Monday, August 24, 2026, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Live on the URI Kingston Campus
Room 105, Avedisian Hall, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI
Register – $299.00 (early bird); $349.00 (after August 9, 2026)Overview
Originally developed by Washington State University (WSU) and revised through a partnership between WSU and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the APhA/WSU Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians training program explores the expanding role of the pharmacy technician by providing additional skills training to administer immunizations. This two-part program emphasizes a health care team collaboration between pharmacists and technicians which seeks to improve population health by increasing immunization rates in states that allow technicians to immunize.
Composed of an online self-study component combined with a live seminar that teaches hands-on immunization techniques. This program will provide a total of 6 (six) hours of continuing education for Pharmacy Technicians.
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.
Program Info
Target Audience: Pharmacists Technicians 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.
Learning Objectives
Self-Study Learning Objectives:
- Describe proper technique when drawing up and administering immunizations
- Recognize the role of the pharmacy technician in vaccination administration.
- Identify the difference between clinical and technical tasks in the immunization administration process.
- Recognize characteristics of vaccines and how they protect against vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Distinguish the proper injection site and needle length for intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.
- Identify the correct injection site for an intramuscular vaccination.
- Describe how to properly administer an intramuscular vaccination.
- Identify how to locate the correct injection site for a subcutaneous vaccination.
- Describe how to properly administer a subcutaneous vaccination.
- Identify how to read an immunization schedule.
- Describe how the immunization schedule can be used to identify appropriate vaccines for a patient.
- Recognize characteristics of vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases.
- Identify proper documentation procedures for vaccination administration.
- Recall vaccine storage and handling requirements.
- Recognize appropriate actions to take to address adverse events following vaccination administration and in emergency situations.
Live Seminar Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate a successful technique when administering an intramuscular and subcutaneous injection.
- Demonstrate appropriate distraction techniques during immunization administration.
- Demonstrate the use of universal precautions as they pertain to blood borne pathogens
- Explain the procedures for managing a vaccine reaction emergency
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.
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
- 12:00 pm Registration Check-in
- 12:30 pm Welcome, Introductions and Acknowledgements
- Self‐Study Review/Questions
- Safety (Precautions, OSHA, Safeguarding, Sharps, Syringes)
- Immunization Preparation (Drawing up vaccine, Recapping)
- Immunization Administration (Routes, Steps, SIRVA, Considerations, Tips, Practice, LAIV, Documenting)
- Emergencies (Reactions)
- Patient Case: Juanita
- Summary and Questions
- 3:00 pm Vaccine Administration Technique
- Skills Assessment
- 4:00 pm Adjourn
Requirements for Credit
To obtain 6.0 contact hours of CPE credit 0.6 CEUs) for the Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians training program, the learner must complete all components listed above, and CLAIM credit for each component. Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to claim credit. After credit has been claimed, 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.
APhA continuing pharmacy education policy provides you with two opportunities to successfully complete the continuing pharmacy education assessment. Please note that you will not be permitted to submit the assessment a third time. The current policy of the APhA Education Department is not to release the correct answers to any of our CPE tests. This policy is intended to maintain the integrity of the CPE activity and the assessment.
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.
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 $299.00 (early bird); $349.00 (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 $299.00 (early bird); $349.00 (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.