APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program

APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program is organized by Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and will be held from Jun 04 - Dec 11, 2024.

Dates:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 9-11 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 9-11 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 9-11 a.m.

Description:
APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is based on national educational standards for immunization training from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This practice-based curriculum represents a fusion of science and clinical pharmacy. The program, which emphasizes a health care team approach, seeks to foster the implementation of interventions that will promote disease prevention and public health. The purpose of this certificate training program is to prepare pharmacists with comprehensive knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to provide immunization services to patients across the life span.

Live Seminar Learning Objectives
The second component of the APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is an active learning seminar focusing on pharmacy practice implementation. The live training seminar is based on the experience of practitioners involved in immunization advocacy and administration. The training seminar reinforces and expands on the self-study program and addresses areas such as immunization needs, legal and regulatory issues, and injection-technique training. Participants will be expected to practice giving intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe strategies for increasing immunization rates, including physician collaborations, community level activities, and immunization coalition activities
• Describe pharmacy operations and a process for administering vaccines in various pharmacy practice settings
• Evaluate patient histories and make patient-specific recommendations based on the appropriate immunization schedule
• Demonstrate effective strategies for communicating with patients who have concerns about vaccines
• Describe current evidence regarding vaccine safety
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of adverse reactions that can occur after vaccination
• Describe procedures for management of patients with adverse reactions to vaccination that constitute an emergency
• List the steps for administering currently available intranasal and intradermal vaccines
• Demonstrate appropriate intramuscular and subcutaneous injection techniques for adult immunization