Issue
Number 506
January 24, 2005
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- Correction: AAP and IAC correct an error in a CPT code
description that appeared in the IAC EXPRESS of January 12
- New: 2005 Childhood Immunization Schedule and 2004-05
Adult Immunization Schedule now available for Palm OS handhelds
- Update: CDC continues to supplement its Influenza web
section
- MMWR notifies readers about satellite broadcasts on
Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- MMWR corrects error in a footnote in its article
"Update: Influenza Activity--United States, 2004-05 Season"
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ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, American
Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices;
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug
Administration; IAC, Immunization Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report; NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine
Information Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health
Organization.
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January 24, 2005
CORRECTION: AAP AND IAC CORRECT AN ERROR IN A CPT CODE DESCRIPTION THAT
APPEARED IN THE IAC EXPRESS OF JANUARY 12
On January 12, IAC published IAC EXPRESS #504, which contained a reprinted
document from the AAP website titled Comprehensive Overview: Immunization
Administration 2005.
Unfortunately, the description of one of the CPT codes was incorrect in one
section of the AAP document. The document contained an error in the section
titled Vignette #2. In this vignette, the description for CPT code 90472 was
given as "Immunization administration (oral/intranasal routes of
administration); each additional vaccine." This is incorrect.
In Vignette #2, the description for CPT code 90472 has been corrected to
"Immunization administration (percutaneous/intradermal/subcutaneous/intramuscular):
each additional vaccine."
PLEASE NOTE: The only place the incorrect description appeared was in
Vignette #2. The description for CPT code 90472 was CORRECT THROUGHOUT THE
REST OF THE DOCUMENT.
AAP has corrected the description on its website, and IAC has corrected the
Web version of IAC EXPRESS #504. If you printed the document from the AAP
website or from IAC EXPRESS #504 before January 18, discard your printed
copies. You can print the corrected information from the following sources:
To obtain a corrected version from the AAP website, go to:
http://www.aap.org/visit/ImmunizationAdmin2005.doc
To obtain a corrected version of IAC EXPRESS #504, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/genr.d/issue504.htm
For additional information, contact Linda Walsh at AAP at
lwalsh@aap.org or (800) 433-9016
Ext. 7931.
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January 24, 2005
NEW: 2005 CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE AND 2004-05 ADULT IMMUNIZATION
SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PALM 0S HANDHELDS
The 2005 Childhood Immunization Schedule and the 2004-05 Adult Immunization
Schedule are now available for Palm OS handhelds. Called Shots 2005, the
freeware is available on the website of the Group on Immunization Education
of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
For a product description, system requirements, downloading and installation
information, and more, go to:
http://www.immunizationed.org/anypage.aspx?pagename=shotspalm
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January 24, 2005
UPDATE: CDC CONTINUES TO SUPPLEMENT ITS INFLUENZA WEB SECTION
CDC recently updated its Influenza web section with the following:
(1) On January 20, Guidelines and Recommendations: Updated Infection Control
Measures for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in Health-Care
Facilities was posted on the web section.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version, click
here.
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/infectioncontrol/healthcarefacilities.htm
(2) On January 20, an updated case count was added to CDC's web page Recent
Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Asia. To access it, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/outbreaks/asia.htm
(3) On January 18, a new web page, Questions & Answers: 2004-05 Flu Season,
was added to the web section; to access it, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/0405season.htm
(4) On November 10, 2004, the patient-education sheet Antiviral Drugs and
the Flu was made available in French.
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version in FRENCH, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/antiviral/pdf/antiviral-fr.pdf
To access a ready-to-print (PDF) version in ENGLISH, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/antiviral/pdf/fluantivirals.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version in ENGLISH, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/antiviral/index.htm
For ongoing information about new and updated additions to CDC's Influenza
web section, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/whatsnew.htm
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January 24, 2005
MMWR NOTIFIES READERS ABOUT SATELLITE BROADCASTS ON EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
PREVENTION OF VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES
CDC published "Notice to Readers: Satellite Broadcast on Epidemiology and
Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" in the January 21 issue of MMWR.
The notice is reprinted below in its entirety.
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CDC's National Immunization Program and the Public Health Training Network (PHTN)
will present a live, four-part, satellite broadcast series entitled
"Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" on February 17
and 24 and March 3 and 10, 2005, from 12:00 noon to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
The series is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, pharmacists, residents, medical and nursing students,
and colleagues who either administer vaccinations or set policy in their
workplaces.
Session 1 will cover principles of vaccination, general recommendations on
immunization, vaccine administration, storage and handling, and vaccine
safety. Session 2 will cover pertussis, pneumococcal disease (childhood),
polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease. Session 3 will cover
measles, rubella, varicella, smallpox, and meningococcal disease. Session 4
will cover hepatitis B, hepatitis A, influenza, and pneumococcal disease
(adult). Participants will be able to interact with instructors through
toll-free telephone, fax, and TTY lines.
Continuing education credit will be offered for various professions based on
3 hours of instruction for each of the four broadcast sessions, providing a
maximum of 12 hours of credit for all four sessions. Course participants
should obtain their own copy of the primary course text, Epidemiology and
Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 8th edition (2004). The text is
available from the Public Health Foundation for $29, by telephone at (877)
252-1200, or at
http://bookstore.phf.org/prod111.htm
The programs can be viewed via live webcast and will also be available for
viewing after each live broadcast at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/epv05/default.asp Information
about the satellite broadcasts or about continuing education credits is
available at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/epv05/default.asp A list of state
distance learning coordinators can be found at
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/coordinators.htm
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To access a web-text (HTML) version of the complete article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5402a7.htm
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5402.pdf
To receive a FREE electronic subscription to MMWR (which includes new ACIP
statements), go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwrsubscribe.html
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January 24, 2005
MMWR CORRECTS ERROR IN A FOOTNOTE IN ITS ARTICLE "UPDATE: INFLUENZA
ACTIVITY--UNITED STATES, 2004-05 INFLUENZA SEASON"
CDC published "Erratum: Vol. 54, No. 1" in the January 21 issue of MMWR. The
erratum is reprinted below in its entirety.
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In the report, "Update: Influenza Activity--United States, 2004-05 Season,"
an error occurred on page 16 in the footnote linked to th[is] bullet point:
"Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of persons with high-risk
conditions."
The footnote text should read, "Persons at high risk include adults aged
>=65 years, children aged 0-3 months, persons aged 2-64 years with
underlying chronic medical conditions, women who will be pregnant during the
influenza season, residents of nursing homes and long-term-care facilities,
and children aged 2-18 years on chronic aspirin therapy."
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To access a web-text (HTML) version of the complete article, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5402a8.htm
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of this issue of MMWR, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5402.pdf |
