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HealthTrust presents…“Immunization Updates 2022-2023”

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Please Note: Continuing education credit is only available to those attending the session live. CE credit is not available when accessing the program on demand.

There have been several updates in 2022 for the COVID-19, pneumococcal and mpox vaccines. It is crucial for clinicians involved with the preparation and administration of vaccines to stay up to date with current recommendations. The presenter will provide an overview of the updated guidelines for the COVID-19, pneumococcal and mpox vaccines, a literature review of the changes made, and a review of storage requirements, preparation and administration involved with each vaccine.

Learning Objectives for Pharmacists & Nurses  |  At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Identify the indication and population of interest for mpox, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines
2. Recall administration considerations for the mpox, new pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines
3. Recognize adverse effects, contraindications and timing or administration for mpox, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines in special patient populations

Learning Objectives for Pharmacy Techs  |  At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Identify the indication and population of interest for mpox, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines
2. Recall proper storage and preparation requirements for mpox, new pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines
3. Recognize inventory management and administrative procedures associated with mpox, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccines

Presenter:

Katherine Dugan, Pharm D,  |  PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident  |  Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center  |  Livingston, NJ

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs, Physicians & Nurses

CE Credit: Approved for Pharmacists,  Pharmacy Techs & Nurses

This program is approved for CPEs by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Attendees of this program may earn 1.0 CPE Contact Hours. Belmont University College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Numbers for this activity are 0863-9999-23-029-L06-P and 0863-9999-23-029-L06-T. The activity is approved for 1 hour (.1 CEUs) of continuing education credit for pharmacists, pharmacy techs and nurses who attend the webinar and complete the online evaluation. Pfiedler Education is a division of AORN, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP13019, for 1 contact hour. 1.0 contact hours approved for Nurses.

Note about CE credit: If you plan to obtain credit for a live session, stay until the end of the presentation to receive the verification code you will need to obtain the continuing education credit. CE credit is individual. No group credit is available. Each person must register for a webinar and attend the webinar in its entirety in order to receive an email after the event with instructions on how to apply for continuing education credit. Attendees should not share the code or forward the email to others who did not actually attend the program. If they are not able to be verified on our webinar provider reports and registration list they will not receive credit. If you are joining only by phone, you will not be eligible for credit. You must also log in and join the visual portion of the webinar to be part of our CE provider-required reporting.