Course Description:
MILVAX is hosting a 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.  

MILVAX Webcast Schedule:

Course Description:
MILVAX is hosting a 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. Below please find a list of archived webcasts.

The sessions are each approximately 45-60 minutes long.

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.  

Course Description:
This three day course is designed to train DoD Personnel and Service Members to perform a variety of tasks specific to the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) and the Smallpox Vaccination Program (SVP). It includes clinical orientation, risk communications training, program-policy review, immunization program quality assurance, and question and answer sessions; as well as additional lectures that provide a solid foundation for all immunization services.

Mission and Objectives:
Mission and Objectives: The mission of the Immunization Leader’s Course (ILC) is to train DoD healthcare personnel involved in providing immunization services. Students will perform a variety of information-related tasks regarding the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP), Smallpox Vaccination Program (SVP) and the annual Influenza Vaccination Program. Extensive risk communication activities and immunization program management techniques are also discussed.

The training objectives for the course are to:

• Identify the clinical policy and procedures for the DoD immunization programs
• Differentiate methods to improve the quality of vaccine delivery within DoD
• Develop and demonstrate techniques for immunization risk communication
• Review the current status of DoD Immunization Programs.

Who should attend:
Participants should be medical personal or healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, physician assistants, medics, corpsman, and medical supervisors of enlisted personnel. Public affairs officers, Commanders, and individuals within a unit whom the command recognize as resources and identifies to be trained are also appropriate candidates. Professional qualifications include those who work with the AVIP or SVP, have daily interaction with Service Members who work in immunization programs; and those who have 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.

Upon completion of the 3 day Immunization Leaders Course you may qualify for Continuing Education Credits (CME, CE & ACHE). Detailed information is available on the ImzU Continuing Education Credits page.

Course Description:
This one day, eight hour course is immunization specific and information intensive. 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.

Mission and Objectives:
The mission of the Immunization Basic Course is to train personnel in the essential components of a safe and effective immunization program utilizing DoD regulations, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guidelines and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for immunization practice. The course uses both didactic and scenario-based, interactive training methods to introduce, assess, plan, implement and evaluate immunization standards in realistic environments.

Training objectives for the course are to:

• Identify the eight military immunization standards of practice and illustrate their use in daily clinic operations
• Differentiate the various DoD immunization program requirements
• Demonstrate immunization administration techniques
• Discuss staff training and competency improvement plans

Who should attend:
Participants should be medical personnel involved in immunization clinic management or the administration of vaccines, including Physician Assistants, Nurses, LPNs, medics, healthcare specialists, immunization technicians and corpsman.

Upon completion of the Immunization Basic Course you may qualify for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits as well Continuing Education Units for Emergency Medical Technicians. Detailed information is available on the ImzU Continuing Education Credits page.