Immunization Competencies for Health Professionals

Cat.: HP40-33/2008E-PDF ISBN: 978-1-100-10282-5

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Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Preamble
• The Canadian Context
• Application of Basic Biomedical Sciences to Immunization
  • 1. The Immune System and Vaccines
  • 2. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  • 3. Vaccine Development and Evaluation
  • 4. The Types of Immunizing Agents and Their Composition
  • 5. Population Health
• Essential Immunization Practices
  • 6. Communication
  • 7. Storage and Handling of Immunization Agents
  • 8. Administration of Immunizing Agents
  • 9. Adverse Events Following Immunization
  • 10. Documentation
  • 11. Populations Requiring Special Considerations
• Contextual Issues Relevant to Immunization
  • 12. The Canadian Immunization System
  • 13. Immunization Issues
  • 14. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Immunization
• List of Acronyms
• Resources
• Appendix A: Organizations Consulted
• Appendix B: Table of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
• Appendix C: Immunization Competencies Levelling Tool
• Appendix D: Glossary

Prepared by the Professional Education Working Group of the Canadian Immunization Committee

Approved by the Communicable Disease Control Expert Group and the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network

Published by the Public Health Agency of Canada Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases November 2008

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