ACPNet: Immunization
ACPNet: Immunization is a team-based quality improvement program aimed at identifying and addressing gaps in immunization knowledge and practice among physicians and their staff members to ultimately improve adult immunization rates.
This ACPNet adult immunization quality improvement project includes the following core elements:
- A pre- and post-intervention survey to examine physicians’ attitudes, knowledge, and behavior related to immunization of their patients.
- A web-based educational program that instructs the entire practice team in the chronic care model and systems change and how they relate to improved immunization delivery.
- Development of tools to assist with implementation of team-based quality improvement plans.
- Collection of baseline and follow-up immunization outcomes data to study the impact of the educational intervention.
Because patients and practices are accustomed to the “flu shot” season, practices can build on this already established habit or “sentinel event” to address other adult immunizations, particularly the recent adult vaccine recommendations for Tdap and Varicella Zoster.
Educational Objectives
- Identify barriers to and practice gaps in immunization
- Help physicians analyze their practice patterns
- Increase awareness of updated adult immunization recommendations
- Teach team-based quality improvement models for improving quality of care
- Help practices achieve quantifiable improvement in immunization rates
CME and MOC Credit
Physician participants in this program will qualify for an estimated 27 Continuing Medical Education credits as well as receive credit for Maintenance of Certification (Part 4) with the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Recruitment
Both ACP members and non ACP members are eligible to participate. For more information about how to participate, please contact Meghan Gannon at 215-351-2847 or mgannon@acponline.org.
This project is funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Sanofi-Pasteur and Merck Vaccines.
ACP Adult Immunization Initiative: ACP immunization policies, current CDC recommendations, and current news on adult vaccines.
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