The Comprehensive Vaccine Education Program - From Training to Practice is a combined educational offering to help combat vaccine misinformation and address vaccine hesitancy in two ways.
- Enhancing vaccine knowledge and confidence in having discussions with patients and parents through a web-based education curriculum (CoVER)
- Enhancing access for medical providers to reliable, up-to-date and accurate vaccine information through The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, also known as The Purple Book. Everyone from physicians and advanced practice providers on the front lines to trainees, nurses, and pharmacists, as well as the patients and parents of patients who receive them, will find value in this resource. To access The Purple Book: https://books.pcimed.com/view/vaccine-handbook.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. This module reviews key facts about diseases caused by HPV and how the use of the HPV vaccine can prevent infection.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this module, learners will be able to:
- Describe the HPV virus and potential sequelae of infection with the HPV virus.
- Identify the recommended vaccine schedules and spacing between HPV doses based on a patient's age and health status (e.g., immunocompromised or immunocompetent).
- Demonstrate the clinical skills, techniques, and procedures for an effective introduction to vaccination using the "same way, same day" approach.
- Respond accurately, in plain language to patients' and parents' common questions about HPV vaccination.
