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Preparing for the 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season

Dr. Eric Chow

Date & Time: Oct 16, 2024, 12:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Description: Infectious disease expert Eric J. Chow, MD, MS, MPH will discuss the epidemiology of influenza, RSV and COVID-19 and summarize measures of community burden. He will review important mitigation strategies, vaccine recommendations and respiratory illness guidance as we head into the 2024-2025 respiratory viral season. 

The webinar will be recordedand will offer live ASL interpretation. Continuing education is available for allopathic physicians (MD), osteopathic physicians (DOs), physician assistants, naturopathic physicians (NDs), nurses (RN, LPN, ARNP), medical assistants, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. 

The learning objectives for this webinar are to:

  1. Assess the current epidemiology of influenza, RSV and COVID-19.
  2. Review measures of respiratory viral community burden to guide mitigation strategies.
  3. Describe updated vaccine recommendations and respiratory illness guidance.

Continuing Medical Education
 
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Federation of State Medical Boards, the Washington Medical Commission, and the Washington State Department of Health. The Federation of State Medical Boards is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Federation of State Medical Boards designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nurses Education

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon successful completion of this activity, 1.0 contact hours will be awarded.

Continuing Education for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

This knowledge-based activity was approved by the Washington State Pharmacy Association for 1.0 contact hours.

ACPE #
0130-9999-24-574-H01-P
0130-9999-24-574-H01-T
0130-9999-24-574-L01-P
0130-9999-24-574-L01-T

The Washington State Pharmacy Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.

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Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Communities: Parts One and Two

Doctor Anya Sheftel in blue sweater.
Dr. Anya Sheftel, Ph.D.

Date and Time: October 30 and November 13, 2024, 12:00-1:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada).

Join Drs. Anya Sheftel Ph.D. and Erica Austin Ph.D., of the Washington State University, for a two-part workshop on motivational interviewing (MI) for rural healthcare providers. They will also introduce the "Getting to the Heart and Mind of the Matter Toolkit", which helps patients choose trustworthy sources of information and respond to brain-friendly promotional messages.

The focus of the workshops will be using MI in time-limited patient interactions about vaccinations. The workshops will aim to meet the needs of novice and experienced MI practitioners.

Doctor Erica Austin.
Dr. Erica Austin, Ph.D.

These webinars will be recorded and will offer live ASL interpretation. Continuing education is available for nurses (RN, LPN, ARNP) medical assistants, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. We are pursuing continuing education credits for allopathic physicians (MD), osteopathic physicians (DOs), physician assistants and naturopathic physicians. 

October 30, Part One: Register to learn more about Part One.

November 13, Part Two: Register to learn more about Part Two.

 

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