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Immunization Basic
Course (IBC)
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Course Description
This one-day training course is immunization specific, information intensive
and performance-oriented. It includes a review of related DoD and Service
regulations, information resources, clinical techniques, vaccination schedule
interpretation, necessary documentation, vaccine safety, patient screening and
education, and handling of adverse events.
Who should attend:
Participants should be medical personnel involved primarily in immunizations,
including: medics, LPNs, healthcare specialists, immunization technicians and
corpsman. Registered Nurses and individuals within a unit whom the command
recognizes as resources and identifies to be trained are also appropriate
candidates.
IBC Schedule/Locations:
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Immunization
Leaders Course (ILC)
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Course Description:
A comprehensive three day course that prepares personnel to represent
their department, agency, or organization by performing a variety of
information-related tasks regarding Military Immunization Programs.
Who should attend:
The disciplines of course participants vary. Medical personnel
including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, medics, corpsman, and
medical supervisors of enlisted personnel are appropriate candidates. Public
affairs officers, Commanders, and individuals within a unit whom the command
recognize as resources and identifies to be trained are also appropriate.
General guidelines include someone who works with the AVIP/SVP, has daily
interaction with service members related to the programs, and has greater than
six months remaining at their current duty station.
** Overseas training: Please note, class-size for these events is
limited. First preference for slots in these courses will be given to
participants located in or near these regions.
ILC Schedule/Locations:
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Register for one of these training events by clicking on the register button
and completing the on-line registration form. Please note that all
applications must be validated and approved by the MILVAX Agency. Email us at
Vaccines@amedd.army.milfor more
information.
Continuing Education Credit is available for completion of these programs.
Detailed information is available from the course coordinator.
Request Local Training:
The Immunization Leader's Course Team will come to your location upon request (see
attached Info Paper). For more information, please contact your MILVAX
Regional Analyst
send us an emailincluding
details about your unit, timeframe, number & types of people to be trained,
etc.
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Online Live
Meetings - DoD Monthly Vaccine Webcast Series
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Course Description
MILVAX is launching a new monthly series of webcasts on vaccines and
vaccine-preventable diseases of military interest. Our goal is to provide an
engaging series of live, on-line training events. Our presenters will include
both military and civilian experts, speaking on topics of interest to the
"Vaccine" community.
These presentations are directed primarily towards a military audience, but are
open to everyone with a MILVAX Immunization University (ImzU) Account, via the
MyImzU interface. The presentation schedule will be available several months in
advance, however registration for each monthly webcast will opened only after
completion of the current months event.
The sessions will be approximately 45-60 minutes long, and consist of a 30-45
minute presentation, followed up by a question and answer segment. They will be
streamed live to your computer desktop via Adobe Connect. The audio will be
available only via VOIP.
Who should attend:
The primary audience for these presentations are those responsible for and
involved in DoD vaccination programs; health care providers, vaccinators and
clinic supervisors from immunization clinics, logisticians, preventive medicine
specialists and those involved in local immunization policy development,
hospital training departments and other healthcare staff interested in
increasing their immunization knowledge.
Online Live Meeting Schedule:
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There are currently no online Live Meetings available. Please check back at a later date.
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Archived Meetings -
DoD Monthly Vaccine Webcast Series
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Course Description
MILVAX is launching a new monthly series of webcasts on vaccines and
vaccine-preventable diseases of military interest. Our goal is to provide an
engaging series of live, on-line training events. Our presenters will include
both military and civilian experts, speaking on topics of interest to the
"Vaccine" community.
These presentations are directed primarily towards a military audience, but are
open to everyone with a MILVAX Immunization University (ImzU) Account, via the
MyImzU interface. The presentation schedule will be available several months in
advance, however registration for each monthly webcast will opened only after
completion of the current months event.
The sessions will be approximately 45-60 minutes long, and consist of a 30-45
minute presentation, followed up by a question and answer segment. They will be
streamed live to your computer desktop via Adobe Connect. The audio will be
available only via VOIP.
Who should attend:
The primary audience for these presentations are those responsible for and
involved in DoD vaccination programs; health care providers, vaccinators and
clinic supervisors from immunization clinics, logisticians, preventive medicine
specialists and those involved in local immunization policy development,
hospital training departments and other healthcare staff interested in
increasing their immunization knowledge.
Online Live Meeting Schedule:
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On Demand
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Media Description
MILVAX has collected many multimedia presentations that you can view on demand.
These presentations are directed primarily towards a military audience, but are
open to everyone with a MILVAX Immunization University (ImzU) Account, via the
MyImzU interface.
Who should watch:
The primary audience for these presentations are those responsible for and
involved in DoD vaccination programs; health care providers, vaccinators and
clinic supervisors from immunization clinics, logisticians, preventive medicine
specialists and those involved in local immunization policy development,
hospital training departments and other healthcare staff interested in
increasing their immunization knowledge.
Available Presentations:
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Anthrax Vaccine - Individuals Briefing
| Includes AVIP key messages, current policy, the threat, the disease and the vaccine, dosage schedule and route of administration, exemptions and adverse reactions. | 18 Aug 09 |
Anthrax Vaccine - Health Care Providers Briefing
| Includes AVIP key messages, current policy, the threat, the disease and the vaccine, dosage schedule and route of administration, exemptions, adverse reactions, storage and handling of the vaccine, and documentation.
| 18 Aug 09 |
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
| On-Demand version of the VAERS webcast; presented by Dr. Limone Collins on 19 Feb 09. | 25 Feb 09 |
Japanese Encephalitis
| This is the On Demand version of the JE Webcast given by Dr. Charles Hoke on 23 Jan 09 | 26 Jan 09 |
Influenza Virus (Clinical Overview)
| On-Demand version of the Influenza Virus (Clinical Overview) webcast, presented by LTC Wayne Hachey | 18 Sep 08 |
DoD Influenza Briefing 2008-2009
| DoD Influenza Vaccine Immunization Program Briefing | 08 Sep 08 |
ACAM2000 Transition
| Briefing highlighting differences between Dryvax and ACAM2000 smallpox vaccines | 07 May 08 |
Smallpox Healthcare Provider's Briefing
| Training for vaccinators on the DoD Smallpox Program, including safety and pre-vaccination screening | 11 Apr 08 |
Smallpox Individual's Briefing
| Important information on smallpox for the vaccinee | 11 Apr 08 |
Available ImzU Curriculums:
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DoD Smallpox
Vaccination: Standard Training for Healthcare Workers
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This program consists of 16 lectures separated into required & optional
training, available in 3 training levels, depending on your job.
Click here to take the training.
Three levels:
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Medical Director (7.5 hours). Serves as the subject-matter expert for
the installation commander, working for the Medical Commander. The Medical
Director is responsible to the Medical Commander for local execution of the
SVP, training of Clinical Consultants and Vaccination Supervisors, and training
verification and training documentation of all personnel.
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Vaccination Supervisors, Clinical Consultants (6.25 hours).
1. Clinical consultants will typically be physicians, physician assistants or
nurse practitioners who provide clinical services. Clinical consultants will
review individual screening forms before smallpox vaccination and either
authorize vaccination, grant exemption from vaccination, or refer vaccine
candidates for further evaluation. Clinical consultants may provide classroom
education of vaccinees before vaccination.
2. Vaccination supervisors will typically be registered nurses or physician
assistants. Vaccination supervisors train and document training of vaccinators
and provide direct on-site supervision of vaccinations and vaccination-clinic
operations. This may include providing classroom education of vaccinees before
vaccination. Vaccination supervisors ensure all vaccinees complete the
pre-smallpox vaccination screening form.
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Vaccinators (3.25 hours). Vaccinators administer vaccinations, provide
post-vaccination instructions, and assist vaccinees in obtaining additional
information.
Certificates of Completion are available for printing after completing all
required presentations in a training level (Medical Director, Clinical
Consultants and Vaccination Supervisors, Vaccinators). Check the bottom of the
respective schedule for more information.
Continuing Education Credit now available for completion of these programs.
Please
Click here for
more details.
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The DOD Smallpox
Preparedness Conference
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Held from 29 October - 1 November 2002, spanning 3.5 days and included more than
40 individual lectures, breakout sessions & discussion groups. In this
program, we present the highlights of these sessions to you electronically.
Click here to take the training.
To organize these presentations for you, we grouped them into 4 major modules.
These modules include:
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CORE - Major overview of the entire topic (11 presentations, 4.4 hours)
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EPI - Epidemiologic response to a hypothetical smallpox outbreak (9
presentations, 4.7 hours)
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VAX - More detailed issues involving smallpox vaccination (13 presentations,
6.7 hours) 4.
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IND - Use of medical products under protocols for IND: Investigational new
drugs (8 presentations, 8.7 hours)
Continuing Education Credit now available for completion of these programs.
Please
Click here for
more details.
All presenters of the Department of Defense Smallpox Vaccination Training and the
Immunization Leader's Course Training on Military Bio-Defense Vaccines have
indicated that they have had no significant financial relationships with a
commercial entity whose products/services are related to their topic subject
matter.
If you have questions about these continuing education activities, contact
USUHS continuingeducation@usuhs.mil.
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