“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:

Pharmacists Prescribing Vaccines - The New Mexico Program

Immunization Program Handouts
(updated 6-17-16)

1. 0-18yrs-child-combined-schedule - pdf
2. Administer nasal, oral - pdf
3. Administering vaccines – pdf
4. Adult – administering vaccines – pdf
5. Adult – screening questions – pdf
6. Adult Medical management – pdf
7. Adult recommendations 2014 – pdf
8. Adult vaccine record 2014 – pdf
9. Adult-combined-schedule - pdf
10. After the shots – 2014 – pdf
11. Child medical management – pdf
12. Child recommendations – 2014 - pdf
13. Child records – 2014 – pdf
14. Child screening questions – pdf
15. Community clinic check list – supplies – pdf
16. Guide to contraindications – pdf
17. Hep A and B – pdf
18. Home Study Exam - pdf
19. How to administer – pdf
20. Injection Technique Assessment Form – 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 Pharmacist Prescribing vaccines - doc
27. Reg 26 – Prescriptive Authority – pdf
28. Summary recommend Adult 2011 - pdf
29. Summary recommend Childteen 2010 - pdf
30. Vaccine storage – pdf
31. VIS dates – 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.