After a successful COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccination campaign, this session will recap on what were the challenges, what worked well and what we learned. The session will provide practical tips to strengthen vaccination operations in the pharmacy after reflecting upon last year’s campaign, including proactively identifying high-risk patients and most current evidence-based vaccine technology.
Learning Objectives
After attending this session, pharmacists will be better able to:
- Explain the complications of influenza infection amongst high-risk individuals.
- Recall operational changes from recent influenza seasons to help prepare for the upcoming influenza season.
- Describe influenza vaccine technologies and the benefits they provide.
- Summarize recommendations available to date for the 2023/2024 influenza season.
About the Speaker: Tiana Tilli
Tiana received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Toronto. While earning her degree, she participated in advocacy efforts while interning at the World Health Organization (WHO), Ontario Pharmacists’ Association, and St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Uganda. Upon graduating, Tiana completed a hospital pharmacy residency at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Tiana has held the position of Director of Pharmacy Innovation & Professional Affairs at Whole Health Pharmacy Partners, a community pharmacy banner, where she led the banner’s adult immunization program. This included developing continuing education resources on immunizations and operational supports for pharmacists as well as in-pharmacy awareness campaigns for patients. Tiana is currently a clinical pharmacist and lecturer at the University of British Columbia’s Pharmacists Clinic. Tiana is passionate about optimizing the role of pharmacists and providing patient-centered care.
Learning Hours
This program is non-accredited. Total learning hours is estimated at 1.0 hours. Participants will receive a letter of participation after completion of the survey at the end of the webinar.
This learning program received a financial support from Sanofi. This event will be moderated by Ann Johnston (MPharm, RPh), Associate Director, Pharmacy Practice Support at the BC Pharmacy Association.
Registration Information
This event is complimentary to members.
Registration closes an hour prior to the start of the webinar, at 5:00 PM. On the day of the webinar, you will receive a link to the webinar by email. The email will come from noreply@zoom.us and could be in your junk folder.
Please Note: A BCPhA account is required to register for this event. If you do not have a login account or if you are unsure if you have a login, please fill out the Account Creation Form and a member of the BCPhA team will contact you. Accounts can be created free of charge with valid College registration.