Pharmacists play a critical role as the leading immunizers for adult vaccines, particularly for individuals without a primary care clinician. As we approach the fall season, many older adults (aged 60 and above) will be candidates for multiple vaccines, including COVID-19, Influenza, Pneumococcal, and RSV. Ensuring that these patients are well-prepared and protected is crucial.
Join Michael Boivin on September 10, 2024 for a webinar where we will discuss the impact and risk factors of RSV and pneumococcal infections, explain the rationale for RSV and pneumococcal immunization to patients at risk, address common questions and misconceptions regarding RSV and pneumococcal immunizations; and determine strategies to effectively deliver RSV and pneumococcal vaccines in pharmacy practice.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
- Discuss the impact and risk factors of RSV and pneumococcal infections;
- Explain the rationale for RSV and pneumococcal immunization to patients at risk;
- Address common questions and misconceptions regarding RSV and pneumococcal immunizations; and
- Determine strategies to effectively deliver RSV and pneumococcal vaccines in pharmacy practice
About the Speaker: Michael Boivin
Michael Boivin is a clinical pharmacist consultant, continuing education developer and president of CommPharm Consulting Inc. Michael graduated from the faculty of pharmacy at the University of Toronto in 1993. He worked extensively for 18 years in the community pharmacy setting for a variety of retail pharmacy companies. In 2005, Michael became a minority owner of the independent pharmacy Angus Borden Guardian Pharmacy. He later sold his position in this pharmacy to pursue a career in continuing education. He has developed over 500 different continuing education activities for pharmacists, family physicians, physician specialists, nurses and other allied professionals. Michael attained his Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and Certified Tobacco Educator (CTE) status in 2014. He obtained his Certificate in Travel Health (CTH®) from the International Society of Travel Medicine in 2015. Michael works extensively with clients that include pharmaceutical manufacturers, third party agencies and pharmacy chains. He has also taken his patient education knowledge from over 17 years of front-line pharmacy practice and has written extensive patient education materials for pharmacy patient magazines. Michael lives in Barrie, Ontario and continues to work in front-line pharmacy practice to apply his clinical knowledge skills to help improve overall patient care and outcomes.
Learning Hours
This program is non-accredited. Total learning hours is estimated at 1.0 hours. Participants will receive a letter of participation after completion of the survey at the end of the webinar.
This learning program received a financial support from Pfizer Canada. This event will be moderated by a member of our Pharmacy Practice Support team at the BC Pharmacy Association.
Registration Information
A BCPhA account is required to register for this event. If you do not have a login account or if you are unsure if you have a login, please fill out the Account Creation Form and a member of the BCPhA team will contact you. Accounts can be created free of charge with valid College registration.
Registration closes an hour prior to the start of the webinar, at 5:00 PM. On the day of the webinar, you will receive a link to the webinar by email. The email will come from noreply@zoom.us and could be in your junk folder.