Please note that all seats for the March 15^th assessment have been taken.  All new enrollees will have assessment on Thursday, April 1^st.  Assessment will be no more than 30 minutes.

This program is FREE for

1199SEIU/City of New York Education, Child and Elder Care Fund (City Fund): Pharmacists and LPNs

1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds: Registered Nurses and LPNs

APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program 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 and nurses with comprehensive knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to provide immunization services to patients across the life span.

Sunday, March 14^th

Seminar Agenda

• Welcome, Introductions and Acknowledgements
• Clinical Review
• Managing a Pharmacy-Based Immunization Program
• Strategies for Increasing Immunization Rates

Lunch

• Applying ACIP Immunization Schedules
• Communicating with Patients

Afternoon Break

• Vaccine Administration Technique
• Transitional/Summary Remarks

Monday, March 15^th

Skills Assessment

Accreditation Information for Pharmacists only.

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 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: 0202-0000-20-179-H06-P / 0202-9999-20-179-H06-P

• Successful completion of the live seminar component involves attending the full live seminar, successfully completing the injection technique assessment, and completing the online assessment and evaluation. Successful completion of this component will result in 8 contact hours of CPE credit (0.8 CEU). ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-20-180-L06-P / 0202-9999-20-180-L06-P

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.

Release Date: March 30, 2020

Expiration Date: March 20, 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.

Development

APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery was developed by the American Pharmacists Association.

Copyright © 2017 by the American Pharmacists Association.

Technology Requirements – Computer with webcam and internet access is required to complete this activity.

Please visit APhA’s website to view the Technology System Requirements to have a positive learning experience.