Webcast: "Clinical Management of Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination: A National Training Initiative"

Public Health Training Network Satellite/Internet Broadcast
(Originally aired February 4, 2003, 1:00 PM ET – 2:30 PM ET)

Summary

Implementation of a smallpox vaccination program requires clinicians to be prepared to recognize and provide care to persons who develop adverse reactions as a result of vaccination. This program will provide information to clinicians on assessment, diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients with suspected adverse events.

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Title	PowerPoint	PDF
Recognition of Adverse Reactions following Smallpox Vaccination	3.65 MB	496 KB
Current expectations for laboratory testing and adverse Smallpox Vaccine Reactions	714 KB	324 KB
Management of Smallpox Vaccine Adverse Events	2.79 MB	438 KB
Smallpox Vaccine Safety and Reporting Adverse Events	263 KB	106 KB

Goal

Prepare clinicians to recognize, report, and clinically manage adverse reactions to smallpox vaccination.

Objectives

Explain the rationale for smallpox vaccination
Define the vaccination risks
Recognize mild and serious vaccine complications
Describe diagnosis, management, and treatment strategies for patients with vaccine adverse events
Explain the procedures for adverse event reporting

Target Audience

Clinical specialists, including infectious disease specialists, dermatologists, critical care specialists, neurologists, ophthalmologists, allergists, and immunologists
Primary care clinicians, including emergency room clinicians, internists, pediatricians, and family medicine physicians
State and local health department staff involved in adverse event assessment and reporting

Faculty

Inger Damon, Chief, Poxvirus Section, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC)
Gina Mootrey, DO, MPH, Medical Officer, Vaccine Safety and Development Activity, Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, CDC
Lisa Rotz, MD, Chief, Epidemiology Surveillance and Response Branch, Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, NCID, CDC

Questions

During the day of the broadcast, you can submit questions by phone 800-793-8598 [International callers, dial 404 639-0180] or TTY 800-815-8152 [International callers, dial 404-639-0182]. During and after the broadcast submit questions by FAX 800-553-6323 [International callers, dial 404 639-0181] or email PHTN@cdc.gov. There will not be live on-air question and answer periods during the broadcast. Following the broadcast, answers to your questions will be posted on the CDC Smallpox Website at www.cdc.gov/smallpox.

Registration and Continuing Education Information

Participants are encouraged but not required to register and evaluate the broadcast/webcast on the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online System at http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtnonline/.

A certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants who complete the evaluation. Although continuing education credit is not available for the broadcast/webcast, registration and evaluation will provide valuable feedback to CDC. Participants will have until March 4, 2003 to register and evaluate the broadcast/webcast. Course numbers are listed below:
Satellite Broadcast - SB0126
Webcast - WC0026

Participant registration will be open January 17, 2003. No site registration will be available for the broadcast/webcast.

Questions about registration should be directed to 800-41-TRAIN, 404-639-1292, or email ce@cdc.gov. When emailing a request, please indicate Clinical Management of Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination in the subject line.

Videotapes and CD-ROMs

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will distribute videotapes and CD-ROMs, shortly after the broadcast. Contact the PHF by calling 877-252-1200, visiting http://www.phf.org, or emailing them at info@phf.org. When emailing a request, please indicate Clinical Management of Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination in the subject line. Please include your name, mailing address, phone number and specify which module(s) and media type you prefer.

Partners

Public Health Foundation (PHF) and others. (It is through the support of many dedicated public health, clinician and medical organization partners that this training program is possible.)