Vaccine hesitancy

Communication in health care

Epidemiology

Infectious diseases

Vaccination and immunization

Join this course for introductory and advanced training in the principles of vaccine confidence.

Learn how to effectively measure and monitor vaccine hesitancy using AI innovation, address emerging challenges of vaccine confidence in the digital era, and rebuild trust within communities.

5 August — 9 August 2024
University of Hong Kong
HK$3,000 (Includes accommodation)
Apply by 23 January 2025
Fully booked

Past

What you'll study

You’ll cover a wide number of key topics in this course, including:

Contextualising vaccine confidence challenges in the era of artificial intelligence:

Historical perspectives and determinants of vaccine hesitancy
The role of social media and AI
Risk perception and rumour psychology in the digital era

Global monitoring of vaccine confidence:

Measuring vaccine confidence through quantitative surveys
Infectious disease modelling
Health economic evaluation of vaccine programmes

Communication strategies to build vaccine confidence:

Addressing issues of public confidence
The role of healthcare professionals in shaping vaccine confidence
Strategic communication to foster trust in a digital world
Post-marketing safety and real-world effectiveness of vaccines

Taking action:

Responding to and addressing crises of vaccine confidence
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and future opportunities

Course fee

The course fee is HK$3,000 which covers the course materials, 5 nights of shared twin room accommodation (upgrades to single rooms at own cost are subject to approval and availability), transportation between hotel and course venue, a welcome dinner, a farewell dinner and all breakfasts, lunches and tea breaks during the course. Payment should ONLY be made upon confirmation of acceptance to the course.

CME Accreditations in Hong Kong

CME credits have been applied for practicing doctors who are not taking CME programme for specialists in Hong Kong. One CME point for each hour of completed session is applicable for CME accreditations from Hong Kong Doctors Union, Department of Health, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and The Hong Kong Medical Association.

Who is the course for

The course is mainly designed for public health graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and other early-stage scientists.

Scholarship application

A poster session will be held during the course. A number of scholarships are available for participants whose poster abstracts are accepted for presentation in the poster session. The course fee will be waived for all scholarship awardees. To apply, please submit an abstract (max 300 words) in your application. Scholarship results will be announced by 7 June 2024.

Kindly be informed that all participants, including those from Hong Kong, must stay in the designated residential accommodation for the entire duration of the Summer Course. This requirement aims to promote extensive interaction and engagement among all participants.

If you have any enquiries about the course, please contact H Choi by email at hcchoi@hku.hk.