Profiles in Vaccine Management: Implementing Immunization Best Practices for Special Populations

Jointly sponsored by Medical Education Collaborative, Inc (MEC) and Princeton CME

Purpose Statement

The activity is designed to educate physicians, pharmacists, and nurses on the best practices for immunization management and program implementation to prevent influenza, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable disease.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

Recognize the role of immunization in the prevention of influenza, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable disease
Outline current national recommendations and guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Joint Commission, and Infectious Diseases Society of America for implementing immunization programs
Discuss and define the role of immunization best practices in vaccinating at-risk populations
Identify the location of resources and tools for the development of vaccination programs for at-risk groups
Describe best practices for increasing immunization rates in real-world clinical settings

Credit Eligibility

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must read all monograph content (print or online), log on to www.princetoncme.com to complete the 10-question post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. Participants seeking CME/CPE credit who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form may immediately print their documentation of credit. Participants seeking CNE credit who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form will receive documentation of credit by mail within 6 weeks.

Release date: June 9, 2008

Expiration date: June 9, 2009

Estimated time to complete: 2.25 hours

There is no fee associated with this activity.

CME Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Medical Education Collaborative, Inc (MEC) and Princeton CME. MEC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

MEC designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE Accreditation

Medical Education Collaborative, Inc (MEC) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This continuing nursing education activity for 2.2 contact hours is provided by MEC.

MEC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 129909 for 2.2 contact hours.

For questions regarding the ACCME or ANCC accreditation of this activity, please contact MEC at 866-420-3252.

CPE Accreditation

Princeton CME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (ACPE Provider #452) and complies with the Criteria for Quality and Interpretive Guidelines. This activity is approved for 2.25 contact hours (0.225 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education (UPN 452-999-08-003-H01-P).

Any participant wanting to file a grievance with respect to any aspect of a continuing pharmacy education activity sponsored or cosponsored by Princeton CME may contact the Assistant Director of Continuing Education in writing. The Assistant Director of Continuing Education will review the grievance and respond within 30 days of receiving the written statement. If the participant is unsatisfied with the response, an appeal to the Director of Continuing Education may be made for a second level of review.

Grant Support

Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from sanofi pasteur.

Participating Faculty

Authors

Beth A. Damitz, MD
Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Program Director
St. Joseph Family Medicine Residency
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Amy Nicole Duckro, DO
Chairperson, Infection Control Committee
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center
Specialist, Infectious Diseases, Kaiser Permanente
Lafayette, Colorado

Debra L. Rosen, RN, MPH
Northeast Valley Health Corporation
Program Director, Public Health Programs and Services
San Fernando, California

Priya Sampathkumar, MD
Consultant, Division of Infectious Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Robert W. Steele, MD
Department of Pediatrics
St. John’s Children’s Hospital
Springfield, Missouri

Independent Clinical Reviewer

Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee

Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

According to the disclosure policy of Medical Education Collaborative, Inc (MEC) and Princeton CME, faculty, editors, managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with relevant commercial companies related to this activity. All relevant conflicts of interest that are identified are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest. If a conflict is identified, it is the responsibility of MEC and Princeton CME to initiate a mechanism to resolve the conflict(s). The existence of these interests or relationships is not viewed as implying bias or decreasing the value of the presentation.

All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.

The faculty has reported the following:

Dr. Duckro: Speaker’s bureau—Pfizer, Inc, sanofi pasteur
Dr. Steele: Speaker’s bureau—GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune, Inc, Merck & Co, Inc, sanofi pasteur, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Talbot: Vaccine provided free of charge for CDC-funded study—sanofi pasteur
Dr. Damitz, Ms. Rosen, and Dr. Sampathkumar disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

Planning Committee employees of MEC, the accredited provider for this activity; Rich Keenan, Randy Robbin, and John Savage, Princeton CME; and Jessica Brown, Kristin Dickie, Rosemary Hodgson, and Mary Johnson, Princeton Media Communications have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest.

MEC and Princeton CME require faculty to inform participants whenever off-label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices are discussed in their presentations.

The faculty has disclosed that no off-label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices will be discussed.

Case studies included in this publication are for educational purposes only and are based on clinical knowledge rather than actual patient experiences.

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Publisher’s Note

The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the presenters and are not attributable to the sponsor or the publisher, editor, or advisory board of Medical Education Collaborative, Inc (MEC) and Princeton Media Communications. Clinical judgment must guide each professional in weighing the benefits of treatment against the risk of toxicity. Dosages, indications, and methods of use for products referred to in this activity are not necessarily the same as indicated in the package insert for each product, may reflect the clinical experience of the presenters, and may be derived from the professional literature or other clinical sources. Consult complete prescribing information before administering.