Watch the recording below or click here.

Presentation slides can be accessed here.

View vaccine safety monitoring handout here.

EVENT DESCRIPTION

In this presentation, Dr. Paul Carson will provide an overview of our vaccine safety surveillance systems and discuss: 

1. How safety is prioritized in the vaccine development and approval process; 

2. Differences between vaccine safety surveillance systems in the U.S. and how they collaborate to assess potential safety signals; 

3. Historical examples of how vaccine surveillance systems have successfully identified and responded to safety concerns. 

Paul Carson, MD, FACP, is an infectious disease physician with over 30 years of clinical experience. He is currently an Emeritus Professor of Practice at the North Dakota State University Department of Public Health, where he founded and previously served as the Medical Director for the Center for Immunization Research and Education (CIRE). He is also a Professor at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He has held many roles within Sanford Health, including Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Director of Clinical Research, and Chief Quality Officer. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS 

Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

The recording for this presentation will be available for continuing education credits until June 30, 2025. To receive CME credit and/or MOC points for the American Board of Pediatrics or the American Board of Internal Medicine, please follow the instructions provided at the end of the recorded webinar.  

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and NDSU. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The Minnesota Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) 

This activity is approved for 1 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit (0.1 CEUs) through CEImpact. CEimpact is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  

*Information on how to access enduring pharmacy continuing education credits will be available via the NDSU CAP Center. 

For any inquiries about CIRE's continuing education credits, please email cire.cme@ndsu.edu.