OVERVIEW

Community Pharmacist Delivered Immunizations: Beyond Influenza and Shingles is organized by PharmCon, Inc. and will be held on Apr 09, 2019.

Credits: 1.5 Contact Hour(s)

Target Audience: Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician

Overview:
Immunizations are a critical piece in protecting the public from diseases. There are many challenges that come along with offering immunizations, so this program will discuss ways to overcome challenges such reimbursement, staffing, inventory management, and communication with other providers. It is imperative for all of those who work in the pharmacy to understand how to properly screen patients to determine which vaccinations are necessary. We will discuss recommendations for pneumococcal, hepatitis A and B, meningococcal, and tetanus containing vaccinations. This program will discuss the importance of recommending these vaccinations to increase immunization rates. Finally, we will work through patient cases to apply information learned throughout the program.

Objectives:
Nurse/Pharmacist
• Determine immunization needs through screening patients.
• Describe recommendations for various adult immunizations.
• Identify challenges related to offering immunizations and ways to overcome them.
• Apply immunization knowledge to make vaccination recommendations.

Pharmacy Technician
• Identify key challenges associated with the implementation and maintenance of immunization services in the pharmacy setting.
• Define the role of the pharmacy technician in the screening process for vaccination.
• Recognize the most commonly administered vaccinations and identify primary patient populations that may benefit from vaccination.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.