COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in the Pharmacy: Discussing the Most Recent Guidance on Vaccination in Children & Adolescents and Booster Vaccinations

CAN-eng

$0

free

Unaccredited

30 min

Infectious Disease

0 Credits

Course Description

Community pharmacists have played a pivotal role in vaccinating Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. With guidance around COVID-19 vaccination evolving over time, this program aims to address questions that pharmacists may currently face in clinical practice: should we vaccinate individuals who have already have COVID? If so, when? Who is eligible for a first booster dose? Who is eligible for a second booster dose? Should adolescents receive booster vaccination?

The overall goal of the program is to increase pharmacists’ confidence in discussing COVID-19 vaccination with their patients and vaccinating eligible patients.


This learning activity is supported by Pfizer Canada through an unrestricted educational grant and may contain content that is not consistent with the approved Pfizer Canadian Product Monograph.

Course Details

Expiry Date: 2023-09-15

Professions: Pharmacy

Faculty

Earl Rubin, MD, FRCPC, PID

Cora Constantinescu, BSc, MD, FRCPC, PID

Renée-Claude Duval, MD, FRCPC, PID

Carlene Oleksyn, BSP RPH CTH

Carole Dion, BScPharm

James Kim, MD, MBBCh, PgDip, FCFP

Christine Palmay, MD, CCFP, FCFP

Accreditation

Learning Objective(s)

Upon completion of this continuing education program participants will be better able to:

  • Discuss why COVID-19 vaccination remains essential in children and adolescents.
  • Describe the NACI recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in children and adolescents.
  • Identify patients who are eligible for first booster and second booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Start a conversation with eligible patients regarding booster vaccinations.