Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians

Originally developed by Washington State University (WSU) and recently revised through a partnership between WSU and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the APhA/WSU Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians training program explores the expanding role of the pharmacy technician by providing additional skills training to administer immunizations. This two-part program emphasizes a health care team collaboration between pharmacists and technicians which seeks to improve population health by increasing immunization rates in states that allow technicians to immunize.

Pricing

Member Price: $195
Nonmember Price: $455

To see a list of our current partners offering this course, please click here: Partners That Host APhA Programs

If your company or organization is interested in offering this program to your pharmacists or student pharmacists, please contact Chris McKerrow.

Learning Objectives & Module Details

This course contains the following contents:

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Immunization Technician Description
Immunization Technician Pre-Assessment
Immunization Technician Self-study Module
Immunization Technique
Self-study Assessment
APhA Education Evaluation

Immunization Technician Home Study

At the completion of this Practice-based activity, participants will be able to:

Describe proper technique when drawing up and administering immunizations.
Recognize commonly used vaccines and their corresponding routes of administration.
Distinguish proper needle length selection based on vaccine and patient age and size.
Identify proper documentation procedures.
Recall vaccine storage requirements.
Describe safety measures to avoid accidental needle stick injuries.
Recognize appropriate actions to take in emergency situations.

Live Seminar Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Demonstrate a successful technique when administering an intramuscular and subcutaneous injection.
Demonstrate appropriate distraction techniques during immunization administration.
Demonstrate the use of universal precautions as they pertain to blood borne pathogens.
Explain the procedures for managing a vaccine reaction emergency.

How to Obtain a Certificate of Completion

Complete the self-study interactive eLearning module and video.
Achieve a passing grade of 70% or higher on the self-study assessment and final assessment.
Participants will need to have a valid APhA (pharmacist.com) username and password, as well as a CPE Monitor account to claim credit. After credit has been claimed, please visit CPE monitor for your transcript.
The Certificate of Completion will be available online upon successful completion of all components of the program and will be available on the participant’s My Training page.
APhA continuing pharmacy education policy provides you with two opportunities to successfully complete a continuing pharmacy education assessment. Please note that you will not be permitted to submit an assessment a third time. The current policy of the APhA Education Department is not to release the correct answers to any of our CPE tests. This is intended to maintain the integrity of the CPE activity and the assessment.

Accreditation Information

The American Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. APhA's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians is approved for a total of 6.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit (0.6 CEUs). The ACPE Universal Activity Numbers (UAN) for this activity are listed below.

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians Self-study is approved for 2 hours (0.2 CEU) of CPE credit. ACPE UAN 0202-0000-23-152-H06-T
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians Live Seminar is approved for 4 hours (0.4 CEU) of CPE credit. ACPE UAN 0202-0000-23-153-L06-T/0202-9999-23-153-L06-T
Target Audience: Technicians in all practice settings
Release Date: February 6, 2023
Expiration Date: February 6, 2026 - PLEASE NOTE: NO Home Study credit granted after this date.

Technology Requirements and Tips

Computer and Internet access are required to complete this activity. If you experience technical difficulties, try a different web browser.

Please be aware that if the system detects no activity for an extended amount of time while the screen is open in the interactive activity, the Next button may freeze, and you will need to Restart that activity again.

The recommendation is that if you cannot complete the activity within one sitting and need to step away, close the activity so that your place is bookmarked.

If you continue to experience difficulties, please reach out to education@aphanet.org with the name of course, details of your experience, which web browser(s) used and if possible, screenshots.

Faculty

Kimberly McKiernan, PharmD

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy
Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Spokane, Washington

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Lauren Angelo, PharmD, MBA

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science College of Pharmacy
North Chicago, Illinois

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Adam Welch, PharmD, MBA, FAPhA

Associate Dean for Assessment and Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Development

APhA/WSU's Pharmacy-Based Immunization Administration by Pharmacy Technicians training program was developed jointly by the American Pharmacists Association and Washington State University. Copyright © 2020 by the American Pharmacists Association/Washington State University.

APhA's Education staff involved in the review of this content declare no conflict of interest or financial interest in any product or service mentioned, including grants, employment, gifts, stock holdings, and honoraria. For a full listing of APhA Staff Disclosures, please see the APhA Disclosure Statement webpage at APhA Staff Disclosures.

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