Immunization of Healthcare Providers

Immunization of Healthcare Providers is organized by AchieveCE. This course has been approved for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour.

Release Date: 06/21/2026
Expiration Date: 06/21/2029

Description:
This 2-hour course will examine the risks and benefits related to the immunization of health care workers to keep themselves and their patients safe.

What you’ll learn:
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

• Recall the benefits of vaccinations for health care providers.
• Identify the various types of vaccines that are available and how they are tested for safety.
• Recall how historical regulations and vaccination policies have helped limit the spread of diseases.
• Identify the vaccines that are most important for health care providers.
• Identify general attitudes and beliefs that may prevent a health care provider from choosing to immunize themselves.
• Identify the larger ramifications of vaccine-preventable diseases spreading to a vulnerable population and how low vaccination rates can contribute to the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Course content:

• Introduction
• Definitions of Key Terminology
• Immunity
• Vaccine
• Vaccination
• Immunization
• Overview of Vaccines Available in the U.S.
• How Vaccines Are Developed and Tested
• Types of Vaccines
• Vaccinations and Health Care
• Workers: Benefits
• Vaccination Risks
• Rates of Vaccination
• Resurgence of Disease and Herd Immunity
• Recommended Vaccinations for
• Health Care Workers
• Influenza (Flu) Vaccine
• Hepatitis B Vaccine
• MMR Vaccine (Measles)
• Tdap Vaccine
• Varicella Vaccine
• Meingococcal Vaccine
• Conclusion