WB2363: Immunization: You Call the Shots-Module Sixteen-Vaccines for Children Program—2014
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Dale Babcock, BS, Technical Information Specialist, CDC/NCIRD
Jennifer Hamborsky, MPH, MCHES, Health Education Specialist, CDC/NCIRD
Raymond Strikas, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, CDC/NCIRD
Donna Weaver, RN, MN, Nurse Educator, CDC/NCIRD
EXPIRATION DATE: 1/15/2015
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Internet connection and computer
MATERIALS: Internet connection and computer
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.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This module is the Sixteenth in a series titled Immunization: You Call the Shots and focuses on the Vaccines for Children Program.
The series has been available since the mid-nineties in various formats. Previously available as a CDrom, it is now presented in web-based format. The series is designed to provide key immunization knowledge in a very basic step-by-step manner. It presents practice-oriented content about immunization. It does not discuss the denser more complex material regarding epidemiology, disease transmission, etc.
It addresses an important audience for immunization training: the new provider or the medical or nursing student. It is also an excellent review for a seasoned healthcare provider. It has often been used by nursing schools to introduce their students to the comprehensive core knowledge about immunization.
Since it presents a simpler version of the core knowledge about immunization it is a needed alternative to the faster-paced denser core course that NCIRD provides, titled Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. It is a multi-session course of 12 to 15 hours. Evaluation of that course revealed that immunization providers sought a primer or more basic course for newcomers to the immunization field. The You Call The Shots series directly responds to that evaluation feedback.
OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:
Describe VFC program requirements (includes provider enrollment, eligibility, compliance with ACIP, VIS distribution, records management).
Explain VFC billing practices.
Describe VFC vaccine management practices.
State the purpose of VFC-related site visits performed by state/local immunization programs.
Give examples of fraud and abuse in the VFC program.
Locate resources relevant to current immunization practice.
CONTACT INFORMATION: For content-related questions, please contact NIPInfo@cdc.gov
For CE-related questions, contact MBarnett2@cdc.gov
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 for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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 1 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 0.1 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) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. 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 1 Contact Hours in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is 0387-0000-14-003-H04-P.
Course Category: This activity has been designated as Knowledge-Based.
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METHOD OF PARTICIPATION:
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