Upper Cumberland Medical Society

Continuing Medical Education

Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

In-Person at CRMC Algood-Baxter Room in Cafeteria

or

Virtual meeting by Zoom

Leslie M. Treece MD FAAP

About Dr. Treece:

· 1992 Graduate of Auburn University, Alburn, AL, B.S. Biomedical Sciences

· 1998 M.D. University of South Alabama College of Medicine

· 1988-2001; Pediatric Resident, East Tennessee State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN

· 2001-Present : Cookeville Pediatric Associates

· Board Certified, American Board of Pediatrics, 2001

· 2022-2024 – First two-year term serving on TMA BOT from TMA Region 5

· 2024-May-2026—Second term TMA BOT. Currently, Chair TMA BOT.

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Title: Administering Immunizations in the Era of Vaccine Hesitancy

Learning Objectives:

· Identify historical, psychological, and structural causes of vaccine hesitancy, including its link to vaccine success.

· Recognize current factors driving hesitancy, such as politicization, mistrust of institutions, conspiracy theories, and COVID-19 policy effects.

· Use evidence-based communication—empathy, active listening, and shared decision-making—to counsel hesitant patients and families.

· Assess the importance of physician-patient relationships for rebuilding and sustaining vaccine confidence.

· Explain how decreasing immunization rates affect public health, including loss of herd immunity and re-emerging diseases.

About UCMS-TMA Continuing Medical Education Programs:

UCMS-TMA Virtual CME Programs offer physicians in the Upper Cumberland Region an opportunity to lead clinical updates relevant to health care delivery on the Cumberland Plateau. Programs are provided as a public service to the health care community. Expenses related to CME documentation and processing are covered by dues-paying physician members of the UCMS-TMA. Invitations to register for a CME meeting are sent to our subscribers by email from the admin at ucms-tma.org.

There is no fee or membership requirement to attend, however, both registration and attendance are needed to receive a CME certificate of attendance. Registration will ask for your name and personal email address. It will also ask if you plan to attend the hybrid meeting in-person at CRMC. A link to join the Zoom meeting will be sent to the name and email address used at registration.

Link to Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vsFD0_gHRO6ZT-kCjwXTnQ

CME Credit Information:
UCMS-TMA CME activities are planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Tennessee Medical Association. The Tennessee Medical Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Tennessee Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mission:  Quality, Safe and Effective Medical Care in Upper Cumberland

Website: UCMS-TMA.org