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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.