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DATES
More dates coming soon!
PRICING
$375
LOCATION
Offered Virtually
MORE INFORMATION
For all other questions, please contact
Tiffany Hatcher, Pharm.D. at
PRESENTED IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH:
Pharmacy-BasedImmunizationDelivery
Program
ABOUTTHEPROGRAMWeareexcitedtooffertheAPhAPharmacyBasedImmunizationDeliveryProgramvirtually!PharmacistshavebeenintegralasthehealthcarecommunitycontinuestonavigatetheCOVID-19pandemicresponse.Withthedevelopmentofavaccineonthehorizon,pharmacistshaveanopportunitytoleadintheprovisionofthispandemicvaccinetothecommunitiesweservedaily.Itisourhopebyofferingthetrainingcertificateprogramvirtually,wewillbeabletotrainandempowerpharmaciststoassistinfillingthevitalneedforourpatients.Pleaseseebelowformoreinformationabouttheprogram.ThisprogramwillbedeliveredvialivewebinarusingZoom.Inorderforparticipantstosuccessfullycompletethe“LiveSession”portionoftheprogramandreceiveanattendancecode,theparticipantmustbepresentfortheentiredurationoftheprogram.Westronglyparticipantsutilizethevideothefunctionalitytoenhancetheonlineexperienceandincreaseengagement.Therewillbesmallgrouppatientcases,anditwouldbehelpfulto“see“yourgroup.
Duetothevirtualnatureoftheprogram,participantswillberequiredtoobtainnecessarysuppliesandidentifyan“evaluator”inordertocompletetheinjectiontechniqueassessment.
• Requirementstoserveastheevaluator:• Yourevaluatorcanbeanyonewhohasthecurrentscopeofpracticetoimmunize(e.g,atrained
pharmacist,anurse,etc.).• Mustassessbasedonthetechniquetaughtinclass• MusthavehadOSHAtrainingforbloodbornepathogenswithinthelastyear• Learnerscannotassessthemselvesorfellowlearners• Yourevaluatormustobserveyousuccessfullygiveanotheradultpersontwointramuscularandone
subcutaneousinjectionandcompletetheInjectionTechniqueAssessmentForm(instructionsandformwillbeprovided)
Youwillneedtoacquiretheassessmentsuppliesonyourownwhichincludethefollowing:• Gloves(minimum1pair)• 1mLor3mLx25Gx1-inchsafetysyringesforintramuscularinjections(minimum2)• 1mLor3mLx25Gx5/8-inchsafetysyringesforsubcutaneousinjections(minimum1)• Bandaids(minimum3)• Alcoholswabs(minimum4)• Cottonballsorgauzepads(minimum3)• Sodiumchloride0.9%,singledosevial,10mLorsmaller(minimum1)• Accesstosharpscontainer• Screeningquestionsworksheet–providedinmaterials• InfluenzaVaccineInformationStatement(VIS)–providedinmaterials
Uponsuccessfullycompletingtheinjectiontechniqueassessment,anattendancecodewillbeprovidedfrominstructor.Welookforwardtoprovidingthisprogramtopharmacistsusinginnovativetechnology.Therearecurrentlyover300,000pharmacistsprovidingimmunizationstopatients.Weareexcitedfortheopportunityforyoutojointhem.FormoreinformationonZoomtechnologyrequirementsandfunctionality,pleaseseelinksbelow:https://zoom.us/abouthttps://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-requirements-for-Windows-macOS-and-Linuxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UB7j2JDWywParticipantswillreceivefurthercommunicationanddetailsafterregistration.Welookforwardtoworkingwithyou!THECERTIFICATETRAININGPROGRAMISCONDUCTEDINTHREEPARTS:
• 12-hour(1.2CEU)self-studymoduleswithcasestudiesandassessmentexam• 8.0hour(0.80CEU)liveseminarwithfinalexam• Hands-onassessmentofintramuscularandsubcutaneousinjectiontechnique.
TheAmericanPharmacistsAssociationisaccreditedbytheAccreditationCouncilforPharmacyEducationasaproviderofcontinuingpharmacyeducation.ThePharmacistandPatient-CenteredDiabetesCarecertificatetrainingprogramisapprovedforatotalof23.0contacthoursofcontinuingpharmacyeducation(CPE)credit(2.3CEUs).TheACPEUniversalActivityNumbers(UAN)forthisactivityarelistedbelow.
GOALSOFTHISPRACTICE-BASEDPROGRAM:Educatepharmacistsabout:
• Theimpactofvaccinesonpublichealth.• Pharmacists’rolesinimmunization.• Immunologicprinciplesofvaccinedevelopmentandimmunizations.• Vaccine-preventablediseasesandthevaccinesusedtopreventthem.• Strategiesforimprovingimmunizationrates.• Requirementsforpharmacistswhoprovideimmunizationservices.
Preparepharmaciststo:
• Readanimmunizationscheduleandidentifyappropriatevaccinesforindividualsacrossthelifespanandwithspecialneeds.
• Educatepatientsaboutthebenefitsofvaccinesanddispelmythsaboutvaccines.• Safelyadministervaccinestopatientsviasubcutaneous,intramuscular,intranasal,andintradermal
routes.• Operateanimmunizationserviceincompliancewithlegalandregulatorystandards.• Partnerwithimmunizationstakeholderstopromoteimmunizationsandtheimmunization
neighborhood.Directpharmaciststoresourcesnecessaryto:
• Promotepublichealththroughimmunizations.• Accessregularlyupdatedinformationaboutvaccinesandtheiruse.• Effectivelycommunicatewithpatientsandotherstakeholdersaboutresources.• Operateanimmunizationserviceincompliancewithlegalandregulatorystandards.
SELF-STUDYMODULESANDLEARNINGOBJECTIVESTheself-studylearningactivityisdesignedtoensurethatallparticipantshaveanunderstandingofvaccine-preventablediseasesandtheroleofpharmacistsasvaccineadvocatesandadministrators.Therearefivelearningmodulesthatpresentin-depthinformationonimmunology,practiceimplementation,andlegalandregulatoryissuesasnotedbelow,withappropriatereferencestotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)resourcepublication,EpidemiologyandPreventionofVaccine-PreventableDisease.Theself-studyprogramincludesaself-assessmenttestandreal-lifecasestudiesthataredesignedtohelpreinforceandevaluateparticipants'understandingofkeyinformationandconcepts.