About this Independent Study   

This activity was originally released on July 3, 2025 and is available for continuing education credit until July 2, 2027.     

In this course, you will learn quality improvement (QI) fundamentals, including practical tips in leading QI initiatives in your practice. You will also review common barriers to vaccination and evidence-based strategies to address these in primary care settings.

This course is composed of two webinars.

1.  Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Childhood Vaccination in WA State: This webinar will share tools and evidence-based strategies as well as provide examples of how to implement best vaccination practices into clinics. This course helps learners think about who needs to be involved at their clinic and how to make their intervention more sustainable.
2. Quality Improvement Fundamentals: This webinar will explain quality improvement and what methods can be employed to increase childhood vaccination rates.

Who Should Take This Course

Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses, LVN/LPN, Medical Assistants

To Enroll

Select the radio button under the continuing education type that you need, then select the Enroll button above it. These buttons are at the right of the computer screen.

If you need to change your selection, unenroll from one course and enroll in the correct one.

Objectives

After completing this eLearning course, you will be able to:

Continuing Education 

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)

Cardea Services is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Upon successful completion of this activity 2.0 contact hours will be awarded.

1.  Evidence-Based Strategies to Improve Childhood Vaccination in WA State= 1.0 contact hours
2. Quality Improvement Fundamentals=1.0 contact hours

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the California Medical Association (CMA) through the joint providership of Cardea and Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Cardea is accredited by the CMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Cardea designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Successful completion of this continuing education activity includes the following

• Attending the entire CE activity
• Completing the online evaluation
• Submitting an online CE Request

Continuing Education for Medical Assistants (AAMA)

This program has been granted prior approval by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) for 2.0 continuing education unit(s). Granting approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAMA of the program content or the program provider.

Registration & Fees

The eLearning course is free of charge. 

Disclosures

No one with the ability to control the content of this activity has relevant relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.