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The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of continuing education (CE) activities for nurse practitioners (NPs). Members get more, including access to many free activities and significantly discounted rates on others. The activities are updated frequently, and several options related to health promotion and wellness are currently available.
JAANP Resource Center
Find evidence-based articles, up-to-date guidelines and other resources about nutrition, primary care and more at this resource center, brought to you by the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP).
NP Tools and Resources
AANP-developed Resources to Support NPs in Treating Your Patients
- Practice Brief: Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Summary.
- Practice Brief: Measles: Recommendations for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention.
Patient Education Tools and Resources
Importance of Preventing Meningococcal Disease Handout
This engaging patient handout can be given out to help parents and patients understand the risks and symptoms of serogroup B meningococcal disease, as well as how to prevent it with the recommended vaccines for ages 11-23. The ultimate goal of this handout is to give parents and patients the information they need to make an informed decision about the serogroup B meningococcal vaccine.
Supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.
Meningococcal Vaccine Information Tent
To increase awareness of the Meningitis B vaccine, AANP developed a colorful 7-inch by 5-inch trifold informational tent with a concise review of meningococcal disease, signs/symptoms and prevention through MenACWY and MenB vaccines. This tent can be printed, folded, taped and placed in the waiting room or exam rooms where patients and parents of adolescents will read it to initiate questions and conversations about meningococcal disease prevention with their health care provider.
Supported by an educational grant from Pfizer.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Handout
This two-page handout provides a summary of HPV and HPV-related cancers for patients to educate them about who should receive the HPV vaccination and when. It also offers a list of sources for reliable vaccination information. This handout can be printed and placed in waiting and exam rooms or provided to patients so that they, and parents of adolescent patients, will be encouraged to discuss HPV prevention with their health care provider.
Made possible by an educational grant from Merck & Co.
Obesity Tools and Resources
External Resources
Conveniently Curated Information from Other Top Sources
There are many resources available for both patients and providers. Some are listed below for your convenience. Inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.
Vaccinations
- Adolescent Vaccination: Provides resources and professional tools highlighting the importance of vaccination to protect U.S. adolescents from vaccine-preventable diseases and supporting a comprehensive approach to improving vaccination rates. Information is available for the general public, health care professionals and media.
- Adult Vaccination: Provides information on the impact of infectious diseases on adults and vaccines available to provide protection. Resources include disease-specific background sheets and health care professionals practice toolkits. Select materials are available in Spanish. Information is available for the general public, health care professionals and media.
- Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition: Provides pediatric-focused information and resources on seasonal influenza and vaccination for consumers, health care professionals and the media.
- 2020 Immunization Schedules: Provides the 2020 adult and adolescent immunization schedules via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Additional resources for health care providers are also available, including vaccine safety, storage, administration and standards.
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination: Provides information about HPV, including which populations should receive the vaccine and side effects. Additional resources for health care providers include social media posts and graphics, as well as strategies for boosting HPV vaccination rates.
- Vaccine 2D Barcode Scanning Implementation Toolkit: Provides resources to support the implementation of vaccine 2D barcode scanning. Tools were developed for various roles in ambulatory clinics, health care facilities, pharmacies and health systems, as well as for various phases of implementation. Documents include:
- Guide for Project Lead.
- Technical Implementation Guide: Vaccine Inventory.
- Technical Implementation Guide: Vaccine Administration.
- Workflow Determination Tool for Vaccine Administration
- Two one-page briefs on the descriptions and benefits of vaccine 2D barcodes and the benefits of scanning them during routine vaccinations and mass vaccinations.