2025 Professional Immunization Seminar

Erie, PA US
March 14, 2025

The Luck of Vaccinations!

This annual event has been designed to provide up-to-date education to health care providers in order to improve health outcomes in the field of immunization and vaccine preventable diseases. New recommendations and guidelines will be addressed through didactic lectures and panel discussion.

Help Us Help You:

Do you have a question that you would like to submit to the speakers in advance?

Send an email to [email protected] titled “Immunization Question.”

These questions will be compiled and presented at the panel discussion sessions along with live questions from the audience.

Target Audience

Family practice physicians, pediatricians, internists, pharmacists, nurses, advanced practice providers, school nurses, nursing students, medical residents and medical students will benefit from attendance at this activity.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.25 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/01/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Event starts: 
03/14/2025 - 6:00am EDT
Event ends: 
03/14/2025 - 5:00pm EDT
Cost:
$120.00

7:30 – 8

Registration/Continental Breakfast

 

8 – 8:05

Introduction

Danielle Mehlenbacher, DO

8:05 – 8:50

State Immunization Update

Thomas McCleaf

8:50 – 9:20

Rabies

Bryan Rall, PA-C

9:20 – 9:50

TPOXX

Colleen Wallace, BSN, RN

9:50 - 10:05

 Refreshment Break/Networking

 

10:05 – 11:15

CDC Update

Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH

11:15 – 11:40

AM Panel Discussion

Faculty Panel

11:40 – 12:30

Lunch/Networking

 

12:30 – 1:30

Travel Vaccination's and Clinic

Martin Vandort, MD

Hannah Metheney, PharmD, Shayla Jellison, PharmD, Brittany Riedy, PharmD

1:30 – 2:15

The Vaccine Pipeline. What may be coming.

Donald Middleton, MD

2:15 – 2:30

 Refreshment Break/Networking

 

2:30 – 3:20

Community Resources:

-MHEDs Clinic

-Health Foundation

-Department of Health

 

Alivia Haibach, MPA

Sarah Prylinski, BSN, RN

Karen Wiggers, RN

3:20 – 3:45

PM Panel Discussion

Faculty Panel

3:45

Closing Remarks and Adjournment

 

 

Ambassador Center
7794 Peach St.
Erie, PA 16509
United States
+1 (814) 866-9999

Two ways to attend this hybrid conference:

Option 1:

In Person at the Crystal Ballroom at the Ambassador Banquet and Conference Center, behind the Courtyard by Marriott at 7794 Peach St., Erie, Pa.

Registration fees includes the seminar, continental breakfast, refreshment breaks and lunch.

Option 2:

Virtually via Zoom

Pre-registrants will be sent links prior to the conference, and all links will be available on the conference website for those who have registered.

Travel

Click here for directions

Course Director: 

Dr. Danielle M Mehlenbacher, DO - North East, PA - Family Medicine ...

Danielle Mehlenbacher, DO

Division of Family Medicine

Vineyard Primary Care

Faculty:

Thomas McCleaf

Director, Division of Immunizations

Pennsylvania Department of Health

 

Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH

Medical Health Educator

Provider Education and Training Team (proposed)

Health Education and Communication Branch

Immunization Services Division

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

 

 

Donald Middleton, MD

Division of Internal Medicine

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

UPMC St. Margaret Hospital

 

Karen Wiggers, RN

Public Health Nurse, Immunizations

Erie County Department of Health

 

Bryan L. Rall, MPAS, PA-C

RHS APP Student Clinical Coordinator

Senior Physician Assistant- Department of Emergency Medicine

 

Colleen Wallace, BSN, RN

Director, Community Health Services 

Erie County Department of Health

 

Hannah Metheney, PharmD

UPMC Hamot

 

Shayla Jellison, PharmD

UPMC Hamot

 

Brittany Riedy, PharmD

UPMC Hamot

 

Martin B Van Dort, MD

Infectious Disease

Saint Vincent Hosptial

 

Alivia Haibach, MPA

Chief Executive Officer

Multi-Cultural Health Evaluation Delivery System, Inc. (MHEDS)

 

Sarah Prylinski, BSN, RN

Clinical Program Manager

Hamot Health Foundation

 

 

Disclosure Statement: No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

 

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

PHYSICIAN (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PHARMACY (CPE)

This knowledge-based activity provides 6.25 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

NURSING (CNE)

A maximum of 6.25 nursing contact hours will be awarded. Participants will be able to claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the program.

OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

 

Available Credit

  • 6.25 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 6.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.25 Attendance

If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact the Hamot CME Department at 814-877-5691, or send an e-mail to [email protected]

Price

Cost:
$120.00
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CANCELLATION POLICY

 Please notify UPMC Hamot’s CME Department of substitutions and cancellations, via email to [email protected] or by telephone at 814-877-5691.

IF YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY BY CHECK

Please contact the UPMC Hamot CME Department at:  814-877-5691 or e-mail: [email protected]