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Training and CEUs
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The Texas Department of State Health Services Immunization Branch has developed the Texas Vaccine Education Online to provide short online courses on topics related to vaccines, including Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC), ImmTrac, vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine administration, and strategies to raise coverage levels. Each course is designed for a specific audience, such as health care providers,school personnel, parents, and local health departments. These courses are free
.Public Health Training Network
The Public Health Training Network (PHTN) is a distance learning network of people and resources that takes training and information to the learner. PHTN uses a variety of instructional media ranging from print-based to videotape and multimedia to meet the training and information needs of the health workforce nationwide.
Sample question: You plan to obtain influenza vaccine for yourself through the children's hospital occupational health department. The occupational health nurse has both inactivated and live attenuated vaccine available. You tell her that aside from providing care on the general pediatric ward, you also provide care for infants in the level 2 NICU. Which vaccine is appropriate for you?
Rotavirus is the most common cause of acute infectious gastroenteritis in children and is associated with substantial morbidity in the United States and morbidity and mortality in the developing world. Two orally administered vaccines, a live bovine reassortant vaccine (RV5; licensed in 2006) and a live attenuated human vaccine (RV1; licensed in 2008), are now being used in a universal infant vaccination program inthe United States. There is already ecologic evidence and data from post-licensure effectiveness studies that this program will be an unequivocal success in reducing the impact of rotavirus disease. This overview presents the structure, pathogenesis, and mechanisms of natural immunity to rotavirus, key concepts in understanding the rationale behind vaccine-induced protection. The history of rotavirus vaccine development is also included, along with a discussion of the safety, efficacy, and recommended use of the approved vaccines.
CE Credits available: Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Distraction Techniques for Procedural Pain in Children
Release Date: November 25, 2008; Valid for credit through November 25, 2009
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Review techniques for safe and effective application of distraction techniques in pediatric pain patients
2. Review the rationale for treating pain using distraction
3. List acceptable strategies and media used to minimize anxiety and suffering in pediatric pain
Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for physicians;
Nurses - 0.5 ANCC contact hours (None of these credits is in the area of pharmacology)
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