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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)-Using an Immunization Registry to Improve Vaccination Rates  Read the online version of this bulletin from the AAFP and take the corresponding quiz on the AAFP website (CME quiz is available for AAFP members only). After reading this CME Bulletin, you should be able to identify and apply one intervention designed to enhance immunization coverage in your practice and identify benefits and barriers to utilizing an immunization registry to reduce disparities in vaccination rates.

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American Pharmacists Association Regular continuing education on immunizations is available from APhA. Check out current offerings on its website and click on "Education" or call (202) 628-4410.

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California Distance Learning Health Network CDLHN offers courses for health professionals in many different formats including books, satellite broadcasts, videos, CDs, DVDs, and webcasts. For more information, visit visit the website or contact CDLHN by phone at (619) 594-3348 or by email: info@cdlhn.com.

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Continuing Medical Education Program Earn continuing education credits (CMEs, CNEs, CEUs) by reading almost any recent ACIP statement and completing a short quiz. For more information about this educational program or to obtain the credits online, visit: The CME quizzes are also found inside the individual ACIP statements.

CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Education and Training CDC offers continuing education (CE) credits for several self-study programs on immunization. These can be accessed in a variety of ways: DVD, CD, web-based, and podcasts. Most CE credit from these programs is free and easy to access through the online system. For more information, call (800) 232-4636 or (800) CDC-INFO.

Childhood Immunization: A Continuing Education Workbook for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in the United States This workbook the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners NAPNAP is a free continuing education resource for nurses and nurse practitioners contains current immunization recommendations and information from recognized experts. For more information, or to order a copy, please call (877) 662-7627 or call (856) 857-9700.

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Hepatitis B Foundation Expert Speakers Forum The Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF) has added an Expert Speakers Forum to their website. This ongoing feature offers a series of presentations from hepatitis B research and clinical experts. The Forum includes both audio/video and printer-friendly text versions of each presentation. These presentations are for informational purposes: no credit is available.

Hepatitis Web Study (The Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center and the University of Washington) Hepatitis Web Study is a website designed for healthcare workers who provide clinical care to persons with viral hepatitis. This project was funded by CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis. The website features: fourteen interactive, clinically-relevant case studies, each with a discussion, high quality illustrations and graphics, and links, which highlight and illustrate key recommendations from national guidelines; free continuing education credits, including an easy way to print CME/CNE documentation and an electronic CE tracker; numerous high quality figures that the user can easily download into PowerPoint slides.

How Can You Promote Vaccine Safety (Nursing2007) Published in the April issue of the journal Nursing2007, it provides nursing professionals with the latest information and resources for preventing adverse events related to immunizations and for managing them if they occur. Nurses can earn 2.0 hours of continuing education credit by taking a free online test. The test can also be completed and mailed to the publisher for a discounted registration fee of $9.95.

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Immunization Training Materials for Office Clinic Staff (Michigan Department of Health) These case-study-based educational modules are available for three different types of medical practices: pediatric medicine, family medicine, and adult medicine. Information covers immunization schedules, recommended vaccines, permanent and temporary contraindications, etc., and includes handouts for participants. The cost is $30 per module. For more information about content, call Michigan Department of Community Health, at (517) 335-9423. To request an order form, call the Health Promotion Program at Michigan State University at (517) 353-2596.

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Medscape Medscape offers free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians and other health professionals. These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), and have been developed by ACCME-accredited organizations.

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Pennsylvania Immunization Education Program The "Let's Talk" teleconferences by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh includes online CME-accredited courses on immunization topics.

Public Health Training Network (PHTN) The Public Health Training Network (PHTN) is a distance learning network of people and resources that takes training and information to the learner. PHTN uses a variety of instructional media ranging from print-based to videotape and multimedia to meet the training and information needs of the health workforce nationwide.

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Teaching Immunization Delivery and Evaluation (TIDE) This web-based curriculum developed by the Academic Pediatric Association (www.ambpeds.org) uses clinical scenarios and problem-solving methods to improve providers' knowledge, attitudes and skills. The curriculum has three modules related to immunization delivery: immunizing pediatric patients, analyzing clinical practice, and improving office routines and immunization rates.

Teaching Immunization for Medical Education (APTR) These innovative teaching materials on immunizations for medical students, residents, and practicing physicians are available in various disease modules. The TIME Resource continuing medical education (CME) materials are case-based modules that use two teaching formats: Multistation Clinical Teaching Scenarios (MCTS); and Problem-Based Learning (PBL). For more information, call (540) 380-5883.

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You Call the Shots - Association of Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) A web-based self-study program available that includes a complete tutorial on immunization recommendations, interactive scenarios to enhance vaccine administration decision-making, a comprehensive reference and resource library, and the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule. For additional information on "You Call the Shots," visit CDC's website

This page was reviewed on January 25, 2008