Implementing a Shingles Protocol in Specialty Practices
Premiere Date: Friday, September 18, 2020This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- ABIM (MOC)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date:
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Note: Credit Is No Longer Available
 | William Schaffner, MD Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Health Policy Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, TN |
 | Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA, FIDSA Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Professor of Medicine Clinical Director, Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Director, Sherrilyn and Ken Fisher Center for Environmental Infectious Diseases Baltimore, MD |
Each year there are 1 million new cases of shingles in the US, and 1 in 3 adults will develop it in their lifetime. Risk of contracting shingles increases with age, with half of all cases occurring in persons over age 60. Shingles can also lead to complications such as postherpetic neuralgia, blindness, cranial and peripheral nerve palsies, and disseminated infection.
There are currently two approved shingles vaccinations, with the zoster vaccine, recombinant adjuvanted (RZV) being preferred by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Patients are often unaware of the risk imposed by shingles as well as the availability of vaccines. To reduce the profound burden imposed by shingles, it is imperative that clinicians possess the tools needed to successfully implement a shingles protocol in their practice. These tools include identifying at-risk patients, taking advantage of CDC toolkits and checklists, offering strong recommendations for vaccination, and incorporating systems in place to improve vaccine uptake and completion.
This CMEOCast podcast focuses on best practices to increase vaccine uptake and completion in vaccine-eligible patients and those at risk who present to specialty settings. The podcast will address ideal strategies to store and administer RZV, counseling patients on the extensive burden associated with shingles, and the benefits and potential risks of vaccination.
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Develop best practices to implement a shingles protocol in specialty practice settings.
The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
- Explain best practices to implement a shingles protocol in specialty practice settings.
This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline
Physicians, PAs, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 0.25 contact hours (0.025 CEUs) Universal Activity Number:
Enduring: 0376-0000-20-134-H06-P
Type: Knowledge-based
ABIM/MOC Credit:
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to .25 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Learning Format:
Enduring activity
Royal College MOC
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME's "CME in Support of MOC" program in Section 3 of the Royal College's MOC Program.
MIPS Improvement Activity: This activity counts towards MIPS Improvement Activity requirements under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Clinicians should submit their improvement activities by attestation via the CMS Quality Payment Program website.
Note to PAs: PAs may claim a maximum of .25 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Note to Nurse Practitioners: Nurse Practitioners can apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). AANP will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Nurse practitioners can also apply for credit through their state boards.
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Dr. Schaffner has no disclosures to report.
Dr. Auwaerter has no disclosures to report.
Tony Graham, MD (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Mae Ochoa, RPh (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Kashemi D. Rorie, PhD (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Evan Luberger (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Jan Perez (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
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