| Technically Speaking |
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| Monthly Column by Deborah Wexler, MD |
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| Technically Speaking is a monthly column written by IAC’s Executive Director Deborah Wexler, MD. The column is featured in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center’s (VEC's) monthly e-newsletter for healthcare professionals. Technically Speaking columns cover practical topics in immunization delivery such as needle length, vaccine administration, cold chain, and immunization schedules. |
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| Check out a recent issue of Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers. The VEC e-newsletter keeps providers up to date on vaccine-related issues and includes reviews of recently published journal articles, media recaps, announcements about new resources, and a regularly updated calendar of events. |
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| TECHNICALLY SPEAKING |
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| Try These Free Email Services to Stay Up to Date on Immunization Information |
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| Published May 2012 |
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| Information presented in this article may have changed since the original publication date. For the most current immunization recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, visit
www.immunize.org/acip/acip_vax.asp. |
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| Keeping up with new vaccines licensed by the FDA, new and expanded vaccine recommendations, new and revised Vaccine Information Statements (VISs), etc., can make your head spin! How can you keep up? Help is just a click away! |
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| The Email News Service section on the Immunization Action Coalition’s main website, contains descriptions of and gives subscription information for more than 25 free immunization-related e-newsletters published by government agencies, professional societies and others. Here are a few of them: |
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| IAC Express – Immunization Action Coalition |
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| Summary: Features the latest news about vaccine recommendations and licensures, new staff–education materials and patient handouts, conferences and other educational opportunities, and more. |
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| Publication timetable: Every Tuesday |
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| Subscribing information: Visit IAC's Subscribe page |
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| CDC Email Subscription Service – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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| Summary: Provides email notification of news and alerts related to immunization, including updated VISs, current vaccine delays and shortages, upcoming training opportunities, and immunization-related press releases and media advisories as published by CDC and associated agencies such as the FDA. Subscribers can select from a lengthy list to customize notifications to their specific area(s) of interest. |
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| Publication timetable: Whenever new information becomes available |
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| Subscribing information: Go to CDC's Sign Up page |
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| Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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| Summary: Provides information about CDC’s vaccine recommendations and vaccine-preventable diseases, in addition to many other public health topics. |
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| Publication timetable: Every Thursday |
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| Subscribing information: Visit the MMWR website, check the “Get email updates” box at the top of the right column and provide your email address. (Note: You can also subscribe via CDC Email Subscription Service described above.) |
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| Immunization Works – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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| Summary: Includes brief summaries of the latest immunization news, updated recommendations, vaccine-preventable disease incidence, influenza information, new/updated resources, and upcoming meetings and conferences. |
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| Publication timetable: Monthly |
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| Subscribing information: Visit the Immunization Works website, check the “Get email updates” box at the top of the right column, and provide your email address. (Note: You can also subscribe via CDC Email Subscription Service described above.) |
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| Vaccine Update for Healthcare Providers – Vaccine Education Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (If you’re reading this, it’s likely you’re already a subscriber to this great newsletter!) |
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| Summary: Keeps you up to date on vaccine-related issues; includes reviews of recently published journal articles, media recaps, Technically Speaking column, and announcements about new resources. |
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| Publication timetable: Monthly |
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| Subscribing information: Email the Vaccine Education Center , and include your title, name, practice name, practice address, and email address. |
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| State and Local Immunization E-Newsletters |
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| Summary: Many state/local immunization programs and coalitions publish newsletters containing information of specific interest to providers in the area. Check with your state/local program to see if you can sign up for email notification about these publications. |
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| Publication timetable: Variable |
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| Subscribing information: Check with your state/local immunization program. Contact information for state and large city immunization programs is available through CDC. |
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| Be sure to browse IAC's complete selection of e-newsletters and email updates for healthcare professionals. Subscribe to as many as you’d like! |
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| Do you have additional email news services to recommend for inclusion on immunize.org? Please email your suggestion(s) to Mary Quirk at IAC. |
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ACIP Recommendations
Vaccine Information Statements 
