• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  Despite more widespread availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, many patients still express concerns about the safety of the vaccine, given how quickly it was approved. This session seeks to provide an overview of the clinical trials process, followed by a deeper dive into the COVID-19 trials specifically. Discussion of the COVID-19 vaccine trials will include information on the timelines, enrollment statistics, and safety and efficacy data. Finally, several patient concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine will be explored, as well as strategies to address them. This session will help you provide more information to your patients on the development and approval of the COVID-19 vaccine and tactics to combat vaccine hesitancy.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   21265H06_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   21265H06_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacy Technician

  List the phases of the clinical trial process and their requirements

  Compare clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine, including their enrollment statistics and results for safety and efficacy, to other clinical trials

  Recognize patient concerns with COVID-19 vaccination and strategies to address them

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-885136

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-21-265-H06-T
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Kevin  Hope, RPh Senior Director of Continuing Education, PharmCon

  Katie  Petscavage, PharmD Candidate, University of South Carolina Pharmacy Extern, PharmCon

This continuing education activity is held as copyright by PharmCon, Inc. Through this notice, PharmCon, Inc. grants permission of its use for educational purposes only. These materials may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes without prior permission in writing from the copyright owner(s).