Immunization: You Call The Shots, Module Four
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

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Continuing Education Credit Information

This information was updated on July 23, 2009
Release Date: February 15, 2006
CE Renewal Date: August 1, 2009
The information on this web-based training module is certified for credit until August 1, 2011.

Immunization recommendations change frequently. You are strongly encouraged to visit the CDC Vaccines and Immunization website for updates of this program at
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

PURPOSE, GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
Provide basic information regarding how Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines work and general recommendations for their use.

Learning Objectives
After completing this training the participant will be able to:
For Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib):
1. Describe this disease, including the causative agent.
2. List the groups at highest risk.
3. Identify those for whom routine immunization is recommended.
4. Describe characteristics of the vaccine used to prevent this disease. (Characteristics may include schedule, contraindications and/or adverse reactions.)

TIME REQUIRED
You should allow approximately one to two hours to complete this module. The actual time you spend will depend on how much of the supplementary material you review.

AUDIENCE
The intended audience for this module is: nurses, nursing students, medical assistants, pharmacists, pharmacy students and other health professionals who provide immunizations. The target audience also includes physicians, health educators, immunization program managers, Department of Defense paraprofessionals, and other healthcare providers working in private offices, hospitals, and public health settings.

DISCLOSURES
Use of trade names or commercial sources is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by the United States Department of Health and Human Services or the Public Health Service.

Views expressed by guest participants are not necessarily the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC, our planners and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, providers of commercial services or commercial supporters with the exception of Mary Alice Willis, who is President of HealthSoft, Inc.

Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use with the exception of discussion of the use of the combination vaccine, COMVAX, for children born to women who are Hepatitis B surface antigen-positive or of unknown status. This is off-label use of this vaccine, but one that is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

There are no commercial supporters.

Links to non-federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations by CDC or the federal government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found at these links.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
How to Obtain CE Credits
To receive continuing education credit you must first view the entire module. Then go to CDC’s online system to register for this specific module and submit an evaluation.

• Go to http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEonline
• Login as a participant (Note: The first time you use the online system you will need to login as a new participant and create a participant profile.)
• Find the module by searching the catalog using the module number.
• The module number for this session is WB3111.
• Select the type of credit you wish to receive.
• Complete the module evaluation.
• Print your continuing education certificate.

At the time you complete the online evaluation you will be required to provide a verification code. The verification code for this program is NT076F.

For assistance with the online system, call (800) 41-TRAIN or (404) 639-1292 Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time or send an e-mail to ce@cdc.gov.

Accreditation Statements

For CME:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Centers for Disease Control and Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) and HealthSoft, Inc.

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 educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For 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 1.7 contact hours.

For CECH:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the CHES to receive 1.5 Category I contact hours in health education, CDC provider number GA0082.

For CEU:
The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.15 IACET CEU's for this program.

For CPE:
There is no pharmacy credit available for this program.

COURSE FACULTY
The content experts for this program are: from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Subject Matter Experts
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Iyabode Akinsanya-Beysolow, MD, MPH, FAAP
Medical Officer

William Atkinson, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist

Andrew T. Kroger, MD, MPH
Medical Officer

Donna L. Weaver, RN, MN
Nurse Educator

Jennifer Hamborsky, MPH, CHES
Health Education Specialist

Program Development

Mary Alice Willis, RN, MSN
President
HealthSoft, Inc.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED and SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS

To view this program the following equipment is needed: A computer equipped with an internet connection and compatible software. The course is found at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/self-study.htm.

The specific requirements for software, the internet connection and display properties are provided on the first page of this module behind the “Systems Requirement” button.

Printing: Reference articles and documents that are available in PDF format can be printed through Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you do not have Acrobat Reader® already installed on your computer, installation instructions are in System Requirements.

In addition, you can print any screen in the module by right-clicking on the screen and selecting "Print" from the menu.

LEARNER PARTICIPATION
Learners can provide feedback and ask questions about this program’s content through email inquiries sent to NIPINFO@cdc.gov.


Acknowledgments
This product was made possible through a Cooperative Agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), award number U50/CCU300860. APTR contracted with HealthSoft, Inc. for program development.

• Co-Sponsors of this program:

o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines

o Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
http://www.aptrweb.org

o HealthSoft, Inc.
http://www.healthsoftonline.com

We acknowledge the contributions of the following:

o Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)

Donna Page, MPH, CHES
Manager, Special Projects

o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Bette Pollard, MPH, CHES
Health Education Specialist

Lynne McIntyre, MALS
Writer/Editor

Dale Babcock
Lead IT Specialist

Melissa Barnett, MS, CHES
Training Specialist

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