IAC Express 2011 |
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Issue number 963: November 21, 2011 |
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Contents
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- Reminder:
New issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate Adults available online
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Immunization Action Coalition's executive director receives national
recognition from Every Child By Two
- American
Academy of Family Physicians and National Business Group on Health each
endorse mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel; 25 more
organizations join IAC's Honor Roll for Patient Safety
- IAC
renames its new declination form for parents who refuse to vaccinate their
children and updates "It's Federal Law!"
- Spotlight
on immunize.org: IAC's standing orders for vaccination
- IAC's
Video of the Week urges viewers to give a child a shot at life by
supporting immunization
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"Declination of Influenza Vaccination" now available in Spanish
- Influenza
vaccination is recommended for almost everyone, so please keep
vaccinating!
- Online
update spreads the word about activities HHS and CDC partners plan for
National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Sign up
to start receiving "Fighting Influenza," an e-newsletter from Families
Fighting Flu
- WHO
issues updated position paper on meningococcal vaccines
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Maryland's free online rabies postexposure prophylaxis course offers free
CE credit
- Bulk
quantities of the 2011-12 Influenza Vaccine Pocket Guides and PPSV Pocket
Guides available--FREE!--from the National Influenza Vaccine Summit
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Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants,
Children, and Adults"--from the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch
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AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP,
American Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices; AMA, American Medical Association; CDC, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; IAC, Immunization
Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; NCIRD,
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; NIVS, National
Influenza Vaccine Summit; VIS, Vaccine Information Statement; VPD,
vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health Organization. |
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Issue 963: November 21, 2011 |
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Reminder: New issues of Needle
Tips and Vaccinate Adults available online
The November issues of Needle Tips and Vaccinate
Adults are available online for viewing, downloading, and printing. The
content of Vaccinate Adults is identical to that of Needle Tips, minus the
pediatric content.
To download the entire issue (PDF) of Needle Tips, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nslt.d/n50/n50.pdf
To download the entire issue (PDF) of Vaccinate Adults, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va/va33.pdf
To access the November Needle Tips table of contents and magazine-viewer
option, as well as back issues, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/nt
To access the November Vaccinate Adults table of contents and magazine-viewer
option, as well as back issues, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/va
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Immunization Action Coalition's executive director receives national
recognition from Every Child By Two
On October 11, Every Child By Two (ECBT) held its 20th Anniversary Gala, at
which it presented three awards for achievement, leadership, and overall
excellence in the field of immunization. The Immunization Action Coalition is
proud to announce that its executive director, Deborah Wexler, MD, received
ECBT's Immunization Leadership Award.
The purpose of this award is to honor an individual who exhibits consistent
leadership at the national level with a demonstrated positive impact on the
field of immunization. Dr. Wexler was recognized for her work as the founder
and executive director of IAC, a nonprofit organization she started in 1991.
Under Dr. Wexler's leadership, IAC has grown to be one of the nation's
premier sources of immunization information for healthcare providers and
their patients.
Edgar Marcuse, MD, MPH, a pediatrician and vaccine advocate, and Debbie
McCune Davis, an Arizona state senator and program director of The Arizona
Partnership for Immunization, were also honored.
Founded by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former First Lady of
Arkansas Betty Bumpers, ECBT is dedicated to protecting all children from
vaccine-preventable diseases.
To read a press release related to Dr. Wexler's award, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/press/wexler_ecbt_award.pdf
To read more about the 20th Anniversary Gala, go to the ECBT blog at
http://shotofprevention.com/2011/10/20/celebrating-20-years-of-saving-lives-through-immunization
To find out more about ECBT, go to:
http://www.ecbt.org
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American Academy of Family Physicians and National Business Group on Health
each endorse mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel; 25 more
organizations join IAC's Honor Roll for Patient Safety
IAC encourages qualifying healthcare
organizations to apply for its Honor Roll for Patient Safety. The honor roll
recognizes hospitals, medical practices, professional organizations, and
government entities that have taken a stand for patient safety by
implementing mandatory influenza vaccination policies for healthcare workers.
More than 125 organizations are now enrolled.
Since October 3, when IAC Express last reported on the Honor Roll for Patient
Safety, many new entries have been made:
(1) In June, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) published a
statement in support of mandatory annual influenza vaccination of healthcare
personnel. In October, the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) issued a
position statement supporting mandatory annual influenza vaccination of
hospital personnel. AAFP and NBGH join the following 11 professional
associations included on IAC's Honor Roll for Patient Safety for developing
position statements that endorse influenza vaccination mandates for
healthcare workers:
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP); American College of Physicians (ACP);
American Hospital Association (AHA); American Medical Directors Association (AMDA);
American Pharmacists Association (APhA); American Public Health Association (APHA);
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC);
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA); National Foundation for
Infectious Diseases (NFID); National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF); and
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
To read the AAFP statement, go
here.
To read the NBGH position statement, go to:
http://ow.ly/71mNM
To access all position or policy statements, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/honor-roll
(2) The following 21 institutions and four medical practices have also been
enrolled.
Institutions: Carson City Hospital, Carson City, MI; Catholic Healthcare
System, Springfield, IL; Children's Hospital Boston, MA; (The) Children's
Medical Center of Dayton, OH; Connecticut Children's Medical Center,
Hartford, CT; Crozer Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA; Delaware County
Memorial Hospital, Drexel Hill, PA; Denver Health, Denver, CO; Grand View
Hospital, Sellersville, PA; Greenville Hospital System University Medical
Center, Greenville, SC; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; Indiana
University Health Arnett, Lafayette, IN; Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames,
IA; Mason District Hospital, Havana, IL; Michigan State University/Kalamazoo
Center for Medical Studies (MSU/KCMS), Kalamazoo, MI; Mission Health,
Asheville, NC; Olmsted Medical Center, Rochester, MN; Sacred Heart Medical
Center, Springfield, OR; Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA; Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA; Wake Forest Baptist Health/Lexington
Medical Center, Lexington, NC
Medical practices: Beaver Health Mart Pharmacy, Beaver, PA; Canyon
Physicians, Phoenix, AZ; Pediatric & Adult Medicine, Tustin, CA; Cope Family
Medicine, Bountiful, UT
To view a list of the enrolled organizations and to find specific
information on their mandates, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/honor-roll/influenza-mandates.asp
To be included in the honor roll, an organization's mandate must require
influenza vaccination for employees and must include serious measures to
prevent transmission of influenza from unvaccinated workers to patients. Such
measures might include a mask requirement, reassignment to non-patient-care
duties, or dismissal of the employee. To submit your organization's
application for the honor roll, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/laws/mandates.aspx
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IAC renames its new declination form for parents who refuse to vaccinate
their children and updates "It's Federal Law!"
IAC recently revised the following two handouts.
(1) IAC changed the name of a newly developed form from "Refusal of
Vaccination for My Child" to "Decision to Not Vaccinate My Child." Intended
to be reviewed and signed by the parent, the form includes information about
how an unvaccinated child might get seriously ill or could spread disease to
another person. A second page includes background information and reference
material for healthcare professionals. Go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4059.pdf
(2) IAC updated "It's federal law! You must give your patients current
Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)" to include all new and revised VISs
released through November 8, 2011. Go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p2027.pdf
IAC's Handouts for Patients and Staff web section offers healthcare
professionals and the public approximately 250 FREE English-language handouts
(many also available in translation), which we encourage website users to
print out, copy, and distribute widely. To access all of IAC's free handouts,
go to:
http://www.immunize.org/handouts
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Spotlight on immunize.org: IAC's standing orders for vaccination
Using standing orders (pre-approved signed
protocols) for administering vaccines allows eligible nurses and other
healthcare professionals to administer vaccines to children, adolescents, and
adults where permitted under state law. If you're looking for quick access to
standing orders protocols for vaccination, look no further. IAC's Standing
Orders web section provides links to sets of standing orders for
administering routinely recommended vaccines to children and adults.
To access links to all IAC's standing orders protocols for vaccine
administration, as well as guidance for newborn-nursery hepatitis B
vaccination, visit:
http://www.immunize.org/standing-orders
IAC's Handouts for Patients and Staff web section offers healthcare
professionals and the public more than 250 FREE English-language handouts
(many also available in translation), which we encourage website users to
print out, copy, and distribute widely. To access all of IAC's free handouts,
go to:
http://www.immunize.org/handouts
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IAC's Video of the Week urges viewers to give a child a shot at life by
supporting immunization
IAC encourages IAC Express readers to watch a
1.5-minute video from the United Nations Foundation that promotes a
fundraising effort to protect children worldwide by providing life-saving
vaccines where they are most needed.
The video will be available on the home page of IAC's website through
November 27. To access it, go to:
http://www.immunize.org and click on the image under the words Video of
the Week.
Remember to bookmark IAC's home page to view a new video every Monday.
To access the archives of IAC's Videos of the Week, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/votw
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"Declination of Influenza Vaccination" now available in Spanish
Updated in October, IAC's healthcare professional
handout "Declination of Influenza Vaccination" is now available in Spanish at
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4068-01.pdf.
For English:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4068.pdf
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Influenza vaccination is recommended for almost everyone, so please keep
vaccinating!
Influenza vaccination is recommended for everyone
age 6 months and older, so please keep vaccinating your patients.
Following is a list of resources related to influenza disease and vaccination
for healthcare professionals and the public.
Don't forget that National Influenza Vaccination
Week (NIVW) is scheduled for December 4-10. CDC's NIVW web section includes
resources to help organizations inform others about the importance of
administering and receiving influenza vaccine throughout the influenza season.
To access them, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/nivw
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Online update spreads the word about activities HHS and CDC partners plan for
National Influenza Vaccination Week
On November 10, the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) and CDC published "National Influenza Vaccination Week
2011: Update from HHS and CDC." It provides information on various plans the two
federal agencies have developed to reach out to the public during National
Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). With the help of partner organizations, the
two agencies will use traditional, digital, and social media to engage the
public, and will also host public events such as kick-off meetings and influenza
vaccination clinics.
To access the update from HHS and CDC, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/nivw/nivw-partner-update-11-10-11.pdf
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Sign up to start receiving "Fighting Influenza," an e-newsletter from
Families Fighting Flu
"Fighting Influenza" brings you the official news
from Families Fighting Flu (FFF). Distributed periodically throughout the
influenza season, "Fighting Influenza" includes updates on various influenza
campaigns and influenza news.
To subscribe, go to:
http://www.familiesfightingflu.org/newsletter
A nonprofit, volunteer-based advocacy organization, FFF is dedicated to
protecting the lives of children. Members include families whose children
have suffered serious medical complications or died from influenza, as well
as healthcare practitioners and advocates committed to influenza prevention.
To find out more, go to:
http://www.familiesfightingflu.org
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WHO issues updated position paper on meningococcal vaccines
The November 18 issue of the WHO periodical
"Weekly Epidemiological Record" includes the latest WHO position paper on
meningococcal vaccines. To access it, go to:
http://www.who.int/wer/2011/wer8647.pdf
A collection of WHO position papers on vaccines is available in alphabetical
order at
http://www.who.int/immunization/documents/positionpapers
They are available in chronological order on the IAC website at
http://www.immunize.org/who
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Maryland's free online rabies postexposure prophylaxis course offers free CE
credit
CDC published "Announcements: Rabies Postexposure
Prophylaxis Online Course" in the November 18 issue of MMWR.
The announcement is reprinted below.
Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Basics: Case
Illustrations of the 2010 Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices (ACIP) Guidelines is a free online course
developed by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene (DHMH) in collaboration with CDC. It is designed to
educate healthcare and public health professionals about
rabies, the approach used in assessing rabies virus
exposure, and administration of rabies PEP based on ACIP
recommendations. Continuing Education credits are available
to any physician, nurse, pharmacist, or veterinarian who
takes the training. The course can be accessed at the
Maryland DHMH website at
http://ideha.dhmh.maryland.gov/training/rabies/default.aspx
To access the article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6045a5.htm
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Bulk quantities of the 2011-12 Influenza Vaccine Pocket Guides and PPSV
Pocket Guides available--FREE!--from the National Influenza Vaccine Summit
To aid in efforts to vaccinate against influenza
and
pneumococcal disease, readers are invited to place orders
now for bulk quantities of the National Influenza Vaccine
Summit's 2011-12 Influenza Vaccine Pocket Information Guide
and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination (PPSV) Pocket
Guide. Both are free--you can order them in the hundreds or
thousands!
These laminated, 3.75 x 6.75-inch, 2-color cards serve as a
convenient reference for front-line healthcare professionals
who vaccinate patients. Place a bulk order now, and your
organization will be ready to educate healthcare
professionals at upcoming immunization training sessions and
conferences. Each staff person who administers influenza or
PPSV vaccine needs these handy resources.
See an image of the influenza vaccine pocket guide at
http://www.immunize.org/pocketguides/pocketguide_flu.pdf
See an image of the PPSV pocket guide at
http://www.immunize.org/pocketguides/pocketguide_ppsv.pdf
The 2011-12 influenza pocket guide and PPSV pocket guide are
designed to be used by healthcare professionals only; THEY
ARE NOT PATIENT HANDOUTS.
HOW TO ORDER
Place your order at http://www.preventinfluenza.org/pocketguides There is no
cost for the pocket guides, shipping, or handling within the
U.S.
If you have questions, email admininfo@immunize.org
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Award-winning DVD! "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with Infants,
Children, and Adults"--from the California Department of Public Health,
Immunization Branch
In 2010, the California Department of Public
Health (CDPH),
Immunization Branch, updated its award-winning training
video, "Immunization Techniques: Best Practices with
Infants, Children, and Adults." The 25-minute program can be
used to train new employees and to refresh the skills of
experienced staff. The video demonstrates the skills and
techniques needed to administer vaccines to patients of all
ages.
Prices start at $17 each for 1-9 copies and are greatly
reduced for large orders, dropping to $3 each for 1,000-1,499 copies.
To learn more about the DVD, and find out how to order it,
go to: http://www.immunize.org/dvd
For quotes on larger quantities, call (651) 647-9009 or
email admininfo@immunize.org
The Immunization Action Coalition is the only nationwide
vendor of the DVD.
Note for healthcare settings located in California: Contact
your local health department immunization program for a free
copy.
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