2020-2021 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations and Clinical Guidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Advanced registration is not required.

Date: Thursday, August 20, 2020

Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

A few minutes before the webinar begins, please click the link below to join:
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Webinar ID: 160 197 0527

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Activity-specific objectives

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to accomplish the following—

1. Summarize updates to ACIP recommendations for the 2020-21 influenza vaccination season.
2. Discuss the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice and general vaccination guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Describe flu vaccination planning and guidance for large vaccination clinics held in satellite, temporary, or off-site locations.

COCA Call Objectives

1. Cite background information on the topic covered during the presentation.
2. Discuss CDC’s role in the topic covered during the presentation.
3. Describe the topic’s implications for clinicians.
4. Discuss concerns and/or issues related to preparedness for and/or response to urgent public health threats.
5. Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of health care providers.

1. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/health-care-professionals.htm
2. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2020-2021.htm
3. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/index.htm
4. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/acip/summary/summary-recommendations.htm

To receive continuing education (CE) for WC2922-082020 – Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars – “2020-2021 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations and Clinical Guidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Thursday, August 20, 2020, please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps by Monday, September 21, 2020.

To receive continuing education (CE) for WD2922-082020 (Web on Demand) – Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars – “2020-2021 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations and Clinical Guidance during the COVID-19 Pandemic” Tuesday, September 22, 2020, please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps by Thursday, September 22, 2022

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 1.0 contact hour.

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEU’s for this program.

CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to total 1 Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.

CPE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

This program is a designated event for pharmacists to receive) 0.1 CEUs in pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Number is JA4008229-0000-20-047-L04-P and enduring JA4008229-0000-20-048-H04-P course category.

This activity has been designated as Knowledge-Based.

Once credit is claimed, an unofficial statement of credit is immediately available on TCEOnline. Official credit will be uploaded within 60 days on the NABP/CPE Monitor.

For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 1 CPH recertification credit for this program.

AAVSB/RACE: This program was reviewed and approved by the AAVSB RACE program for 1.0 hours of continuing education. Participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Please contact the AAVSB RACE program if you have any comments/concerns regarding this program’s validity or relevancy to the veterinary profession.

DISCLOSURE:

In compliance with continuing education requirements, CDC, our planners, our presenters, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias. Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use, except Dr. Lisa Grohskopf’s discussion on the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), where Dr. Grohskopf is the CDC Lead for the Influenza Work Group. The ACIP recommendations for persons with a history of severe allergic reaction to egg is a labeled contraindication for receipt of most influenza vaccines. However, ACIP recommends that persons with egg allergy of any severity should receive any licensed influenza vaccine appropriate for their age and health status. This will be explained during the presentation. CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.

• Physicians
• Nurses
• Pharmacists
• Veterinarians
• Physician Assistants
• Health Educators
• Other Clinicians

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• Contact Information:coca@cdc.gov
• Support/Funding:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communication Branch
• Method of Participation:You may participate in the educational activity by viewing the program information above.