Limiting the Health and Cost Burdens of H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza through Recommended Vaccination Practices

Slide Lecture with Audio

Sponsored by North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC

Presenter/Q&A Cohost

Amy Nicole Duckro, DO
Chairperson, Infection Control and Prevention Committee
Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center
Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Kaiser-Permanente
Lafayette, Colorado

Q&A Cohost

Roderick Boone, MHP, RPh
Senior Director, Pharmacy Services
MedVentive Inc.,
Waltham, Massachusetts
Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Pharmacy Medicine
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Target Audience

This activity is designed for managed markets physicians and pharmacists.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Outline the current and potential US Burden (2009-2010 influenza season) of H1N1 and seasonal influenza 
• Explain the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccination
• Summarize the clinical and economic burden associated with the spread of H1N1 and seasonal influenza
• Compare and contrast the availability, effectiveness, and clinical characteristics of H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines
• Implement protocols that encourage appropriate patient and provider vaccination to reduce the health and cost burden of H1N1 and seasonal influenza

Activity Overview

This on-demand slide lecture with audio is available with html slides and the presentation transcript.

To be eligible for documentation of credit, participants must participate in the full educational activity, complete the 10-question online post-test with a score of 70% or better, and complete the evaluation form. Participants who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form online may immediately print their documentation of credit.

There is no fee associated with this activity.

Participants who have successfully completed the live version of this activity are not eligible to receive credit for this enduring material.

Release Date: January 5, 2010

Expiration Date: January 5, 2011

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour

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CME Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NACCME designates this educational 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.

CPE Accreditation

North American Center for Continuing Medical Education, LLC (NACCME) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education (UAN 276-000-09-039-H01-P).

Any participant wanting to file a grievance with respect to any aspect of a continuing pharmacy education activity accredited by NACCME may contact John Savage, Director, Medical Education, NACCME, in writing at 300 Rike Drive, Suite A, Millstone Township, NJ 08535, or by e-mail at jsavage@naccme.com. The Director of Medical Education will review the grievance and respond within 30 days of receiving the written statement. If the participant is unsatisfied with the response, an appeal to the Vice President, Medical Education, NACCME, may be made for a second level of review.

Independent Clinical Reviewer: Marshall Lyon, III, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Planning Committee

The Planning Committee comprises Amy Nicole Duckro, DO, Roderick Boone, MPH, RPh, Marshall Lyon, III, MD; and Randy Robbin, Rosemary Hodgson, Emilie McCardell, John Savage, and William Kormos, NACCME.

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All educational materials are reviewed for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies reported, and levels of evidence.

The faculty has reported the following:
Dr. Duckro: Promotional speakers’ Bureau—Sanofi-Pasteur
Mr. Boone has disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.
Dr. Lyon: Grant/Research Support—Pfizer; Scientific Advisor—Astellas Pharma Inc, Merck & Company, Inc

Mr. Robbin, Ms. Hodgson, Ms. McCardell, Mr. Savage, and Mr. Kormos have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests.

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Grant Support

Supported by an educational grant from MedImmune, LLC.