APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery: A Certificate Program for Pharmacists

Hosted by the Department of Pharmacy Practice
Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
259 Mack Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201

Next training dates TBD

If you have questions about this program, please email Assistant Clinical Professor Joe Fava at joseph.fava@wayne.edu or call 313-993-7517.


APhA Education logoAPhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is based on national educational standards for immunization training from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This practice-based curriculum represents a fusion of science and clinical pharmacy. The program, which emphasizes a health care team approach, seeks to foster the implementation of interventions that will promote disease prevention and public health. The purpose of this certificate training program is to prepare pharmacists with comprehensive knowledge, skills and resources necessary to provide immunization services to patients across the life span.
 

The goals of this program are to: 

Educate pharmacists about:

  • The impact of vaccines on public health.
  • Pharmacists' roles in immunization.
  • Immunologic principles of vaccine development and immunizations.
  • Vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines used to prevent them.
  • Strategies for improving immunization rates. 
  • Requirements for pharmacists who provide immunization services.

Prepare pharmacists to:

  • Read an immunization schedule and identify appropriate vaccines for individuals across the life span and with special needs.
  • Educate patients about the benefits of vaccines and dispel myths about vaccines.
  • Safely administer vaccines to patients via subcutaneous, intramuscular, intranasal, and intradermal routes. 
  • Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
  • Partner with immunization stakeholders to promote immunizations and the immunization neighborhood.

Direct pharmacists to resources necessary to:

  • Promote public health through immunizations.
  • Access regularly updated information about vaccines and their use.
  • Effectively communicate with patients and other stakeholders about resources.
  • Operate an immunization service in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

For a complete list of learning objectives for the self-study and live seminar, please visit APhA's website, https://www.pharmacist.com/Education/Certificate-Training-Programs/Immunization.

To register, email joseph.fava@wayne.edu


Seminar Agenda

  • Check-in and Continental Breakfast
  • Welcome, Introductions and Acknowledgements
  • Clinical Review
  • Morning Break
  • Managing a Pharmacy-Based Immunization Program
  • Strategies for Increasing Immunization Rates
  • Lunch
  • Applying ACIP Immunization Schedules
  • Communicating with Patients
  • Afternoon Break
  • Vaccine Administration Technique 
  • Transitional/Summary Remarks
  • Skills Assessment

Faculty

Joe Fava

Joe Fava, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Assistant Professor

Amber Lanae

Amber Lanae Martirosov, BCACP, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor

Brittany Stewart

Brittany Stewart, RD, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor

Accreditation information

ACPE logo

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program is approved for a total of 20.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit (2.0 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers (UAN) for this activity are listed below.

Successful completion of the home-study component involves completing each activity and passing the home-study assessments with a grade of 70% or higher and will result in 12 contact hours of CPE credit (1.2 CEUs).
ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-154-H06-P

Successful completion of the live session component involves attending the full live seminar, successfully completing & uploading the injection technique assessment, completing the online assessment with a grade of 70% or higher and evaluations. Successful completion of this component will result in 8 contact hours of CPE credit (0.8 CEU). 
ACPE UAN: 0202-0000-23-155-L06-P / 0202-9999-23-155-L06-P

To obtain 20.0 contact hours of CPE credit (2.0 CEUs) for APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery certificate training program, the learner must have an updated APhA My Account, CPE & License Information BEFORE completing the home-study course, and completing the live components listed above. Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to obtain credit. After credit has been earned, 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.

Release Date: March 31, 2023
Expiration Date: March 31, 2026 - PLEASE NOTE: NO Home Study credit granted after this date; Live Credit can only be granted within 60 days from the day of the seminar attended.


Activity Completion Requirements

To obtain credit for "Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery" complete home study activities, complete both home study and final assessments with a grade of 70% or better, attend the live seminar, successfully complete the injection technique assessment, complete the evaluation, and CLAIM credit. To obtain credit, the Learner must CLAIM credit once each component is completed. Once credit is claimed, Transcripts of CPE will be available online within 24 hours on the Learner's CPE Monitor profile.  The Certificate of Achievement will be available online upon successful completion of the necessary activity requirements on the participant's "My Training" page on www.pharmacist.com.

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery: A Certificate Training Program for Pharmacists was developed by the American Pharmacists Association. © 2017 by the American Pharmacists Association.

Technology Requirements 

Computer and Internet access is required to complete this activity. Please visit APhA's website to view the Technology System Requirements to have a positive learning experience.

Target Audience:

Pharmacists and student pharmacists

Program Fee:

  • WSU PharmD students: $135
  • Non-WSU PharmD students: $160
  • Pharmacists: $200*

*Discounts are available for WSU pharmacist preceptors

To sign up: 

Email joseph.fava@wayne.edu

Refund Policy:

Program fees are nonrefundable unless an emergency circumstance arises which results in the learner being unable to complete either the self-study or live training component of the program.