Updates to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Pneumococcal Recommendations

Free Online CME

ACIP pneumococcal recommendation education on multiple screens

0.50 AAFP
Prescribed Credits

Access Through
February 27, 2025

This free webcast explains the updated recommendations to help ensure that vulnerable patients are protected against the highly infectious pneumococcal pneumonia.

In just 30 minutes, you’ll learn how to effectively screen, educate and immunize your at-risk patients for improved coverage rates.

BEGIN ACTIVITY

Speaker for Activity

Richard K. Zimmerman M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Vice Chair for Preventive Medicine Research
University of Pittsburgh Department of Family Medicine

Learning Objectives

Identify the primary changes, updates and guidance to drive physician-patient dialogue on the importance of the pneumococcal vaccines and adhering to the CDC recommendations.
Identify evidence-based interventions and techniques to improve pneumococcal vaccination rates among adults 65 years and older, and for adults 19-64 with certain underlying medical conditions or other risk factors.
Identify information to build confidence and address hesitancy and vaccine safety within the targeted patient population.
Identify educational materials on the updates to the pneumococcal vaccine recommendations.

Funding Statement

Acknowledgments: The AAFP “Improving Adult Immunization Rates Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations" Project is supported by a Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (6 NU66IP000681-02-01). The authors are solely responsible for the content and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.

System Requirements

CME Credit Statement

The AAFP has reviewed Updates to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Pneumococcal Recommendations and deemed it acceptable for up to 0.50 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 2/27/2023 to 2/27/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Enduring Materials for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.