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Self study
programs are offered in several formats: DVD, CD ROM, and web-based.
Most are free of charge.
Continuing
Education (CE) credit is available for
most of these products. For CE credit,
first complete the course, then go to http://www.cdc.gov/PHTNOnline/
and search
for the course by course name or course number.
Courses
- Epidemiology
& Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (2007)
-
Immunization Update (2006)
-
Vaccines Across the Life Span, 2007 Updated
March 07
-
Immunization:
You Call the Shots New
Module Added February 06
-
Teaching Immunization Delivery and Evaluation (TIDE)
-
Increasing Adult Vaccination Rates: What Works
- Smallpox:
What Every Clinician Should Know (Interactive Program)
-
The Immunization Encounter: Critical Issues
- Adult
Immunization Update
(2006)
- Smallpox:
Vaccine Storage and Handling (2004)
- Surveillance
of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (2005)
| 1
Epidemiology & Prevention
of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases |
| Description: |
A comprehensive
overview of the principles of vaccination, general recommendations,
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.) |
| Format: |
- DVD
- Archived Webcast for each session |
| Produced by: |
CDC |
|
More
Info., or to Order: |
- DVD. Coming
soon.
- View
archived webcast. |
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2
Immunization Update 2006 |
| Description: |
An
annual update, highlighting current and late-breaking immunization
issues. |
| Audience: |
Immunization
Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists,
Physician’s Assistants, DoD Paraprofessionals, Medical Students,
etc.) |
| Format: |
-
DVD
- Archived Webcast |
| Produced
by: |
CDC |
|
More
Info., or to Order: |
-
DVD. Available soon.
- View
archived webcast.
|
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| 3
Vaccines Across the Life Span,
2007 |
| Description: |
A supplement
to the Journal of Family Practice, which includes
articles on:
- HPV vaccine and its recommendations,
- Rotavirus disease and vaccine update,
- Recent changes in influenza vaccination
recommendations,
- Routine vaccines across the life span,
- Vaccines for persons at high risk,
- Vaccine schedules and procedures,
- Addressing immunization barriers, benefits, and risks.
|
| Audience: |
Current and future
practicing physicians. |
| Format: |
Online journal articles. |
| Produced by: |
The Society of Teachers
of Family Medicine Foundation, supported by educational grants
from Merck & Co., Inc., and Chiron Corp. (Novartis Vaccines
and Diagnostics). |
| More
Info., or to Order: |
Articles published
in Journal of Family Practice.
Go to
http://www.jfponline.com/pages.asp?id=1061,
scroll down to the subhead "Non-CME Supplements 2007,"
and click on the link "Vaccines Across the Life Span."
No continuing education credit for this item. |
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| 4
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
the National Immunization Program. |
|
More
Info., or to Order: |
More
information and link to all available modules.
Course #WB3108 - WB3120 |
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| 5
Teaching Immunization Delivery and Evaluation (TIDE)
|
| Description: |
A curriculum to
improve knowledge, attitudes and skills that are likely to change
provider behavior in clinical settings, leading to increased
immunization rates for children. Clinical scenarios are
used to trigger problem solving and discussion. The scenarios
are organized as four self-contained modules. Each module
covers a different aspect of immunization delivery. |
| Audience: |
Immunization Providers
(Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician’s
Assistants, Medical Students, etc.) |
| Format: |
Web-based interactive
modules. |
| Produced by: |
The Ambulatory Pediatric
Association with support from CDC and the Medical University
of South Carolina. |
| Credit: |
CME,
CNE, and CEU credits are available through the Medical University
of South Carolina, through November 2007. |
| More
Info., or to Order: |
Visit the TIDE
website (exit site). |
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| 6
Increasing Adult
Vaccination Rates: What Works |
| Description: |
Nearly 50,000 adults
die each year from vaccine-preventable diseases . . . and it's
not necessary. This interactive computer program offers primary
care providers strategies they can use to increase immunization
rates among their adult patients. |
| Audience: |
Primary care practitioners:
physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Also appropriate: other health professionals who are interested
in adult immunization and strategies for increasing adult vaccination
rates. |
| Format: |
Interactive web-based
program. |
| Produced by: |
Cooperative agreement
between the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
and the National Immunization Program, CDC. |
|
More
Info., or to Order: |
NOTE:
This course is currently unavailable. |
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7
Smallpox: What Every Clinician Should Know (interactive version) |
| Description: |
Information
for clinicians on clinical features, diagnosis and treatment
of smallpox, and the characteristics and use of smallpox vaccine.
Includes practice questions, case scenarios, and enhanced reference
materials. |
| Audience: |
Physicians,
nurses, health educators, immunization program managers, pharmacists,
Department of Defense paraprofessionals, and other health care
providers working in private offices, hospitals, and public
health settings. |
| Format: |
- Interactive web-based program |
| Produced by: |
Oak
Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) and CDC |
| More
Info., or to Order: |
Web-based
program. Course #WB3084 |
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8
The Immunization Encounter: Critical
Issues |
| Description: |
Addresses
issues related to a routine immunization clinic encounter: patient
intake and screening, vaccine administration, vaccine management,
documentation, vaccine adverse events management and reporting,
and resources for staff orientation and development. |
| Audience: |
Immunization
clinic managers, staff supervisors, and staff who administer
vaccines (Physicians, RNs and LPNs, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists,
Physician's Assistants, Medical Assistants, DOD Paraprofessionals,
Students) |
| Format: |
Archived Webcast |
| Produced
by: |
CDC |
| More
Info., or to Order: |
- View
archived webcast.
- Resources
associated with this program.
- CE credit expired September 2006. |
|
9
Adult Immunization Update |
| Description: |
Addresses
the impact of vaccine-preventable diseases on adults; recommended
vaccines for adults, including indications and contraindications;
coverage among various demographic and risk groups; and strategies
to improve coverage levels. |
| Audience: |
Immunization
Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists,
Physician’s Assistants, DoD Paraprofessionals, Medical
Students, etc.) |
| Format: |
- Archived Webcast
|
| Produced
by: |
CDC |
| More
Info., or to Order: |
- View
archived webcast.
- Resources
associated with this program |
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|
10
Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling |
| Description: |
This
4-module course covers Vaccine Distribution, Vaccine Storage,
Handling the Vaccine: Clinic Issues, and Safeguarding the Vaccine.
The course also provides practical information on ordering vaccine
from the Strategic National Stockpile, monitoring temperature
and using proper equipment, reconstituting the vaccine, and
developing a vaccine disaster recovery plan. |
| Audience: |
Staff
in state and local health departments; hospital emergency room
technicians, nurses, laboratory workers, and hospital physicians;
private physicians; and first responders. Also appropriate for
clinicians, pharmacists, health educators, and other healthcare
providers working in private offices, hospitals, and public
health settings. |
| Format: |
Interactive web-based program |
| Produced
by: |
CDC |
| More
Info., or to Order: |
-
Web-based
program. Course #WB3088
- CE credit for this program has expired. |
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| 11
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: |
-
DVD
- Archived Webcast |
| Next Broadcast: |
TBA |
Registration/
More Information: |
-
DVD. See NIP's Online
Order Form. Course #DV0015
- View
Archived Webcast
- Course
Manual |
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