Event Description
Vaccine hesitancy remains a significant barrier to public health, shaped by both inaccurate information and communication challenges. This webinar explores how false information and messaging missteps—particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic—have contributed to hesitancy and distrust. Participants will examine responses to vaccine hesitant individuals, learning which approaches foster productive dialogue and which may inadvertently reinforce skepticism. This session provides a deeper understanding of the factors driving vaccine hesitancy and the role of communication in public health.
About the Speaker
Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD, is a Yale Emergency Scholar focusing on health literacy and communication. She writes the newsletter You Can Know Things and is a contributing writer for the internationally renowned public health newsletter Your Local Epidemiologist. Her writing focuses on addressing public health rumors and has reached millions worldwide with features in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, and numerous other prominent outlets. Dr. Panthagani earned her PhD in Genetics and Genomics from Baylor College of Medicine studying the human microbiome and is currently a fourth-year resident in Yale’s combined emergency medicine residency and research fellowship.
Continuing Education
Instructions for claiming continuing education credit are provided during the webinar.
For questions regarding continuing education, please email cire.cme@ndsu.edu.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and NDSU. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Minnesota Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)
This activity is approved for 0.1 CEU of pharmacist and pharmacy technician credit by CEImpact. CEimpact is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
More information is available via the NDSU CAP Center.
