The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) has partnered with Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to launch a program to prepare pharmacists to meet education requirements to administer vaccinations to children ages three to 18, according to a news release on the APhA's website.
The Pharmacy-based Immunizations for Pediatric Patients program was designed to ensure that pharmacists are in compliance with new guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“When the new HHS guidelines were announced, we moved quickly to put this program in place for our members. Including pharmacists as immunizers is critical to preventing the spread of flu this season and ensuring that all patients have convenient access to the COVID-19 vaccine when one is available,” said APhA Executive Vice President and CEO Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP.
More than 375,000 pharmacists have already completed APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program, which meets the practical training required by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
This new program meets the minimum of two hours of ACPE-approved, immunization-related continuing pharmacy education during each state licensing period and also provides a thorough review of topics related to immunizing pediatric patients.
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