Health Professionals

ITF maintains a Speaker’s Bureau for 1 hour presentations on immunizations.   Email immunizenebraska@gmail.com for further information or to request speakers

ITF hosts the Annual Immunize Nebraska Conference each year in early summer 

Pink Book & Webinar Series

Consider this education opportunity offered by the CDC. A webinar series covering “The Pink Book” with webinars covering a different chapter of the Pink Book each week running from June 1 2016 through 2021. Past recordings will be available for viewing at any time on the Pink Book home webpage at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/index.html

Toolkits

• Teaching Pertussis to Adults
• Tdap Toolkit (Immunize Kansas Coalition
• Toolkit for Long-Term Care Employers
• High Value Care Immunization Referral Toolkit
  Provides resources to facilitate more effective & collaborative immunization referrals among those in your patient’s community.
• Immunization Recommendations for Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
  All individuals with SCD should receive all vaccinations recommended by the ACIP.  The most up-to-date schedule should be followed.

Additional Top ACP Resources

• 2023 ACIP Adult Immunization Recommendations video series that includes new (preferred) influenza vaccine recommendations for older adults, a flu vaccine primer, COVID-19 vaccines, and more.
• Microlearning Resources offer bite-sized, interactive modules to stay up to date on the latest recommendations and provide practical tips to make effective vaccine recommendations and boost vaccine confidence.

More Resources

Immunize.org (formerly Immunization Action Coalition) has free subscription publications to help you stay current. More information can be found here

• Child, Adolescent & “Catch-up” Immunization Schedules
  These recommended schedules summarize ACIP recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children ages 18 years and younger.
• Adult Immunization Schedule
  This schedule of recommended vaccinations is offered in several printable versions as well as an interactive tool and as a downloadable application for smartphone.
• National Adult Immunization Plan
  Provides an overview of actions needed to be taken to achieve optimal prevention of infectious diseases and their consequences through vaccination of adults.
• The following immunizations are of special importance to people with SCD.
• These recommendations may change periodically, and current ACIP schedule guidelines should be consulted for confirmation.
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines
    – Children – Consult with your child’s pediatrician and SCD care provider.
    – Adults – Consult with your primary care and SCD care providers.
  • Haemophilus influenza B Vaccine (Hib)
    – 1 or more doses of Hib vaccine are recommended for all individuals with SCD, if they have not been previously vaccinated, after consultation with the primary care and SCD care providers.
  • Meningococcal Vaccines
    – both Men ACWY and Men B vaccines
    – All individuals with SCD should be vaccinated with both meningococcal vaccines as recommended by the ACIP, after consultation with the primary care and SCD care providers.
    Sources: (as Adapted from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, CDC – ACIP, and from the Infectious Diseases Society of America policy statement, 2013, Clinical Practice Guideline for Vaccination of the Immunocompromised Host). Refer to:

ACIP Altered Immunocompetence Guidelines for Immunizations | CDC
and to
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules