Immunization CME
The Immunization Initiative offers many educational activities which are developed to disseminate current pediatric immunization information. Scroll down to access information about educational conferences, Grand Rounds seminars and webinars and teleconferences.
Immunization Initiative Webinars
The MCAAP Immunization Initiative is pleased to announce the Pediatric Immunization Update Webinar Series, developed in collaboration with Baystate Health System. The goal of the webinar series is to improve child and adolescent immunization rates in Massachusetts.
Next Webinar:
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT
- Review of the 2013 Childhood Immunization Schedule
- Pertussis Update
- H. Cody Meissner, MD, FAAP; Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine - Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Pediatric Vaccine Update
- Susan Lett, MD, MPH; Medical Director, Immunization Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Webinar Objectives:
By participating in this continuing education program, the attendee should be able to:
- Identify changes to the 2013 Childhood Immunization Schedule;
- Explain why the epidemiology of pertussis is changing;
- Discuss new recommendations for use of Tdap vaccines;
- Describe the latest MDPH information about vaccine availability and shortages, as well as programmatic changes.
Target Audience:
The target audience includes healthcare professionals who provide immunizations to children and adolescents in Massachusetts, including Chapter members (pediatricians) and family practice physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, medical assistants, public health workers, and office staff who work in pediatric health care settings.
Disclosure:
Drs. Lett and Meissner, and the members of the webinar planning committee,have no commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients.
Credit:
PHYSICIANS
Baystate Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baystate Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NURSES
Baystate Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Massachusetts Association of Registered Nurses, Inc, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This actvitiy carries a maximum of 1 contact hours.
The webinar is free and will last one hour. Pre-registration is required to obtain continuing education credits.
To Register:
- Go to learn.bhs.org;
- Wait for the calednar to load;
- Click on June and then select the June 6 webinar;
- Follow the check out process.
Please contact Cynthia McReynolds, at cmcreynolds@mms.org, if you have any questions.
Past Webinars:
Pediatric Immunization Update Webinar
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Click here to access the recorded webinar (continuing education credits are not currently available for this activity)
Provider Strategies for Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
Richard A. Moriarty, MD, FAAP
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, UMass Memorial Health Care
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Vaccine Update
Pejman Talebian, MA, MPH
Deputy Program Manager for Policy and Planning, MDPH
Disclosure:
Dr. Moriarty and Mr. Talebian, and the members of the webinar planning committee, have no commercial relationships with any entity, producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients.
Pediatric Immunization Update Webinar
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Pentacel Vaccine/Shortage/Proquad (MMRV) Vaccine Availability Update
Susan Lett, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Immunization Program
Click here to access the webinar recording.
The following documents contain helpful information as well:
- Pentacel Vaccine Shortage Worsens - Guidance for Immunization Schedules and Ordering, MDPH, 10/12
- MMRV Vaccine (Proquad) Available for Ordering, MDPH, 11/12
- Childhood Vaccine Availability Table, MDPH, effective 11/1/12
Conferences
Registration is now open!
The 18th Annual Adult Immunization Conference
May 21, 2013, DCU Center, Worcester, MA
Keynote Speaker:
Carolyn Bridges, MD, Associate Director of Adult Immunizations, Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated information will be posted as it becomes available.
Click here for more information!
Click here to register!
Save the Date!
18th Annual Massachusetts Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP)
Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference
Thursday, October 3, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, Massachusetts
MIAP is pleased to announce that Paul Offit, MD, and Susan Lett, MD, MPH, will be keynote speakers.
Please check back for updated information. Updated information will be posted as it becomes available.
Click here for exhibitor information.
The 17th Annual Massachusetts Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP)
Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference
The 17th Annual MIAP Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference was held on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, Massachusetts. The conference presentations can be downloaded below.
Morning Plenary Session:
State and National Immunization Update – Regulations, Policies and Current Events
Susan Lett, MD, MPH
Afternoon Plenary Session:
Lessons From "The Panic Virus": Exploring Vaccine Hesitancy in the Digital Age
Seth Mnookin
Presentation is not available
Morning and Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
Breakout Session 1 - Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology
Molly Crockett, MPH; Nancy Harrington
Breakout Session 2 - Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS): Coming Soon to an Office Near You!
Carly Coppola, MPH; Tseli Mohammed, MS
Session 3 – Power Outages, Expired Vaccine and VFC Screening, Oh My! – Case Studies and Best Practices in Vaccine Storage, Handling and Usage
Bob Morrison; Kathleen Shattuck, MPH
Vaccine Storage and Handling; Case Studies
Breakout Session 4 (morning) - Vaccine “101”
Mary Conant-Cantor, RN, BSN
Breakout Session 4 (afternoon) – Travel Vaccines
Larry Madoff, MD
Breakout Session – Challenging Immunization Scenarios
Ronald Samuels, MD, MPH
Grand Rounds Seminars
The MCAAP Immunization Initiative offers Grand Rounds seminars on pediatric immunization in all Massachusetts hospitals, and some health centers or large practices. The attendees receive handouts that include the most current immunization information. CME credits are awarded through the host hospital.
To organize a Grand Rounds seminar on Pediatric Immunization in your hospital or health center, contact Cynthia McReynolds, by email at cmcreynolds@mms.org, or call 781-895-9850.
2013 Grand Rounds Seminars:
Jordan Hospital, Plymouth
Friday, February 15, 2013, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Pediatric Immunization Update
Speaker: Peter Rappo, MD, FAAP
Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Speaker: H. Cody Meissner, MD, FAAP
Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Pediatric Immunization Update
Speaker: Richard Moriarty, MD, FAAP
Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Speaker: Molly Crockett, MPH
Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians (MAAFP) Annual Meeting
Friday, April 12, 2013
Pertussis and Immunization Update
Speaker: Susan Lett, MD, MPH
Other Webinars and Courses
2013 MDPH Immunization Updates
The MDPH is pleased to announce the 2013 Immunization Updates.
Click here for a complete listing of date and locations for the in-person programs and webinars.
For up-to-date information, call or email Denise Henry at 508-752-7313, or email Denise at denise@adcare-educational.org.
CDC NetConferences and Web On-Demand Course
- 2013 NetConferences Schedule
- 2012 NetConferences Archive
- Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases 2012. Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the principles of vaccination, general recommendations, immunization strategies for providers, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them.
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) - continuing education opportunities
Medcape CME - Medscape offers free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians and other health professionals.
