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Immunization / Vaccine Resources from IAFP

Keeping family physicians up to date on immunization resources.

Education

Upcoming Webinar: Adult Immunization Update - New recommendations and Overcoming barriers & hesitancy
Wednesday September 18, 2024 |  12:00pm – 1:00 pm
Free - register to attend.

Presented by: Corinne Kohler, MD, FAAFP, Promise Healthcare, Champaign and  Safiya McNeese-Ruffin, MD, FAAFP, Associate Program Director SIU Alton Family Medicine Residency Program, Director of SIU Alton Family Medicine Obstetrics & Women's Health

Learning Objectives:

- Analyze CDC guidelines and information on specific vaccines to best serve adult populations
- Utilize the I-CARE vaccination registry and other resources to increase vaccination coverage
- Recognize barriers to vaccination and construct tactics to overcome them in your practice
- Implement communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy, misconceptions, and concerns with patients

Funding for this activity was made possible by funds received from the Office of Disease Control, through the Illinois Department of Public Health.

 

IAFP 2023 Adult Immunization Recommendations CME
View online on YouTube (link to cme credit claim in description under video)

Learning Objectives:
-Understand CDC adult immunization recommendations, including special populations.
-Identify strategies to increase vaccine rates in your community and practice, including standardizing office procedures.
-Learn the different vaccine types
-Evaluate the safety and efficacy of adult vaccines

Supported by the Illinois Department of Public Health through the Adult Vaccination Coverage Level Grant

AAFP CME Performance Improvement Activity: Increasing Adult Immunization Rates Among African American Communities Earn up to 21 AAFP Prescribed CME credits while with a program focused on strategies to increase adult immunization rates among African American patients. 

AAFP Updates to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Pneumococcal Recommendations - earn .50 free cme credits

 

Resources 

2024 CDC Adult Schedule - Recommended vaccination schedule for ages 19 years or older

CDC Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age

CDC Vaccination Resources:

CDC Adult Vaccination
CDC Pregnancy and Vaccination
CDC Vaccines for Your Children
CDC Travel Vaccines

CDC New or updated recommendations for 

 IDPH COVID-19 Vaccination Clinical & Professional Resource

ACIP Vaccine Recommendations and Guidelines (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices)

Illinois Vaccine System Information for physicians and Illinois Vaccines for Children information 

I-CARE (Illinois Comprehensive Automated Immunization Registry Exchange)

VFC Program Requirements and Enrollment Information

Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan (ICHIP).For information visit the ICHIP Web site or call our hotline at 1-866-851-2751 (TTY: 1-800-545-2455).

 

 

APPS

Shots Immunization App from AAFP

Helpful Articles

FDA Takes Action on Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants

AAFP blog on tips to overcome flu vaccine hesitancy