Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccination of Children 6 Months and Up

Click here to view archived webinar. CE information is available below.

Recently, the CDC recommended Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 6 months through 4 years. This webinar will provide an overview of clinical presentation & overall impact of COVID-19 on children 6 months of age and older, and pediatric COVID-19 vaccination, including the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, vaccine recommendations, and clinical guidance for administering COVID-19 vaccine in children in this age group.

Webinar Objectives:

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

1. Summarize the impact of COVID-19 on children 6 months of age and older;
2. State the CDC’s recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination of children 6 months of age and older; and
3. Describe clinical considerations for administering the primary series to children 6 months of age and older.

Slides, Additional Training Videos, and Related Materials:

• Dr. Kilgore’s slides
• Dr. Capehart’s slides
• Just In Time Training on COVID-19 vaccines for ages 6 months through 5 years (< 30 mins): https://bit.ly/C19JITTraining5under 
• Just In Time Training on Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for ages 6 years through 17 years (< 15 mins): https://bit.ly/C19JITTraining6-17Moderna
• Summary Document for Interim Clinical Considerations (Updated 6/24/2022)
• Interim COVID-19 Immunization Schedule (Updated 6/24/2022)
• At-A-Glance COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule (NEW 6/24/2022)
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Children who Transition from a Younger to Older Age Group (NEW 6/24/2022)
• Pfizer-BioNTech for Children who Transition from a Younger to Older Age Group (NEW 6/24/2022)
• Pfizer-BioNTech EUA Fact Sheets
• Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Presentations Wall Chart
• Moderna EUA Fact Sheets
• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Presentations Wall Chart
• Preventing COVID-19 Vaccine Errors Guide (Updated June 2022)
• #CommunityImmunityWV Social Press Kit (contains social media graphics and sample messages, FAQs, printable posters and infographics, coloring pages, and more.)

Speakers:

Krista D. Capehart, PharmD, MS, BCACP, FAPhA is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Director of the Wigner Institute for Advanced Pharmacy Practice, Education and Research at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. She is also the Director of Professional and Regulatory Affairs at the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy. Dr. Capehart completed her PharmD at the University of Michigan and completed a Master of Science in Pharmacy focusing on drug policy and regulation at the University of Florida.  She employs her areas of interest in her Wigner duties by assisting with direct patient care service development, improving health care access in rural areas through expanded pharmacy services, increased patient self-management awareness and knowledge, health literacy, and enhanced counseling opportunities in the community setting. Dr. Capehart utilizes her experience in health policy and regulation and clinical experiences to advocate for her patients, the profession of pharmacy, and in her role with the Wigner Institute. Recent regulatory advancements include WV pharmacist provider status, pharmacist contraceptive prescribing, and numerous practice-based enhancements. Dr. Capehart is the pharmacy lead for the WV Joint Inter-Agency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutics Distribution. Dr. Capehart is Past-President of the West Virginia Pharmacist Association and current Secretary for the Association. She has received multiple awards including the 2022 Hubert H Humphrey Award from the American Pharmacist Association, 2021 American Pharmacist Association Immunization Champion, 2021 WV Bowl of Hygeia, Civilian Award for Humanitarian Service. U.S. Department of the Army 2021, 2021 West Virginia Rural Health Association Excellence in Rural Health – Individual award and National Woman Pharmacist of the Year in 2020.

Jacob T. Kilgore, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (MU-JCESOM) Dr. Kilgore is a proud native of Kenova, West Virginia, and son of Spring Valley High School and Marshall University. After completing a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship and quality and safety chief residency at Duke University, he is excited to return to his alma mater to serve the greater Huntington/Tri-State community. His research interests focus on both inpatient and outpatient antimicrobial stewardship as well as quality improvement and patient safety. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health (MPH) and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Quality & Safety in the Duke University Health System, a residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, and a fellowship Infectious Diseases at the Duke University Health System.

In case you missed it….

Click here to view the archived webinar. CEUs are available until July 29, 2022 for those who view the archived webinar and complete the webinar evaluation.

Continuing Education:

CEUs will be available until July 29, 2022 for those who view the archived webinar and complete the webinar evaluation.

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 (JA0026-22-22-456).

Pharmarcy-

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 (JA0006133-9999-22-070-L06-P)