Overview

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

The APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program provides 20 hours of training, including hand-on injection technique, clinical evaluation of indications and contraindications of vaccines, and the recognition and treatment of emergency reactions to vaccines. The APhA Pharmacy-Based immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program meets the 20 hour training requirement contained in the two HHS authorizations.

Activity Type: Practice-based
Target Audience: Pharmacists in all practice settings.
Learning Level: Level 3

Learning Objectives

Education Pharmacists About:

• The impact of vaccines on public health.
• Pharmacists’ roles in immunization.
• Immunologic principles of vaccine development and immunizations.
• Vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines used to prevent them.
• Strategies for improving immunization rates.
• Requirements for pharmacists who provide immunization services.

Prepare Pharmacists to:

• Read an immunization schedule and identify appropriate vaccines for individuals across the life span and with special needs.
• Educate patients about the benefits of vaccines and dispel myths about vaccines.
• Safely administer vaccines to patients via subcutaneous, intramuscular, intranasal, and intradermal routes.
• Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
• Partner with immunization stakeholders to promote immunizations and the immunization neighborhood.

Direct pharmacists to resources necessary to:

• Promote public health through immunizations.
• Access regularly updated information about vaccines and their use.
• Effectively communicate with patients and other stakeholders about resources.
• Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

This ACPE activity does not provide a certification in this topic but rather advanced professional training which upon successful completion the learner will be able to download a certificate of achievement.

For a complete list of learning objectives for the self-study and live seminar, please visit APhA’s website.

Development

APhA/WSU’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians training program was developed jointly by the American Pharmacists Association and Washington State University.  Copyright © 2020 by the American Pharmacists Association/Washington State University.

Additional Resources

If you are looking for some additional resources, try visiting our Pharmacist Immunization Center. Pharmacists seeking an “immunization refresher” can participate in the 6 hour training which is geared for technicians and does not offer CE for pharmacists,  APhA Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians course.

Speakers & CE Information

Brett Feret, PharmD

Clinical Professor and
Director of Experiential Education

The University of Rhode Island
College of Pharmacy

Matthew Lacroix, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FAPhA

Director,
Accreditation and Assessment

The University of Rhode Island
College of Pharmacy

Accreditation Information 

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 home-study component involves completing each activity and passing the home-study assessments with a grade of 70% or higher and will result in 12 contact hours of CPE credit (1.2 CEUs).
ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-154-H06-P

Successful completion of the live session component involves attending the full live seminar, successfully completing & uploading the injection technique assessment, completing the online assessment with a grade of 70% or higher and evaluations. Successful completion of this component will result in 8 contact hours of CPE credit (0.8 CEU). 
ACPE UAN: 0202-9999-23-155-L06-P

To obtain 20.0 contact hours of CPE credit (2.0 CEUs) for APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program, the learner must have an updated APhA My Account, CPE & License Information BEFORE completing the home-study course, and completing the live components listed above. Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to obtain credit. After credit has been earned, 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.

Release Date: March 31, 2023

Expiration Date: March 31, 2026 – 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.

Registration and Technology Requirements

• Information on how to register will be sent when the next program is scheduled.
• Fees will be posted when the next program is scheduled.
• Accommodations: Please indicate any dietary or accessibility requirements using the accommodations text box during the registration process or contact Jean at 401.874.5552 or pharmce@etal.uri.edu.
• Pets/Guests: Only trained service animals are permitted. Guests cannot be in the training room due to health and safety restrictions and limited meeting space.

General Technology Requirements

Computer and Internet access are required for the self study portion.

Injection Technique Assessment

Skills assessment will be conducted in person. When registration becomes available, by registering for this program, you agree to complete the skills assessment in person at the University of Rhode Island. 

Credit for completion of the program will only be granted to participants who complete the self-study requirements, are verified as physically present throughout the duration of the in-person session, complete the injection skills process with a passing assessment, and receive a passing score on the online post-test. It is recommended that all requirements are completed 30 days after the live program date. ACPE will not accept live CE credit after 60 days.