Strategies for Talking with Parents About HPV and Cancer Prevention
Talking to Parents About HPV Vaccine: University of Kansas Cancer Center and Children’s Mercy
Addressing Parents’ Top Questions about HPV Vaccine: CDC
Flu Activity in the U.S.
Looking for the latest information on the flu? Check out the CDC’s weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report. Answers to common flu-related questions can be found on the CDC’s Influenza Q+A page, along with FAQ’s on what to do in case you contract the flu virus.
CME Opportunity: HPV Cancer Prevention
CDC has added a new CME Video for healthcare professionals as part of the “You Are the Key to HPV Prevention” campaign. It provides up-to-date information on HPV infection, HPV vaccines, and ways to communicate with patients and parents about HPV vaccination.
CME Opportunity: Protect Your Patients through Safe Injection Practices
Earn 1 hour CME while discovering what you can do as a health care provider to ensure safe injections are administered to your patients; help identify pathogens associated with unsafe injection; and understand methods for preventing transmission through this CME-approved article, co-authored by David Abel, DO and Sindy M. Paul, MD, MPH.
2016 CDC Immunization Schedules Now Available
The 2016 Childhood, Pre-teen/Teen, and Adult Immunization Schedules are now available. CDC has updated the easy-to-read schedules to reflect the new 2016 recommended immunization schedule.
Standing Orders for Your Practice
As part of the I Raise the Rates adult immunization project, several practice teams have created vaccination assessments and standing orders. The four listed below are courtesy of the St. Francis Medical Team in Trenton, feel free to adapt them for your own practice:
- Tdap – Assessment / Standing Order
- Pneumococcal for patients age 19-64 – Assessment / Standing Order
- Pneumococcal for patients age 65+ – Assessment / Standing Order
- Influenza – Assessment / Standing Order
CME Opportunity: Protect Your Patients through Safe Injection Practices
Earn 1 hour CME while discovering what you can do as a health care provider to ensure safe injections are administered to your patients; help identify pathogens associated with unsafe injection; and understand methods for preventing transmission through this CME-approved article, co-authored by David Abel, DO and Sindy M. Paul, MD, MPH.
CME Opportunity: HPV Cancer Prevention
CDC has added a new CME Video for healthcare professionals as part of the “You Are the Key to HPV Prevention” campaign. It provides up-to-date information on HPV infection, HPV vaccines, and ways to communicate with patients and parents about HPV vaccination.