Search results for "Immunizations"
ACP releases Immunization Advisor app
ACP has released the ACP Immunization Advisor, an app that will allow members to access the latest vaccine indications at their fingertips.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/04/03/11.htm
3 Apr 2012
National Quality Forum endorses preventive care and screening measures
The National Quality Forum (NQF) has recently endorsed 19 quality measures related to preventive care and screening.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/15/11.htm
15 May 2012
Pneumonia vaccine gets yes vote for immunocompromised
Uses of the pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine (Prevnar 13) should be expanded to adults with immunocompromising conditions, according to a recent vote by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/26/7.htm
26 Jun 2012
Upcoming immunization webinar on communicating risk-benefit of vaccination
ACP will host a webinar on communicating the risks and benefits of vaccination to patients on July 18 at noon as part of the ACP immunization webinar series.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/10/7.htm
10 Jul 2012
Next season's flu vaccine approved
The influenza vaccine formulation for the 2012-2013 season has been approved, the FDA announced last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/21/8.htm
21 Aug 2012
ACP receives three-year federal grant to increase adult immunization rates
The CDC awarded ACP with an initial $175,000 grant for 2012-2013 to create a three-year evidence-based program to increase adult immunization rates in five states.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/28/8.htm
28 Aug 2012
ACP offers resources to help raise adult immunization rates
Several resources are available to help physicians and health care professionals ensure that patients receive the correct immunizations in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/9.htm
16 Oct 2012
Want to improve adult immunization rates? Get out of the way.
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his column at KevinMD.com, sharing his strategies for improving adult immunization rates.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/16/8.htm
16 Oct 2012
ACIP: pneumococcal vaccine schedule outlined for high-risk adults
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) outlined recommendations and dosing regimens for the use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/23/6.htm
23 Oct 2012
Quadruple dose of influenza vaccine may offer HIV patients better protection
HIV-infected patients who received a quadruple dose of seasonal influenza vaccine had a higher antibody response and greater seroconversion rate than did those who received a standard dose, with similar rates of adverse events, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/08/2.htm
8 Jan 2013