WIN Training Opportunities
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 – 9:30am-3:00pm For additional details about this training, please contact elaine.darling@wvruralhealth.org. Infant Immunization Week
Jackson’s Mill, Weston, WV
This training opportunity has been filled and registration is now closed. Please join us for the 2012 Immunization Summit.
Training Description: The West Virginia Immunization Network (WIN) offers quarterly trainings focused on vaccine-preventable diseases and methods of improving immunization rates. The April 17th training will have two parts: The morning session will introduce participants to “cocooning,” vaccinating adults to protect infants and children from pertussis, and will give them tools to implement a cocooning program in their clinic and offices. The afternoon session will focus on surveillance, prevention, and control aspects of viral hepatitis.
Agenda:
9:30am - 10:00am Registration and Refreshments
10:00am - 11:00am The "Cocooning" Strategy: A Creative Approach to Disease Prevention in the 21st Century
Speaker:
• Kathie Lloyd MSN, RN, CNM, CNS
Immunization Special Projects Manager, Nevada State Health Division, Immunization Program
11:00am - 12:00pm Cocooning 101: How to Start and Sustain a Cocooning Program in a Hospital or Healthcare Provider Office
Speaker:
• Kathie Lloyd MSN, RN, CNM, CNS
Immunization Special Projects Manager, Nevada State Health Division, Immunization Program
12:15pm - 1:00pm Lunch (provided)
1:00pm - 3:00pm Adult Viral Hepatitis
Speakers:
• Sandra Graham, RN, BSN
Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator & Needlestick Injury Prevention Coordinator, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
• Vicki Hogan, MPH
Hepatitis B Epidemiologist, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
• Suzanne Wilson, MPH
Food and Waterborne Disease Epidemiologist, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Continuing Education:
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essentials and standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of CAMC Health Education and Research Institute and the West Virginia Immunization Network.
CREDIT HOUR STATEMENT
Nurses - CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by West Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This program has been approved for 4 contact hours. (Program number PO15-14-12390 WVBPN:01a)
Social Workers - CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is an approved provider of continuing education by the West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners. This program has been approved for 4 contact hours. Approval number #490045.
Pharmacy - The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge based activity provides 4 contact hours UAN 0554-0000-12-041-L01-P.
Registration: This event is now full and registration has closed.
Location: Greenbrier Room located in the Mount Vernon Dining Hall, Jackson’s Mill, Weston, WV. For driving directions to Jackson’s Mill, visit: http://jacksonsmill.ext.wvu.edu/directions
April 21-28, 2012
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, NIIW has served as a call to action for parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers to ensure that infants are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases.
For more information about Infant Immunization Week, please visit the CDC's National Infant Immunization Week website.
WIN Annual Immunization Summit
June 13-14, 2012 - Charleston Civic Center
The Annual West Virginia Immunization Summit will be an action-oriented event sponsored by the West Virginia Immunization Network (WIN) targeted toward public and private organizations with an interest in addressing and resolving immunization issues in West Virginia. Various sessions at the Summit will be targeted toward healthcare professionals, public health professionals, business leaders, consumers, and others interested in preventing vaccine-preventable diseases. The Annual WV Immunization Summit convenes yearly to coordinate and collaborate in immunization prevention activities throughout our state. Visit the Immunization Summit homepage for more information.
For more information on WIN, contact program manager Elaine Darling.