Respiratory Season Updates

September 11, 2025
Noon – 1:00 p.m. PDT

Register for the webinar

Earn continuing education credits. An account is required to register.

About the Webinar

The Washington Department of Health (DOH) will host a webinar on Thursday, September 11, 2025, to discuss influenza, COVID-19, and RSV epidemiology, vaccination coverage, clinical overview, vaccine recommendations, and vaccine ordering and distribution. The webinar will be recorded and continuing education (CE) credits will be available for nurses, medical assistants, and pharmacists/pharmacy technicians. 

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss influenza, COVID-19, and RSV epidemiology, vaccination coverage, clinical overview, and vaccine recommendations.
  • Describe influenza, COVID-19, and RSV vaccine ordering and distribution.
  • Identify available clinical resources.

Intended Audience

Health care providers, pharmacists, health educators, and anyone interested in learning more details about respiratory season updates. 

Speakers

Anna Unutzer, MPH
Influenza Epidemiologist
Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Washington State Department of Health

Elyse Bevers, MPH
Epidemiologist
Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Washington State Department of Health

Mackenzie Fuller, MPH
Epidemiologist
Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology
Washington State Department of Health

Ashley McHugh, MPH
Epidemiologist
Office of Immunization
Washington State Department of Health

Frank Bell, MD
Swedish Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Elizabeth Parrish
Vaccine Assurance Coordinator 
Office of Immunization
Washington State Department of Health

Continuing Education

  • There is no charge for continuing education credit.
  • Continuing education (CE) is available for nurses, medical assistants, and pharmacists/pharmacy techs for attending the live webinar OR watching the recording. 
  • Even if you attend the live webinar or watch the recording as a group, everyone MUST register for the webinar and complete the evaluation as an individual prior to receiving CE.
  • More information about the process to receive CE credit will be posted after the webinar.

Continuing Nursing Education

Continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Montana Nurses Association. MNA is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 1.0 contact hours will be awarded for successful completion of this activity.

Continuing Education for Medical Assistants

1.0 administrative continuing education unit was approved by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA). Granting approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAMA of the program content or the program’s sponsor.

Continuing Pharmacy Education

Continuing Pharmacy Education Universal Activity Number:
0130-9999-25-221-H06-P
0130-9999-25-221-H06-T
0130-9999-25-221-L06-P
0130-9999-25-221-L06-T

Commercial Support

No commercial support was used for this educational activity.