Monday, August 24, 2026, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm | Live on the URI Kingston Campus
Room 130, Avedisian Hall, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI
Register – $399.00 (early bird); $449.00 (after August 9, 2026)Overview
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.
Program Info
Target Audience: Pharmacists in all practice settings.
Activity Type: Practice-based
Learning Level: Level 3
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.
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.
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.
Accommodation
This program starts at 7:30 am on Monday, August 24, 2026.
If traveling from out of state, options for lodging in South Kingstown, RI include:
Technology
Computer and Internet access are required for the self study portion. Please visit the APhA website to view the Technology System Requirements in order to have a positive learning experience.
Speakers
Agenda
- 7:30 am Registration Check-in & Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 am Welcome, Introductions and Acknowledgements
- Clinical Review
- Managing a Pharmacy-Based Immunization Program
- Strategies for Increasing Immunization Rates
- Lunch
- Applying ACIP Immunization Schedules
- Communicating with Patients
- Vaccine Administration Technique
- Transitional/Summary Remarks
- Skills Assessment and Vaccine Administration Technique
- 4:30 pm Adjourn
Requirements for Credit
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.
Evaluation
All participants will have the opportunity to review the educational sessions and speakers and to identify future educational needs.
Registration
Registration Fees
Registration fee for this program is $399.00 (early bird); $449.00 (after August 9, 2026)
- Login or create an account in URI’s learning management and CE reporting system using your email address and professional license number. Complete all required account set up fields to ensure accurate CE reporting.
- Select “Available Live Activities”
- Select Take Post-Test and proceed to secure online payment (Visa, MC, AMEX, Discover or Electronic Checks accepted).
- Registration Fee & Refund Policy
- Registration fee for this program is $399.00 (early bird); $449.00 (after August 9, 2026)
Statement of Disclosure
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education, The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy requires that program faculty disclose any relationship (e.g., shareholder, recipient of research grant, consultant or member of an advisory committee) that the faculty may have with ineligible companies whose products or services may be mentioned in their presentations. No one involved in the planning of this program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.