Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Physicians, Nurses, Public Health Personnel, and other professionals working in the area of immunizations.

Educational Objectives:

As a result of participation in this activity, participants will be able to:

Interpret and employ new or updated vaccine information
Discuss vaccine-related information with patients and their families
Provide science-based resources to patients and their families who are seeking additional information
Address common myths about COVID-19 vaccines

There is no educational content to this course. This course is designed to supplement training that has already occurred. This course is designed to administer the post-test and collect CME evaluations.

Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Disclaimer Statement:

The information presented at this activity represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.

Authors:

Paul A. Offit, MD — Director, Vaccine Education Center at CHOP; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, CHOP, and Professor of Pediatrics and Maurice Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology; U of Penn School of Medicine
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.