Adolescent Vaccines: How Pharmacists Can Make Strong Recommendations and Referrals

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

1-2pm EST

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Every year in the United States, 33,700 women and men are diagnosed with a cancer caused by HPV infection. HPV vaccination could prevent more than 90% of these cancers from ever developing. Yet HPV vaccine rates continue to lag behind other vaccines—only half of U.S. adolescents are up to date. Pharmacists are uniquely positioned to have a positive impact on HPV vaccine delivery, given that on average, a pharmacy is available within two miles of every home in the United States. Pharmacists can identify which vaccines preteens need and motivate parents to make an appointment with their child’s doctor to get vaccinated. In some states, pharmacists can administer HPV vaccine to preteens.

During this webinar, a pharmacist will describe how pharmacists can make effective HPV vaccine recommendations and referrals. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expert will describe effective communication techniques and CDC educational resources for healthcare providers and parents.

Objectives:
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Discuss the importance of adolescent vaccination for the individual and community
Describe the role that pharmacists play within the adolescent immunization neighborhood
Demonstrate strategies for pharmacists to use when making vaccine referrals
Describe effective strategies when recommending adolescent vaccines and addressing caregivers’ vaccine concerns
Locate CDC HPV vaccine resources for healthcare providers and parents

Speakers:

Suzanne Higginbotham, BS, PharmD, BCACP, Director of Center for Pharmacy Care, Residency Programs and Continuing Pharmacy Education, Duquesne University
Ian Branam, MA, Health Communication Specialist, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). This live activity, Adolescent Vaccines: How Pharmacists Can Make Strong Recommendations and Referrals, is approved for 1 hour of CPE credit (0.1 CEU). The attendance code, which is required to complete the evaluation and claim credit, will be announced during the webinar. Detailed information explaining how to claim credit will be provided at the end of the webinar.