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The annual influenza webinar will provide key updates on surveillance for and prevention of influenza and other respiratory viruses, including the CDC’s updated recommendations for influenza vaccination. This webinar will also provide an overview of the ACIP and CDC recommendations for the RSV vaccine. The webinar will cover risk recognition as it applies to healthcare and other important updates for surveillance activities planned for the 2023-2024 influenza season.

Webinar Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the recommendations for influenza and RSV vaccination;
• Explain and apply the concept of risk recognition to infection control actions; and
• Describe the role of hospital and outpatient facilities for influenza surveillance activities.

Speakers:

• Krista D. Capehart, PharmD, MS, BCACP, FAPhA, Clinical Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy; Director of the Wigner Institute for Advanced Pharmacy Practice, Education and Research, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
• Lisa M. Costello, MD, MPH, FAAP, Assistant Professor, Department Pediatrics, West Virginia University; Pediatric Hospitalist, WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital.
• Elizabeth Dauch, BSN, RN, CIC LTC-CIP, Director of Infection Prevention, Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
• Patrick Dotson, PhD, Laboratory Scientist Supervisor, Office of Laboratory Services, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
• Jeff Neccuzi, BS, Vaccine Manager and Vaccines for Children Coordinator, Division of Immunization Services, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
• Maria del Rosario, MD, MPH, Director of Surveillance, Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
• Jillian Wall, MPH, Influenza Surveillance Coordinator and Respiratory Disease Epidemiologist, Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

Continuing Education:

CEUs for this webinar are no longer available.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by WV Immunization Network and CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians-.  The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this virtual activity for a maximum of 1 hour for AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™ . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 1 contact hour (JA0026-26-23-575)

Pharmacy – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit, participants must complete the sign-in sheet, attend each session and complete an evaluation. ACPE credits will be posted online to the CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks following the activity. This knowledge-based activity provides 1 contact hour (JA0006133-9999-23-061-L01-P)

In Case You Miss It:

This webinar will be recorded and archived on this webpage with CEUs available for those who complete the archived webinar and webinar evaluation by October 12, 2023.