Immunization Training

SAVE THE DATE

Broadcast, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

January 31, February 7, February 14, and February 21, 2008.

Registration information will be posted at http://www2.cdc.gov/phtn

This program provides a comprehensive overview about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases. It is presented in four parts, each lasting about 2 hours 45 minutes.  TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, nurses, nursing students, medical assistants, pharmacists, and other health professionals who provide immunizations.  The target audience also includes health educators, immunization program managers, Department of Defense paraprofessionals, and other persons who administer adult healthcare services.  The course handbook is Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and is available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/default.htm

---

Online Continuing Education Activity: Prevention and Control of Meningococcal Disease: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) MMWR Vol. (54-07)

This report provides recommendations on use of the newly licensed tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine (MCV4). The recommendations were developed by CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The goal of this report is to provide recommendations for clinicians, public health officials, and other persons concerned with controlling and preventing meningococcal disease in the United States on the use of MCV4 and to update previous ACIP recommendations on prevention and control of meningococcal disease, including recommendations on use of the tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4).

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Credit, Continuing Medical Education Credit for Nonphysicians (CME-NP), and Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit is available through 05/27/2008. The response form must be completed and returned electronically, by fax, or by mail, postmarked no later than one year from the publication date of this report, for eligibility to receive award credit. No fees are charged for participating in this continuing education activity. Go to: http://www2a.cdc.gov/ce/CourseDetails.asp?ActivityId=54-07&ProgramName=MMWR

For more information regarding available continuing education visit http://www2a.cdc.gov/ce/AvailableActivities.asp or please contact the Bureau of Immunization at: (850) 245-4342.

---

Immunization: You Call the Shots CDC web-based immunization training materials for CEU credit

This product was developed through the Project to Enhance Immunization Content in Nursing Education and Training, which is supported by funding from the National Immunization Program (NIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through a Cooperative Agreement between the National Immunization Program and the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine.

Immunization: You Call the Shots is an interactive, self-study course consisting of a series of modules covering all aspects of immunization. Participants can complete the modules at their own pace. The program is intended for introductory training of healthcare professionals who provide immunizations, and can serve as a reference or refresher for all immunization providers. Several modules are now available in the series, and more will be added as they are developed. They include: Understanding the Basics: General Recommendations on Immunization; Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis; Polio; Haemophilus influenzae type B; Influenza; and Hepatitis A.

Each module discusses disease, the vaccine, and recommendations for vaccine use. Extra learning opportunities, self-test practice questions, reference and resource materials, and an extensive glossary are all provided in an attractive, easy-to-use format.

The audience for the series includes nurses, nursing students, medical assistants, pharmacists, and other health professionals who provide immunizations. The purpose of the course is to improve immunization practice in the United States by increasing healthcare professionals’ knowledge of immunization principles, use of the routinely recommended vaccines, and proper vaccine administration practices.

The course is available free of charge and additional information is available on the CDC website at: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/youcalltheshots.htm . Continuing education credits are available. As many of you may recall, a similar training module was only available at a charge with yearly updates.