“Pharmacists Prescribing Vaccines – The New Mexico Program”

Pharmacists Prescribing Vaccines

The New Mexico Program

This training program will meet the requirements for a Certificate from the New Mexico Pharmacists Association for Pharmacist Vaccination Prescribing Authority. This is the approved training program required by regulations approved by the Board of Medicine, the Board of Nursing and the Board of Pharmacy.

 

The “Train the Trainer” program is complimentary for anyone who has previously completed the 12hr. course and is willing to commit to help NMPhA in teaching future training sessions. Please contact the NMPhA office directly if you are interested.

 

Training requirement:

The home-study exam is linked below in the Handouts area along with the course materials. We will no longer print out handout materials.

 

Part 1: Home study component of 4 hours

Review the CDC Pink Book and the current immunization tables (Updated link for the 2015 CDC Pink Book is: 

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/index.html

The home-study exam (linked below) is also required for participants to provide prior to the class.

Part 2: Classroom component of 8 hours You must complete the home study component prior to the classroom component.

Handouts:

1. 0-18yrs-child-combined-schedule - pdf
   
2. Administer nasal, oral, ID p2021 - pdf
3. Administering vaccines – p3085 – pdf
   
4. Adult – administering vaccines p3084 – pdf
   
5. Adult – screening questions p4065 – pdf
   
6. Adult Medical management p3082 – pdf
   
7. Adult recommendations 2014 – p2011 – pdf
   
8. Adult vaccine record 2014 p2023 – pdf
   
9. Adult-combined-schedule - pdf
   
10. After the shots – 2014 p4015 – pdf
    
11. Child medical management p3082a – pdf
    
12. Child recommendations – 2014 – p2010 - pdf
    
13. Child records – 2014 p2022 – pdf
    
14. Child screening questions p4060 – pdf
    
15. Community clinic check list – supplies – pdf
    
16. Guide to contraindications p3072A – pdf
    
17. Hep A and B p2081– pdf
    
18. Home Study Exam - doc
    
19. How to administer p2020– pdf
    
20. Injection Technique Assessment Form v2015 – pdf
    
21. Kevin Bersell NMSIIS presentation 2013 - pdf
22. Nuts and Bolts 2015 – pdf – 2 per page
    
23. Nuts and Bolts 2015 – PowerPoint
    
24. Preventable Disease – pdf – 2 per page
    
25. Preventable Disease – PowerPoint
    
26. Protocol for Pharmacist Prescribing of vaccines - doc
    
27. Reg 26 – Prescriptive Authority – docx
    
28. Summary recommend Adult 2011 - pdf
    
29. Summary recommend Childteen 2010 - pdf
    
30. Vaccine storage p3035– pdf
    
31. VIS dates p2029– pdf

You must demonstrate current LIVE CPR certification before the Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority Certificate is issued. You MUST COMPLETE the combined 12 contact hours (1.2 CEU’s). No partial credit will be given. You must score a passing grade on the program exams. 

The New Mexico Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 

as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The ACPE Universal Activity Number that has been assigned for the 8.0/0.8 CEUs Live offering is #0104-0000-14-058-L01-P & the UAN assigned for the 4./0.4 CEUs Home-Study offering is #0104-0000-14-059-H04-P. 

The ACPE UAN for the 8.0/0.8CEUs ‘Train the Trainer’ program is #0104-0000-15-001-L01-P and for the 2.0/0.2 CEU’s ‘Childhood Immunizations & Pharmacist Prescribing Law’ is #0104-0000-13-054-L04-P. 

NMPhA will input the CPE credits into the CPE Monitor Database within 60 days based on the information provided on evaluation form.