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Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery is an innovative and interactive training program that teaches pharmacists the skills necessary to become a primary source for vaccine information and administration. The program teaches the basics of immunology and focuses on practice implementation and legal/regulatory issues.

The purpose of this educational program:

1.      Provide comprehensive immunization education and training

2.      Provide pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to establish and promote a successful immunization service

3.      Teach pharmacists to identify at-risk patient populations needing immunizations

4.      Teach pharmacists to administer immunizations in compliance with legal and regulatory standards

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is a Practice-based activity conducted in two parts – a self-study learning component and a live training seminar. A Certificate of Achievement will be awarded to participants who successfully complete all program components.   

Key learning objectives for the live training seminar:

•        Identify opportunities for pharmacists to become involved in immunization delivery.

•        Describe how vaccines evoke an immune response and provide immunity.

•        Identify the vaccines available on the U.S. market for each vaccine-preventable disease and classify each vaccine as live attenuated or inactivated.

• •        Evaluate a patient’s medical and immunization history and determine if the patient falls into the target groups for each vaccine based on the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommendations.
• •        Review a patient case and determine patient-specific vaccine recommendations based on the appropriate immunization schedule.
• •        Discuss the legal, regulatory, and liability issues involved with pharmacy-based immunization programs.
• •        Describe the signs and symptoms of adverse reactions that can occur after vaccination.
• •        Describe the emergency procedures for management of patients with adverse reactions to vaccination.
• •        List the steps for appropriate intranasal administration of the live attenuated influenza vaccine.
• •        Demonstrate appropriate intramuscular and subcutaneous injection technique for adult immunization.