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The Importance of Recommending Vaccines for Herpes Zoster from a Rheumatologist’s Perspective

When:
July 9, 2025 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where:
Virtual – Digital Delivery, Vancouver BC

This webinar explores the impact of herpes zoster on individuals with rheumatic disease, highlighting its effects on quality of life and disease progression. Participants will review risk factors and current guidelines for prevention and learn practical strategies to integrate herpes zoster protection into clinical practice to improve outcomes for at-risk patients.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the impact of herpes zoster on patients suffering from rheumatic disease and its overall impact on quality of life and disease progression
  • Review risk factors, guidelines, and recommendations to ensure patients are protected against herpes zoster
  • Evaluate best practices, strategies, and tools for applying herpes zoster recommendations into your practice and optimizing health outcomes for at-risk patient groups
     

About the Speaker: Dr. Adam Amlani

Dr. Amlani's bio coming soon!

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 financial support from GlaxoSmithKline Inc. This event will be moderated by a member of our Pharmacy Practice Support team at the BC Pharmacy Association.

Registration Information

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.

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.