District XI (Texas)

NEW!

District XI (Texas) Opportunity for Ob-gyn Practices to Participate in an ACOG-CDC Initiative to Increase Immunization Rates:

ACOG’s District XI has been selected through a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant funded to ACOG to participate in a project to help practices increase their immunization rates and build partnerships with the state health department’s immunization program. This project will build on the success of a similar grant funded project in District V (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan), the results of which can viewed by clicking here.

Requirements to Participate:

• Ob-gyn must be an ACOG member

• Provide a point person for all communications

• Agree to complete a brief pretest at beginning of participation and post-test (3 months later) survey regarding vaccinations.

• Sign an agreement with ACOG to participate in the program.

• Participate in 45-60 minute on-site training for practice site

Topics will include:

• Coding (reimbursement)

• Ordering immunizations (Private and VFC)

• Storage and handling

• Giving Vaccines (consent/refusal/VAERS)

• Immunization schedule for vaccines

• Resources in your state

All sites will receive onsite free training, education materials, and on-going assistance for specific vaccine-related issues.

If your practice would like to participate in this training program please click here to complete a brief interest survey.  For more information, please contact Sarah Patterson, ACOG Program Manager at spatterson@acog.org.