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#622: Pharmacovigilance to Strengthen Vaccine Confidence and Address Hesitancy: Lessons from Brazil and Beyond
Wednesday June 17, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
118AB
Component Type: Session
Level: Intermediate
CE: ACPE 1.00 Knowledge UAN: 0286-0000-26-612-L04-P; CME 1.00; RN 1.00

This forum will explore how pharmacovigilance strengthens vaccine confidence and reduces hesitancy through safety monitoring, transparent communication, and healthcare professional training, with lessons from Brazil and international perspectives.

Learning Objectives

Describe how pharmacovigilance can strengthen vaccine confidence and address hesitancy; Identify strategies to empower healthcare professionals to improve safety data reporting; Discuss global and national approaches to transparent risk–benefit communication in immunization.

Chair

Mayra Martho Moura Oliveira, BSN

Speaker

Pharmacovigilance as a Trust-Building Tool: From Surveillance to Confidence
Patrícia Mouta Nunes Oliveira, MD

The role of healthcare professionals: how training and information dissemination transform trust in vaccines.
Vera Lúcia Gattás, PHD


Speakers
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Vera Gattás

QPPV, Instituto Butantan , Brazil
Graduated in Nursing from Escola Paulista de Medicina - Depto. Nursing (1979); Master in Public Health from the Faculty of Public Health of the University of São Paulo - USP (1996) and PhD in Tropical Diseases and International Health from the Institute of Tropical Medicine at USP... Read More →
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Patricia Mouta

Pharmacovigilance specialist, Biomanguinhos/Fiocruz, Brazil
Dr. Patrícia Mouta is a Medical Doctor and Patient Safety specialist with extensive experience in pharmacovigilance and vaccine safety. Since 2011, she has worked as a Safety Physician at Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, a leading public manufacturer of vaccines and biopharmaceuticals in... Read More →
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Mayra Oliveira

pharmacovigilance manager, Instituto Butantan, Brazil
Since graduating as a nurse in 2007, I have built a solid career in immunization, working across different areas including vaccination clinics, clinical research coordination, and clinical operations management. Over the years, I progressed into vaccine safety and currently serve... Read More →
Wednesday June 17, 2026 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
118AB The Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA
  01: ClinSafety-PV-RM, Session
  • Audience Intermediate
  • Level Intermediate
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  • Credit Type ACPE, CME, RN
  • Interest Area Clinical Safety & Pharmacovigilance
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