Price
$12.95
Item #
Y8007
When available, the Online Course format is included with the hard copy, eBook, or audio book formats!
Start Date: September 16, 2016
Expiration Date: September 15, 2019
Immunizations are vital to the public health goal of preventing diseases that can cause significant death and disability. In the 19th and 20th centuries, diseases such as influenza whooping cough, measles, mumps, and rubella were prevalent and killed hundreds of thousands of those infected. During the 1918 influenza pandemic, millions of people died worldwide. Today, laboratories responsible for creating annual influenza vaccines must quickly anticipate the ever-evolving viruses. To stop an epidemic, not only do laboratories need to develop the right vaccines, but patients and providers themselves need to make the effort to be vaccinated.
Immunizations protect not only the immunized patient, but also those with whom they come into contact. Vaccines can protect communities as well as individuals, and increases in vaccine administration rates have been shown to significantly reduce morbidity, mortality, and treatment costs.
The purpose of this course is to provide information on historical and current immunizations that affect patient care, including updated recommendations provided by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The course begins with a background on current immunization practice and then presents information about general contraindications and precautions. An overview of immunizations for children, adolescents, adults, and special populations is presented. The course is ideal for pharmacists involved in the administration of immunizations as well as those who provide care and teaching to anyone who receives immunizations.
Universal Activity Number (UAN) - 0607-0000-16-005-H01-P
Type of Activity - Knowledge
Topic Designator - 01 – Disease State Management/Drug Therapy
Includes Updated Recommendations for the 2016-2017 Influenza Season