Immunization Update 2011

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FACULTY/CREDENTIALS:
Hales, Craig              MD, MPH, Medical Officer, CDC/NCIRD
Kroger, Andrew        MD, MPH, Medical Officer, CDC/NCIRD
Weaver, Donna        MN, RN, Nurse Educator, CDC/NCIRD & Target Audience Content Expert
Wolicki, JoEllen       BSN, RN, Nurse Educator, CDC/NCIRD
Wolfe, Charles         BA, Health Education and Information Specialist, CDC/NCIRD

DATE/TIME:              
09/01/11

EXPIRATION DATE:
06/30/12

LOCATION:
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/imzupdate/default.htm

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE:
None

MATERIALS:
For the web-based format, participants will need a computer with internet access
For the DVD format, participants will need a DVD player.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Immunization Providers (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician’s Assistants, DoD Paraprofessionals, Medical Students, etc.)

PREREQUISITES:
Participants should have a basic educational background in science including general knowledge in the subject areas of biology, immunization and vaccine-preventable diseases. 

FORMAT:
These seminars are enduring materials available in DVD and web-on-demand formats.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This DVD and web-on-demand product is is a recording of CDC’s live annual update broadcast and webcast, which covers the most recent and significant developments in the rapidly changing field of immunization.  Anticipated topics include influenza, meningococcal, zoster, tdap, and human papillomavirus vaccines. Other emerging issues will be discussed, including the latest information from the June 2011 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. 

OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following:
List two recent immunization recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Describe two emerging immunization issues.
Locate resources relevant to current immunization practice.
Obtain, assess and apply patient information to determine the need for immunization.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
For content-related questions, please contact NIPInfo@cdc.gov
For CE-related questions, contact MBarnett2@cdc.gov 

Continuing Education:
To receive credit, access the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online System at http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/ and complete the following steps:

• Login as a participant (Note: The first time you use the online system you will need to login as a new participant and create a participant profile.)
• Register for the course, by entering the appropriate Course Number into the keyword search. 
• Select the type of credit you wish to receive
• (Available credit types include CME, CNE, CECH, CEU, CPE, or AUDIT if you prefer a certificate of attendance).
• Click Submit to complete your registration.
• Complete the evaluation online.
• Print your continuing education certificate.

At the time you complete the online evaluation, you will be required to provide a verification code which is DW57EB. 
You must complete this process by June 30, 2012, when the credit expires.

For assistance, call (800) 41-TRAIN Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm ET or send an e-mail to CE@cdc.gov.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this Enduring Activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Non-physicians will receive a certificate of participation.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 2 contact hours.

CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer .2 ANSI/IACET CEU's for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 2 Category I CECH in health education. CDC provider number GA0082.

CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive 0.2 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-11-034-H04-P.

DISCLOSURE:
CDC, our planners, and our content experts wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters.

Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use with the exception of Dr. Kroger, Ms. Weaver, and Ms. Wolicki’s discussions of the use of the following vaccines in a manner recommended by Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, but not approved by the Food and Drug Administration:

• meningococcal
• zoster
• Tdap
• HPV
• MMR

There is no commercial support for this activity.

SUPPORT/FUNDING:
There is no commercial support for this activity.

METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:
You may participate in the educational activity by viewing the program information above.

To evaluate this educational activity, receive a certificate, and be able to print-out an on-going transcript of all your TCEOnline CE activities for credits/contact hours, please go to: www.cdc.gov/TCEOnline.

FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.