University of Arizona Students - Virtual
Skills checks September 11. Follow-up with Dr. Spencer for details.

General Participation - Live
Skills checks will take place after the live program.

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery is an innovative and interactive practice-based educational program that provides pharmacists with the skills necessary to become primary sources for vaccine advocacy, education, and administration. The program reviews the basics of immunology, identifies legal and regulatory issues pharmacists must consider before starting an immunization program, and focuses on practice implementation.

Activity Type: Practice-Based

Target Audience: Pharmacists

Program Goals

The goals of this program are to:

Provide comprehensive immunization education and training.
Provide pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to establish and promote a successful immunization service.
Teach pharmacists to identify at-risk patient populations needing immunizations.
Teach pharmacists to administer immunizations in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery is conducted in two parts: the self-study and the live training. To earn a Certificate of Achievement, participants must complete all components of the program including the self-study, the self-study assessment, the Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery live training seminar, the final examination, and the injection technique assessment.

Self-Study Description and Learning Objectives

The first part – the online self-study learning modules – is meant to ensure that all participants have an understanding of vaccine-preventable diseases and the role of pharmacists as vaccine advocates and administrators. There are five learning modules that present in-depth information on immunology, practice implementation, and legal and regulatory issues as noted below, with appropriate references to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resource publication, Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Disease. The self-study program includes a self-assessment test and real-life case studies that are designed to help reinforce and evaluate participants’ understanding of key information and concepts.

Module 1 - Pharmacists as Vaccine Advocates discusses the pharmacist as a vaccine advocate

Module 2 - Immunology reviews the basic concepts of immunology and the role of vaccines in eliciting an immune response

Module 3 - Vaccine-Preventable Diseases reviews key facts about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines used for prevention

Module 4 - Implementing an Immunization Practice discusses Establishing a pharmacy-based immunization program

Module 5 - Administering Vaccines focuses on the clinical decision-making process for identifying people who need protection though vaccination, including how to find them, how to assess them, and how to immunize them

Live Training Seminar Description and Learning Objectives

The second part of the program—the live training seminar—provides an active learning experience that focuses on pharmacy practice implementation. The live training seminar is based on the experience of practitioners involved in immunization advocacy and administration. The training seminar reinforces and expands on the self-study program and addresses areas such as immunization needs, legal and regulatory issues, and injection-technique training. Participants will be expected to practice giving intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.

After completing the live training seminar, participants will be able to:

Identify opportunities for pharmacists to become involved in immunization delivery.
Describe how vaccines evoke an immune response and provide immunity.
Identify the vaccines available on the U.S. market for each vaccine-preventable disease and classify each vaccine as live attenuated or inactivated.
Evaluate a patient’s medical and immunization history and determine in the patient falls into the target groups for each vaccine based on the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations.
Review a patient case and determine patient-specific vaccine recommendations based on the appropriate immunization schedule.
Discuss the legal, regulatory, and liability issues involved with pharmacy-based immunization programs.
Describe the signs and symptoms of adverse reactions that can occur after vaccination
Describe the emergency procedures for management of patients with adverse reactions to vaccination.
List the steps for the appropriate intranasal administration technique for the live attenuated influenza vaccine.
Demonstrate appropriate intramuscular and subcutaneous injection technique for adult immunization.

Program Completion Requirements

To earn a Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Credit and/or a Certificate of Achievement, participants must meet all the following requirements:

Read the self-study modules in their entirety and successfully complete the self-study assessment. A score of 70% or better is required. Participants may have a maximum of two attempts to achieve a passing score.
Attend a live training seminar offering and successfully complete the open-book final exam. A score of 70% or better is required. Participants may have a maximum of two attempts to achieve a passing score.
Demonstrate competency in one subcutaneous and two intramuscular injections as assessed by the faculty one to two weeks after the live Zoom class.

Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Information

Release Date: March 31, 2023
Expiration Date: March 31, 2026
Activity Type: Practice-Based
Target Audience: Pharmacists in all practice settings
Learning Level: Level 3
The self-study portion of the Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is approved for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit (ACPE UAN: 0202-9999-20-179-H06-P). The live seminar is approved for 8 contact hours (0.8 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit (ACPE UAN: 0202-9999-20-180-L06-P).

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. For all APhA accreditation information and policies please visit www.pharmacist.com/education.

	Registration Fee
Premium Pharmacist Member	$365.00
Pharmacist Member	$400.00
Student Member	$160.00
Pharmacist Non-Member	$500.00
Student Non-Member	$350.00

Refund Policy

No refunds will be available for an APhA Program.

AzPA reserves the right to cancel any activity due to insufficient pre-registration. In this case, all individuals pre-registered are notified and issued a full refund.