MDPH Immunization Updates 2024 Module 1: Schedule Updates

Register HERE Objectives: As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to: · State two changes to the 2024 Childhood and Adult Immunization Schedules. · List the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States. Presenter: Angela Fowler, MD, DPH, Associate Medical Director for Vaccine Preventable Diseases, MDPH

MDPH Immunization Updates 2024 Module 2: Immunization 101

Register HERE Objectives: As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to: Increase their knowledge of · Basic principles of vaccination · Best practices when administering vaccines · Vaccine safety and adverse event reporting Presenter: Laurie Courtney, MSN, RN, Immunization Nurse Manager & Perinatal Hepatitis B Coordinator, MDPH

MDPH Immunization Updates 2024 Module 3: Epidemiology of Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Massachusetts

Register HERE Objectives: As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to: · Summarize the return of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in MA and worldwide in the post-public health emergency context. · Identify two key steps to prepare for highly infectious diseases like measles in your practice of community. · Describe the new web-based mechanism […]

MDPH Immunization Updates 2024 Module 5: Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS)

Register HERE Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, the participant should be able to: · Define ways to improve data quality within the MIIS and electronic health records including bidirectional data exchange. · Explain providers’ legal responsibility for reporting to the immunization registry. Presenter: Michelle Holmes, MPH, MIIS Interoperability Coordinator and Trainer, MDPH

MDPH Immunization Updates 2024 Module 6: VFC Compliance/Vaccine Storage and Handling

Register HERE Objectives: At the conclusion of this webinar, the participant should be able to: · State the requirements and recommendations for proper storage and handling of vaccines. · Summarize the latest federal and state Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program requirements. Dylan Kirby, MPH, Vaccine Management Unit Operations Coordinator VFC, MDPH