APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery » Continuing Pharmacy Education » College of Pharmacy

Join us for our fully online certificate training program on immunization delivery. This course is for Pharmacists only.

Program Details

Intended Audience: Pharmacists in all practice settings
Contact Hours 20.0
Program Fees: $399.00
Activity Type: Practice-based
Learning Level: Level 3

Program Details and Agenda

Summary

APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program (14^th Edition) is based on national educational standards for immunization training from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This practice-based curriculum represents a fusion of science and clinical pharmacy. The program, which emphasizes a health care team approach, seeks to foster the implementation of interventions that will promote disease prevention and public health.

The purpose of this certificate training program is to prepare pharmacists with comprehensive knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to provide immunization services to patients across the life span. For more information, visit the APhA Pharmcy-Based Immunization website.

Goals and Learning Objectives

Educate pharmacists about:

The impact of vaccines on public health.
Pharmacists’ roles in immunization.
Immunologic principles of vaccine development and immunizations.
Vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines used to prevent them.
Strategies for improving immunization rates.
Requirements for pharmacists who provide immunization services.

Prepare pharmacists to:

Read an immunization schedule and identify appropriate vaccines for individuals across the life span and with special needs.
Educate patients about the benefits of vaccines and dispel myths about vaccines.
Safely administer vaccines to patients via subcutaneous, intramuscular, intranasal, and intradermal routes.
Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
Partner with immunization stakeholders to promote immunizations and the immunization neighborhood.

Direct pharmacists to resources necessary to:

Promote public health through immunizations.
Access regularly updated information about vaccines and their use.
Effectively communicate with patients and other stakeholders about resources.
Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Visit the APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery page for the self-study and live seminar learning objectives.

Accreditation Information

APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is approved for a total of 20.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit (2.0 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers (UAN) for this activity are listed below.

Successful completion of the self-study component involves passing the self-study assessment with a grade of 70% or higher and will result in 12 contact hours of CPE credit (1.2 CEUs).
ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-22-009-H06-P – Release Date: March 30, 2020; Expiration Date: March 30, 2023
ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-154-H06-P – Release Date: March 31, 2023; Expiration Date: March 31, 2026

To obtain 20.0 contact hours of CPE credit (2.0 CEUs) for APhA’s APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program, the learner must complete all components listed above, and CLAIM credit for each component. Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to claim credit. After credit has been claimed, please visit CPE monitor for your transcript. The Certificate of Achievement will be available online upon successful completion of the necessary activity requirements on the participant’s My Training page.

APhA continuing pharmacy education policy provides you with two opportunities to successfully complete the continuing pharmacy education assessment. Please note that you will not be permitted to submit the assessment a third time. The current policy of the APhA Education Department is not to release the correct answers to any of our CPE tests. This policy is intended to maintain the integrity of the CPE activity and the assessment.

This ACPE activity does not provide a certification in this topic but rather advanced professional training which upon successful completion the learner will be able to download a certificate of achievement. See more information on APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery program, objectives and ACPE Information.

Release Date: March 30, 2020
Expiration Date: March 30, 2023 – PLEASE NOTE: NO Home Study credit granted after this date; Live Credit can only be granted within 60 days from the day of the seminar attended.

2023 Release Date: March 31, 2023
2026 Expiration Date: March 31, 2026 – PLEASE NOTE: NO Home Study credit granted after this date; Live Credit can only be granted within 60 days from the day of the seminar attended.

Program Timeline

Developement

System Requirements

Computer and Internet access are required to complete this activity. Please visit APhA’s website to view the Technology System Requirements in order to have a positive learning experience.

If you experience tech issues please contact APhA at knowledge.connection.help@conduent.com or their toll free number: 877-399-4925, Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm EST.

Disclosure Statement

The following speakers, reviewers, and planning committee members have disclosed that he/she has no relevant financial disclosures. No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose.