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.
Clinical Immunization Webinar Instructions
The Washington Department of Health Office of Immunization has changed our process for obtaining continuing education credits. Webinar attendees watching DOH webinars are now required to create an account in TRAIN.org in order to instantly generate continuing education certificates or a certificate of completion. Please follow the instructions in the document below:
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (PDF)
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (PDF)
Upcoming Webinar Opportunities
- July 24, 2025 – Following Somali Mothers’ Vaccination Stories during and after the 2017 Minnesota Measles Outbreak
- August 5, 2025 – Building Vaccine Confidence in the Clinic
- August 6, 2025 – Communication Strategies to Build Trust and Address Misinformation
- August 12, 2025 – Utilizing Social Media to Promote Adolescent Immunization
- October 7, 2025 – Empathy in Action: Vaccine Conversations Across Cultures
Recorded Webinars
- From Inoculation to Innovation: The Historical and Ethical Journey of Vaccination (June 30, 2025)
- Protecting Patients Before Travel (June 18, 2025)
- School and Child Care Immunization Requirements for Health Care Providers (June 17, 2025)
- It Starts with Us: Why Healthcare Worker Immunization Matters (June 16, 2025)
- Addressing Vaccine Misinformation Using Social Media (June 16, 2025)
- Building Immunity, Strengthening Community Virtual Training Series (June 2-June 5, 2025)
- Measles on the Rise: How to Prepare and Respond in Your Clinic (May 15, 2025)
- Clinician Update on Human Cases of H5N1 and Influenza A Virus Surveillance (May 6, 2025)
- WA-DOH Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Guide Webinar (April 22, 23, 29, 30)
- Pediatric Vaccine Conversations Addressing Common Concerns (April 23, 2025)
- Measles Alert! An Update for Prevention (April 17, 2025)
- Responding to Measles Outbreaks in High Priority Populations Webinar (April 15, 2025)
- WA Measles Update (April 2, 2025)
- Is a Bird Flu Pandemic Likely? (April 2, 2025)
- Vaccines for School Attendance: How to Talk so Parents will Listen (April 2, 2025)
- When Measles Strikes: Engaging Community Partners in Outbreak Response (March 27, 2025)
- 2025-26 School Year School and Child Care Immunization Requirements Webinar for School and Child Care Staff (March 25, 2025)
- Improving US Adult Vaccination Rates (March 20, 2025)
- Bump Up Provider Confidence | Center for Immunization Research and Education | NDSU (February 25, 2025)
- Vaccines During Pregnancy: Protecting Maternal and Infant Health (February 13, 2025)
- Change the Conversation: Motivational Interviewing and Vaccine Hesitancy (December 19, 2024)
- WA State Pertussis Updates (December 5, 2024)
- CVP Training Series: What to Do in a Power Outage, Vaccine Transport and Reporting Temperature Excursions (November 14, 2024)
- 2024-2025 Respiratory Season Vaccine Recommendations, Ordering, and Distribution (September 17, 2024)
- Improving the Vaccination Experience: Reducing Pain and Anxiety for Children and Adults (February 28, 2023)
Vaccine Management
- May 29, 2025 – How to Reduce Vaccine Waste Video | PDF
- April 24, 2025 – How to Address Vaccine Shipment Issues Video | PDF
- March 27, 2025 – Billing and Eligibility Screening Video | PDF | Q&A
- February 20, 2025 – CVP Training Series: Provider Agreement Renewals
- January 9, 2025 – Overview of New Vaccine Coordinator Training Requirements Video | PDF
- November 14, 2024 – What to Do in a Power Outage, Vaccine Transport and Reporting Temperature Excursions Video | (PDF)
- June 20, 2024 – Vaccine Returns and Vaccine Loss Policy 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.