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ADULT IMMUNIZATION LEARNING COLLABORATIVE ::
30 FREE PATIENT SAFETY CME CREDITS
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"If I had known the vaccine was recommended…I would have gotten it."
This is a quote from a shingles patient in an Oct. 13th Wall Street Journal article. Not receiving a physician recommendation is a primary barrier to adult immunization (1). This fact makes more sense when considering that another primary barrier to immunization is inadequate practice systems (1). If you don’t know a patient needs a vaccine, you can’t recommend it.
The PAFP Foundation now offers a free CME program designed to improve practice systems and, as a result, improve and sustain adult immunization rates. You’ll learn how to use a team-based, quality improvement model – while you earn 30 patient safety CME credits. It’s a year-long program to benefit your entire practice.
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(1)Barriers to Adult Immunization. The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 121, Issue 7, Pages S28-S35. D. Johnson, K. Nichol, K. Lipczynski
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Help Wanted - Pennsylvania’s Immunization Education Program Needs You!
The PA Immunization Education Program (PA IEP) needs family physicians for CME/CEU programs at practices and with student groups. Register to be a presenter in your region, and you’ll get training, materials and a $250 honorarium per program plus travel expenses. Contact the PA IEP at iep@paaap.org or complete the form at www.paiep.org/form_request_paiep.cfm.
Immunization Education – on-site for you and your staff
Not sure how to address parent questions about immunization? new staff? Confused by recent changes in immunization recommendations? The PA Immunization Education Program (PA IEP) can help! A PA IEP-trained physician brings a 1.5 hour free, CME/CEU interactive immunization update to your site for you and your entire practice staff to help you stay current and answer your immunization questions. The program covers pediatric and adolescent immunization and is tailored to your site’s specific needs.
For more information or to schedule an immunization update, please contact the PA IEP’s Senior Program Assistant Sharon Shepherd at (484) 446-3004 or sshepherd@paaap.org or complete the form at http://www.paiep.org/form_request_paiep.cfm. |
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