This page includes immunization training announcements and opportunities. These trainings are for health care providers, local public health, immunization staff, and school and child care staff.
Upcoming Webinar Opportunities
- November 18, 2024 – Guidance on Routine Childhood Immunizations
- November 20, 2024 – New Technology, Old Fears: A walk through the science and myths of mRNA vaccines
- November 20, 2024 Leading the Way for Community-Driven Health Transformation: Lessons Learned from the Vaccine Equity Project
- November 21, 2024 – Current Vaccine Recommendations & Preventing Vaccine Administration Errors
- December 4, 2024 – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Current Issues in Immunization
Recorded Webinars
Routine Immunizations
- How to Talk Vaccines Without Ruining the Holidays (November 13, 2024)
- FOCUS Learning Collaborative: Vaccine Outreach Among Orthodox Jewish Families: Lessons and Challenges from London (November 13, 2024)
- Birthing Hospitals and VFC: A Learning Collaborative to Protect Infants from RSV (November 13, 2024)
- CVP Training Series: What to Do in a Power Outage, Vaccine Transport and Reporting Temperature Excursions (November 14, 2024)
- 2024–2025 Recommendations for Influenza Prevention and Treatment in Children: An Update for Pediatric Providers (November 14, 2024)
- Culturally Responsive Strategies to Increase Child Vaccinations (October 30, 2024)
- Preparing for Respiratory Season (October 29, 2024)
- Birthing Hospitals and VFC: A Learning Collaborative to Protect Infants from RSV (October 25, 2024)
- What’s Up Doc: VAXcess to Care Webinar (October 17, 2024)
- Updates on Diagnostic Testing and Outpatient Treatment for COVID-19 and Influenza (October 10, 2024)
- Update Your Vaccination Toolbox: When and How to Use the Vaccine for Mpox (September 19, 2024)
- 2024-2025 Respiratory Season Vaccine Recommendations, Ordering, and Distribution (September 17, 2024)
- Understanding Clinicians’ and Pharmacists’ Attitudes Toward Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination (September 13, 2024)
- Implementing ACIP Recommendations this Fall (September 11, 2024)
- Strategies to Improve US Adult Immunization (September 10, 2024)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Updates (August 29, 2024)
- Back to School: Childhood and Adolescent Immunization (August 22, 2024)
- RSV Across the Ages: Immunizations to Protect Older Adults, Infants, and Young Children (August 19, 2024)
- No Thanks, Doc: Tools to Improve Difficult Conversations in the Medical Encounter (July 31, 2024)
- Updates from June 2024 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Meeting (July 11, 2024)
- Parents Talk: Why We Immunize for Good (July 16, 2024)
- Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus for Clinicians and Healthcare Centers (July 16, 2024)
- Mpox Update: Clinical Management and Outbreaks (June 27, 2024)
- Updates on Avian Influenza A (H5N1) (June 18, 2024)
- Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy: Lessons from Motivational Interviewing (May 21, 2024)
- Preventing Hepatitis B Infection in US Adults (May 21, 2024)
- Setting the Stage for 2024-2025 Respiratory Virus Season (May 16, 2024)
- Effectively Engaging Communities: Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy (May 10, 2024)
- Educating and Empower Youth and Families with HPV Vaccine Information (May 2, 2024)
- Combating the Resurgence of Measles and Other Preventable Diseases (April 30. 2024)
- Measles Prevention and Control (April 3, 2024)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Myths: And the Hits Just Keep on Comin’ (April 3, 2024)
- Staying on TASK: New Trends in Vaccination for Adolescents (April 2, 2024)
- Addressing Gaps in Vaccine Access and Coverage (March 27, 2024)
- Current Issues in Immunization Webinars (cdc.gov) (March 6, 2024)
- Strategies for Improving HPV Vaccination Rates (January 24, 2024)
- Improving the Vaccination Experience: Reducing Pain and Anxiety for Children and Adults (February 28, 2023)
School and Child Care Immunization Requirements
- School and Child Care Immunization Requirements for Providers (May 30, 2024)
- School and Child Care Immunization Requirements (March 28, 2024)
- Immunization Requirements for Child Care presented by DCYF (October 2021) Password: Dcyf2021
- Vaccine Requirements Overview Video (YouTube)
- Certificate of Immunization Status Overview Video (YouTube)
- Immunization Exemptions Overview Video (YouTube)
- Conditional Status Overview Video (YouTube)
Vaccine Management
- June 20, 2024 – Vaccine Returns and Vaccine Loss Policy Video | PDF
- April 18, 2024 – Childhood Vaccine Program Training Series: Clinical Updates, Vaccine Choice, Vaccine Ordering, and Receiving Video | PDF
- March 21, 2024 – Childhood Vaccine Program Training Series: Billing and Eligibility Screening Video | PDF
Online Courses: CE Credits are Available
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- How Nurses and Medical Assistants Foster a Culture of Immunization in the Practice
This CE course provides practical strategies to improve vaccination rates in the clinic, including how to deliver clear and concise vaccine recommendations and address parents' frequently asked questions. - Immunization Courses: Webcasts and Self-Study
This library of webcasts and self-study programs provides immunization training on a wide variety of topics. - Pink Book Webinars
This series of webinars provides an overview of the principles of vaccination, general recommendations, and specific information about each vaccine-preventable disease and the vaccines that prevent them. The Pink Book webinars are recorded and available for viewing. CE credits are available. - You Call the Shots
You Call the Shots is a web-based immunization training developed by the CDC that includes a series of modules that discuss vaccine-preventable diseases and recommendations for the use of vaccines. CE credits are available.- You Call the Shots Vaccine Administration
This self-paced web-based training was developed by the CDC for proper vaccine administration. It is designed to train providers to avoid administration errors. - You Call the Shots Vaccine Storage and Handling
The vaccine storage and handling web-based training developed by the CDC focuses on storage and handling requirements for vaccines. - You Call the Shots VFC Program
This web-based training was developed by the CDC for new providers, medical or nursing students, as well as seasoned health care providers. The training provides key immunization knowledge in a very basic step-by-step manner and is practice-oriented.
- You Call the Shots Vaccine Administration
- How Nurses and Medical Assistants Foster a Culture of Immunization in the Practice
- Immunity Community (a program of WithinReach)
WithinReach is excited to offer free online education opportunities for healthcare providers with the offer of continuing education. These courses can be started and completed at any time. Courses are available for professionals who work in the immunization field. Three courses:
- (New!) Drop Your Assumptions and Pick Up the Evidence: Strategies for Communication with Parents about Vaccines
- There Never Was An Age of Reason (vaccine hesitancy and decision making)
- Vaccine Training for Medical Assistants
- You Are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention (make a strong recommendation for HPV vaccination)
Additional Training Resources
- Immunization Action Coalition Immunization Techniques DVD
This video focuses on skills and techniques needed for vaccine administration. It can be used for training and orientation as well as a refresher for more experienced staff. - National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
This organization is dedicated to educating the public and health care professionals on the causes, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases across the lifespan. - Vaccine Education Center Webinars
The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides three webinars each year on Current Issues in Vaccines, which includes topics being addressed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). - VICNetwork (Virtual Immunization Communication Network)
The VICNetwork has training to educate local and national health organizations, coalitions, and public health departments about effective immunization communication strategies and the importance of using media to convey consistent immunization messages.