The Group on Immunization Education of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

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STFM Members: Join the Group on Immunization Education at: http://www.stfm.org/MemberDataUpdate/groupsIndex.cfm

Get Vaccinated! Don't Get Flu. Don't Spread Flu. Visit www.cdc.gov/flu

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NeedleTips and Vaccinate Adults (7-23-09)- IAC releases new immunization education materials for healthcare professionals and their patients. Click here.

Hib recommendations updated - reinstatement of the booster dose at ages 12-15 months. MMWR June 26, 2009. Click here.

Interim guidance for use of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine during novel influenza A (H1N1) outbreak Oct 26, 2009
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Clinical Scenarios for use by educators. From the Group on Immunization Education of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. Click here.

CDC has posted Qs and As for the public about HPV Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness on the NCIRD website. Click here.

Red Book^® Online Table
Status of Licensure and Recommendations for New Vaccines. Click here.

Curricular materials available from the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Teaching Immunization for Medical Education (TIME)
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ABOUT THIS SITE...
The Group on Immunization Education (GIE) of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine is dedicated to improving the knowledge of family medicine educators by providing information about immunizations and strategies to transmit this knowledge to students and residents. More...

Disclaimer: Recommendations are provided only as an assistance for educators and for physicians making clinical decisions regarding the care of their patients. As such, they cannot substitute for the individual judgment brought to each clinical situation by the patient’s physician. As with all clinical reference resources, they reflect the best understanding of the science of medicine at the time of publication, but they should be used with the clear understanding that continued research may result in new knowledge and recommendations.
Links to organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) or the Group on Immunization Education (GIE), and none should be inferred. The STFM and the GIE are not responsible for the content of the individual organization webpages found at these links. The Group on Immunization Education is responsible for the planning and administration of this web site.

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