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Contemporary Pneumococcal Disease Prevention

CE / CME

Contemporary Pneumococcal Disease Prevention: Combining the Latest Vaccine Developments With Evidence-Based Optimization Strategies

Physician Assistants/Physician Associates: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit

ABIM MOC: maximum of 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC point

Nurse Practitioners/Nurses: 1.00 Nursing contact hour

Physicians: maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: October 08, 2025

Expiration: April 07, 2026

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Please answer the questions below.
1.

Your colleague would like to give pneumococcal vaccine to a 50-yr-old patient with hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Is this patient at risk for pneumococcal disease and could they benefit from vaccination?

2.

A 72-yr-old patient received a complete series of PCV13 and PPSV23 at age 65. If after discussion and shared clinical decision-making the patient agreed to additional pneumococcal immunization, which choice would be most appropriate?

3.

What is the best response to a 69-yr-old who consistently refuses the pneumococcal vaccine because they believe it causes pneumonia?