CE/CME

Immunization

Welcome to the training on Immunization provided by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

Goal

The goal of this module is to equip Texas Health Steps providers and other interested health-care professionals to apply the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) immunization schedules and recommendations, counsel parents about immunizations, and employ best practices for vaccine administration, storage and handling, and reporting.

Target Audience

Texas Health Steps providers and other interested health-care professionals.

Specific Learning Objectives

After completing the activities of this module, you will be able to:

  1. Apply the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine and catch-up immunization schedules for children and adolescents.
  2. Assess effective strategies for counseling parents about the importance of vaccinating their children.
  3. Specify precautions and contraindications that affect administration of vaccines.
  4. Summarize appropriate administration routes and techniques to use when vaccinating children and adolescents.
  5. Employ proper procedures for the safe storage and handling of vaccines.
  6. Employ the features of the Texas Immunization Registry (ImmTrac2) to improve delivery of immunizations and meet legal reporting requirements.

Please note this module expires on 4/3/2023.

This module was released on 4/3/2020.

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Definitions

The medical definitions provided in this module were adapted from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Free Dictionary, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Continuing Medical Education

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service designates this enduring material for a maximum of  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded contact hour(s) of Continuing Nursing Education.

Social Workers

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service under sponsor number CS3065 has been approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners to offer continuing education contact hours to social workers. The approved status of The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service expires annually on December 31. The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has awarded contact hour(s) of Continuing Social Work Education.

Certified Health Education Specialists

Sponsored by The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to total entry-level Category I contact education contact hours.

Certificate of Attendance

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service has designated hour(s) for attendance.

Certified Community Health Worker

The Texas Department of State Health Services, Promotor(a)/Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program has certified this course for contact hour(s) of continuing education for Certified Community Health Workers and Community Health Worker Instructors.

Disclosure - IMMU

One of the requirements of continuing education is disclosure of the following information to the learner:

  1. Notice of requirements for successful completion of continuing education activity. To receive continuing education credit the learner must successfully complete the following activities:
    • Create a Texas Health Steps account.
    • Complete on-line registration process.
    • Thoroughly read the content of the module.
    • Complete the on-line examination.
    • Complete the evaluation.
  2. Commercial Support.
    The THSTEPS Web-based Continuing Education Series has received no commercial support.
  3. Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships.
    The THSTEPS Continuing Education Planning Committee has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose:
    • Flor Rivas-Munoz - Physician - Grant/Research Support - National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Janssen
    • Flor Rivas-Munoz - Physician - Consultant - Data Safety Monitoring Board, Moderna, Pfizer
  4. Non-Endorsement Statement.
    Accredited status does not imply endorsement of any commercial products or services by the Department of State Health Services, Continuing Education Service; Texas Medical Association; or American Nurse Credentialing Center.
  5. Off-Label Use.
    Using a disclosure review process, the THSTEPS Continuing Education Planning Committee has examined documents and has concluded that the authors of these modules have not included content that discusses off-label use (use of products for a purpose other than that for which they were approved by the Food and Drug Administration).

The following are policies and definitions of terms related to continuing education disclosure:

The intent of disclosure is to allow Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Continuing Education Service the opportunity to resolve any potential conflicts of interest to assure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its Continuing Education activities.

All faculty, planners, speakers and authors of Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Continuing Education Service sponsored activities are expected to disclose to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Continuing Education Service any relevant financial, relationships with any commercial or personal interest that produces health care goods or services concerned with the content of an educational presentation. Faculty, planners, speakers and authors must also disclose where there are any other potentially biasing relationships of a professional or personal nature.

Glossary of Terms

Conflict of Interest: Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect Continuing Education content about products or services of a commercial interest with which she/he has a financial relationship or where there are any other potentially biasing relationships of a professional or personal nature.

Commercial Interest: Any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.

Financial Relationships: Those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities for which remuneration is received or expected. Relevant financial relationships would include those within the past 12 months of the person involved in the activity and a spouse or partner. Relevant financial relationships of your spouse or partner are those of which you are aware at the time of this disclosure.

Off Label: Using products for a purpose other that that for which it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Resources

Section 1: Overview of the Benefits of Immunization and the CC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Schedule

Section 2: Immunization Barriers and Solutions

Vaccine Resources

Section 3: Admin
istration Contraindications and Precautions

Section 4: Administration Techniques

Section 5: Vaccine Storage and Handling