New FREE Continuing Education from Medscape and MMWR: Recommendations on the Use of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

Posted over 6 years ago by Denise Souza

New FREE Continuing Education from Medscape and MMWR: Recommendations on the Use of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

CDC’s MMWR and Medscape are proud to introduce a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity with updated recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding the use of seasonal influenza vaccines: Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2017–18 Influenza Season.

This activity is intended for infectious disease practitioners, internists, pediatricians, family medicine practitioners, pulmonologists, public health officials, nurses, pharmacists, and other clinicians who treat and manage patients in whom vaccination is recommended against seasonal influenza.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Describe available influenza vaccines for the 2017–18 season, based on updated ACIP recommendations
Describe new and updated information and recommendations regarding influenza vaccination during the 2017–18 season, based on updated ACIP guidance
Describe contraindications and precautions regarding influenza vaccination during the 2017–18 season, based on updated ACIP recommendations

To access this FREE MMWR / Medscape CE activity visit: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/cme/medscape_cme.html

Don’t have a Medscape account? You can register for free or login without a password and get unlimited access to all continuing education activities and other Medscape features.

Credits available:

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification (ABIM MOC)

Continuing Education (CE)

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