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.
This module covers the basics about influenza and influenza vaccines. It will help learners understand CDC’s influenza vaccine recommendations and answer frequently asked questions. Most of the content was adapted from:
- The Vaccine Handbook: A Practical Guide for Clinicians
- CDC’s Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (The Pink Book)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this module, learners will be able to:
- Distinguish the difference between the types of influenza virus and their properties.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical features and complications of influenza.
- Identify the different types of influenza vaccines available in the United States.
- Use current ACIP recommendations for influenza vaccination.
