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Immunization and Infectious Disease Update

Upcoming Webinar: All About Seasonal Influenza

National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Information and Resources for Local Health Departments (LHD)

NACCHO will be hosting a webinar Wednesday, March 25 at 12:00 PM ET about the 2008-2009 seasonal influenza season which will also feature the experiences of several health departments that received donated FluMist vaccine.

The objective of this webinar is to provide an overview of the 2008-2009 influenza season and discuss the free FluMist distribution campaign for health departments.

After the webinar, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the 2008-2009 influenza season and discuss any challenges related to influenza surveillance
  2. Describe LHD influenza vaccination efforts
  3. Discuss how LHDs receiving the donated FluMist influenza vaccine distributed it quickly with uncertain shipment timelines, often supplementing existing influenza vaccination efforts.

Register for this event at: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=18plwzdr0y4gn

Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases is offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in DVD and Web-on-Demand formats. It is no longer presented as a live satellite broadcast or live web cast.

Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the principles of vaccination, general recommendations, immunization strategies for providers, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them.

Audience

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

Length

12 hours. Four 3-hour sessions provided on DVD or Video-on-Demand.

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

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 Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases(NCIRD) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through a Cooperative Agreement with the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

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 web site 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.