Goal
To improve immunization practices in the United States.

Objectives  
At the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the difference between active and passive immunity

• List two characteristics of live vaccines and inactivated vaccines

• Define the term "missed opportunities" and give examples

For each vaccine-preventable disease:

• Describe the disease and the causative agent

• List the groups at highest risk

• Identify those for whom routine immunization is recommended

• State the characteristics, schedule, contraindications, and
  adverse reactions for the vaccine used to prevent the disease.

Target Audience
Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and their colleagues who either give immunizations or set policy for their offices, clinics, communicable disease, or infection control programs. Both private and public health care providers, including pediatricians, family practice specialists, residents, and medical and nursing students.

Faculty
William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH, and Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologists, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Registration Instructions
For information on this program and to register, please contact your state or county immunization program. For a list of state immunization coordinators, visit the NIP Website at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/coordinators.htm. Your local immunization program can also provide information on locating a viewing site in your area.  

Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education credit will be offered for a variety of professions, based on 14 hours of instruction.  Pharmacy credits will be available.  There will be a $10.00 processing fee for non-APhA members.

Course Materials
Course participants will be required to obtain their own copy of the primary course text - Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 6^th edition (2000). The text will be available in February 2000 from the Public Health Foundation (PHF) for $25. To order the text, contact the PHF at 877-252-1200. All other course materials will be provided on site.

Numbers for Call-In During Program
Voice: (800) 793-8598 
[International callers, dial (404) 639-0180]
FAX: (800) 553-6323
[International callers, dial (404) 639-0181]
TTY:  (800) 815-8152 
[International callers, dial (404) 639-0182]
Technical Assistance for satellite downlinking ONLY: (800) 728-8232
[International callers, dial (404) 639-1289]

Audiobridge Information
In the event you are unable to receive the signal on program day, you may join by audiobridge.  Federal and international participants should call  404-639-3277, and non-federal participants should call 1-800-311-3437. The pass code for the uplink is 123456. If you have a problem during your conference, you may press *0 at anytime to signal the attendant.  

If you have questions about the technical operations of the teleconference equipment or connecting to the audiobridge, please call 404-639-7550.

 Sponsors
The National Immunization Program, the Public Health Training Network, the Division of Media and Training Services, Public Health Practice Program Office, CDC, and the American Pharmaceutical Association.