KPhA's final Technician Vaccination Training of 2024 will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12 via Zoom. Register by Oct. 10 to secure your spot!

The two-part program taught by Lawrence Davidow, director of the Pharmacy Skills Laboratory at KU School of Pharmacy, meets the requirements specified in Section 3 of K.S.A. 65-1635a. The class provides an overview of vaccine principles including immunity, types of vaccines, reading immunization schedules, and required documentation. It also focuses on recognizing and treating severe vaccine-related adverse reactions including anaphylaxis. Additionally, it will teach how to properly administer intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) vaccine doses.

To become certified, participants are required to successfully administer injections (2 IM and 1 SC) into a partner in front of a health care provider who is currently a certified immunizer and paperwork signifying successful completion of this must be returned to KPhA within one month of the webinar.