Provider Educational Resources

2009 North Carolina Immunization Conference

August 13-14, 2009

Iyabode Akinsanya-Beysolow, M.D., M.P.H.Medical Officer,

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC

Target audience

• Resources for Providers

- Physicians

- Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants

- Nurses

- Medical Assistants

Providers

• Clinical Resources

• Administrative Tools

• Provider ImmunizationTraining

• Education– Providers– Patients

Provider ResourcesCDC’s vaccines website for Health care providers http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp.htm

Immunization Action Coalitionhttp://www.immunize.org/American Academy of Pediatricshttp://www.aap.org/healthtopics/immunizationsChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia(CHOP)http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/microsite/microsite.jsp?id=75918FDAhttp://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/default.htmNational Library of Medicine – Medline Plushttp://medlineplus.gov/National Network for Immunization Informationhttp://www.nnii.org/

Navigating the CDC VaccinesWebsite

Clinical Resources

• Immunization Schedules• Vaccine Recommendations

– Who makes them– Who is the ACIP?

• Pink Book – Epidemiology and Prevention of VPD’s (11th edition)

• Vaccine Shortages/Recalls, Travelers,

● FAQ’s – www.nipinfo.gov

● VAERS

Provider Administrative Tools

• Storage and Handling of Supplies

• Vaccine Administration

• VFC (Vaccines for Children)

• Health Care Workers Vaccines

• Standing Orders

• Strategies for Increasing Rates

• Surveillance Data & Coverage Rates

Patient Education

• VIS

• Patient Education Tools (for providers)

• Parents who question vaccines – (for parents)

• Spanish language information

• Vaccine Safety

Provider Education

• Vaccine Preventable Diseases– Information, slide sets, pictures

● Immunization Training- Administration, Storage and Handling, recommendations and updates, FreeCE offerings

● Vaccine Research and Development● Downloadable posters, flyers, training

materials, Surveillance Manual

What would best suit your training needs?

• A comprehensive overview about immunizations and vaccine-preventable diseases?

• Four- part series, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases – Internet or DVD- Four 3 hour sessions, or Live 2-day course

• Pink Book, 11th edition

What would best suit your training needs?

• An interactive self-study on specific vaccines– Immunization: You call the Shots – set up as

modules• Each module 1-2 hours to complete, self-paced

What would best suit your training needs?

• An online course on adult vaccination and strategies to increase coverage rates?

- Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates: WhatWorks

- web based

What would best suit your training needs?

• A webcast on best practices for the immunization patient visit– The Immunization Encounter: Critical Issues

• Two hours • Patient intake, screening,• Vaccine Admin• Vaccine Management, Documentation, etc.

What would best suit your training needs?

• An annual update on immunizations and vaccines– Annual update, 2-hour program

What would best suit your training needs?

• A one-hour lunch-time presentation on current issues– Net conferences offered 4-5 times a year

What would best suit your training needs?

• Print materials providing detailed discussions of vaccine recommendations– MMWR immunization articles

CE training

• For all your CE needs from CDC

http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/

- Bank Account of your CE (via CDC)

- Printable certificates

Resources from other sites• AAP• IAC• CHOP – patient education sheets• North Carolina’s Immunization Program

– http://www.immunizenc.com/– Check your vials poster (Td, Tdap, DTaP)– http://www.immunizenc.com/Kids.htm

• California’s Dept of Public Health Immunization Program– EZ- IZ,– http://www.eziz.org/pages/vaccineadmin.html

• Michigan’s Immunization Program- – Alliance for Immunization in Michigan– Aim Toolkit, – http://www.aimtoolkit.org/

What should you have in your office?

• Web access: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp.htm

• Pink Book 11th edition

• Immunization Works CD

• Vaccine Storage and Handling Toolkit

ACIP Recommendations for Tetanus, Diphtheria, & Pertussis Protection in

Pregnant & Postpartum Women & Their Infants www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5704.pdf

• If no previous Tdap, give Tdap dose in immediate postpartum period

• Td preferred if needed during pregnancy, although Tdap is not contraindicated during pregnancy if the benefit outweighs the risk (e.g., pertussis outbreak)

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Immunizations During Pregnancy

www.immunize.org/pregnancy/

Immunizations for Immunocompromisedwww.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5515.pdf

Vaccine Storage & Handling Update

• VFC Provider Vacine Management Requirements– www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/projects/vacc-mgmt-

manage.htm#providers

• Vaccine Storage & Handling Toolkit– www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/storage/

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Travel Immunization Resourceswww.cdc.gov/travel/

Adult Immunization Resources

Adult Immunization Resources

Adult Immunization Resources

Adult Immunization Resources

Adult Immunization Resources