Immunization Courses: Webcasts and Self Study

Adolescent Immunizations: A Back-to-School Checklist

MEDSCAPE CME: This CME activity is a roundtable discussion on adolescent vaccines developed for distribution on Medscape. It can be accessed at “MedscapeCME” at http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/767661

Target Audience: This activity is intended for all healthcare providers (physicians, nurses, pharmacists) in a position to recommend and/or provide vaccinations to adolescents.

Description: CE activity for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists who recommend or provide vaccinations to preteens and teens. Goals are to improve knowledge of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for vaccination of adolescents and to increase application of the recommended vaccination schedule.

Learning Objectives:

1. Apply the ACIP vaccine recommendations for routine adolescent immunizations
2. Identify approaches that could be used in clinical settings to improve vaccination rates among adolescents

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Immunization: You Call the Shots-Module Eighteen- Vaccine Administration (e-Learn)

Target Audience: Administrators, CHES Certified Health Educators, Physicians, Epidemiologists, LPNs, LVNs, Medical Assistants, Medical Students, NPs, Nurse Technicians, Other Health Educators, Pharmacists, PAs, Program Managers, RNs

Description: Appropriate vaccine administration is a critical component of a successful immunization program. Vaccine administration errors are potentially dangerous occurrences that many immunization
providers miss. This training addresses knowledge gaps in proper vaccine administration. It highlights common mistakes and is designed to train providers to avoid administration errors by applying the “Rights of Medication Administration” to each encounter when vaccines are administered.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the Rights of Medication Administration for Vaccines.
2. Define the steps for proper vaccine administration.
3. Recognize the recommended routes and sites for vaccine administration.
4. Identify recommended vaccine administration best practices.
5. Describe best practices to prevent vaccine administration errors.
6. Locate resources on current immunization administration practice.
7. Implement disease detection and prevention health care services (e.g., smoking cessation, weight reduction, diabetes screening, blood pressure screening, immunization services) to prevent health problems and maintain health.

CME: Valid through February 22, 2018.

CE Details: Immunization: You Call the Shots-Module Eighteen- Vaccine Administration (e-Learn) course #WB2502

General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization

Target Audience: Immunization Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician’s Assistants, DoD Paraprofessionals, Medical Students, etc.)

Description: The General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization publication updates and replaces the General Recommendations on Immunization: Recommendations of ACIP published in 2011. It is organized into the following 10 sections: 1) Timing and Spacing of Immunobiologics; 2) Contraindications and Precautions; 3) Preventing and Managing Adverse Reactions; 4) Vaccine Administration; 5) Storage and Handling of Immunobiologics; 6) Altered Immunocompetence; 7) Special Situations; 8) Vaccination Records; 9) Vaccination Programs; and 10) Vaccine Information Sources.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify valid contraindications for commonly used vaccines.
2. Describe the minimum spacing between doses for vaccines routinely used in the United States.
3. Describe recommended practices for administration of vaccines.
4. Identify evidence-based interventions shown to improve vaccination rates among children.
5. Implement disease detection and prevention health care services (e.g., smoking cessation, weight reduction, diabetes screening, blood pressure screening, immunization services) to prevent health problems and maintain health.

CME: Valid through April 20, 2019.

Video, Transcript, and CE Details: General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization course #WB2900

HPV Vaccine: A Shot of Cancer Prevention

MEDSCAPE CME: This CME activity is a roundtable discussion on HPV vaccine developed for distribution on Medscape. It can be accessed at “MedscapeCME” at http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/768633

Target Audience: This activity is intended for pediatricians, physicians in primary care and family medicine, pediatric nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment, management, and prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disease in adolescents and/or young men and women at risk for HPV infection.

Description: CE activity for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists who recommend or provide vaccinations to preteens and teens. The goals of this activity are to increase clinician recognition of the burden of HPV-related disease and to increase understanding of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for HPV disease prevention through vaccination.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the cancer risks that have been linked to HPV infection
2. Apply the ACIP vaccine recommendations for HPV immunization to practice

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HPV Vaccine: You Are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention

Target Audience: Immunization Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician’s Assistants, DoD Paraprofessionals, Medical Students, etc.)

Description: Low HPV vaccination rates are leaving another generation of boys and girls vulnerable to devastating HPV cancers. Vaccination could prevent most of these cancers. CDC is looking to you to make an effective recommendation for HPV vaccination when kids are 11 and 12 years old. Provided in this presentation is up-to-date information on HPV infection/disease, HPV vaccine, and ways to successfully communicate with patients and their parents about HPV vaccination. Find out how to reduce missed opportunities by recommending HPV vaccine the same way and same day you recommend other routinely recommended adolescent vaccines.

Learning Objectives

1. Explain in plain language, the importance of HPV vaccination for cancer prevention and the rationale for vaccinating at ages 11 or 12.
2. Provide an effective recommendation for HPV vaccination.
3. Describe useful and compelling information about HPV vaccination to succinctly answer questions from parents and aid parents in making the decision to vaccinate their children.
4. Implement disease detection and prevention health care services (e.g., smoking cessation, weight reduction, diabetes screening, blood pressure screening, immunization services) to prevent health problems and maintain health.

CME: Valid through October 25, 2017.

Video, Transcript, and CE Details: HPV course #WD2670

Immunization: You Call the Shots

Description: This web-based course is an interactive, self-study program consisting of a series of modules covering all aspects of immunization. The modules provide basic vaccine content, links to resource materials, a comprehensive glossary, and self-tests to assess learning.

Audience: Practicing nurses and nursing students, medical assistants, pharmacists, and other health professionals who provide immunizations. The course is designed for immunization providers who are new to immunization or for those who need a refresher.

Format: Interactive web-based program.

Produced by: The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, in collaboration with CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

To View or Order: More information and link to all available modules

Influenza Vaccination Recommendations, 2016-2017

Target Audience: Immunization Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician’s Assistants, DoD Paraprofessionals, Medical Students, etc.)

Description: Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Flu can also result in serious outcomes such as hospitalization or death. Older adults, young children and people with certain health conditions are at high risk for serious complications from flu. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated each year.

This recommendation for annual vaccination means that healthcare providers should remain up-to-date with their knowledge of influenza vaccination and practices. The knowledge gap this training addresses includes information every vaccine provider should know about influenza, the various influenza vaccines, ACIP vaccine recommendations, storage and handling requirements, and administration considerations.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ influenza vaccine recommendations.
• Describe the benefits of influenza vaccination.
• Describe best practices in influenza vaccine storage, handling, and administration.
• Implement disease detection and prevention health care services (e.g., smoking cessation, weight reduction, diabetes screening, blood pressure screening, immunization services) to prevent health problems and maintain health.

Continuing Education: Valid through December 12, 2018.

Video, Transcript, and CE Details: Influenza Vaccination Recommendations course #WD2727

Pertussis: Coughing up the Facts on Pertussis — Emerging Trends and Vaccine Recommendations

Target Audience: Immunization Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician’s Assistants, DoD Paraprofessionals, Medical Students, etc.)

Description: CE activity for immunization providers. This course reviews the clinical presentation of pertussis, how to test and treat appropriately, and who to vaccinate and when. Participants will also learn about emerging trends in pertussis reporting across the U.S.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe background on pertussis, including clinical course, key features, and spectrum of illness in infants, children, adolescents and adults.
2. Review treatment guidelines and identify those to prioritize for pertussis chemoprophylaxis.
3. Briefly describe pertussis diagnostics.
4. Describe historical and emerging trends in pertussis epidemiology. Review findings from recent vaccine effectiveness studies.
5. Describe findings from a recent CDC study looking at molecular changes in B. pertussis.
6. Discuss findings from recent primate studies.
7. List recommendations to protect young infants too young to be vaccinated.
8. Implement disease detection and prevention health care services (e.g., smoking cessation, weight reduction, diabetes screening, blood pressure screening, immunization services) to prevent health problems and maintain health.

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Video, Transcript, and CE Details: Pertussis course # WD2450

Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Description: Provides guidelines for vaccine-preventable disease surveillance, case investigation, and outbreak control.

Audience: Physicians, infection control practitioners, nurses, epidemiologists, laboratorians, sanitarians, disease reporters, and others who are involved in surveillance and reporting of VPDs.

Format: Archived Webcast

Produced by: CDC

Teaching Immunization for Medical Education (TIME)

Description: This curriculum is designed for use in medical schools to support immunization instruction. The TIME modules provide ready-to-use instructional materials that can be integrated into existing medical curricula. The modules include vaccine indications and contraindications, immunization schedules, and recommendations on efficient ways to increase vaccination levels.

The materials provide student objectives, learning objectives, key teaching points, and resources.

Audience: Schools of Medicine

Format: Download from Internet

Produced by: The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the CDC.

To View or Order: For information and to download a free copy, visit the APTR website