Title:  “A Comprehensive Review of the 2009-2010 Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Adults”
AAPA Release Date:  December 14, 2009
AAPA Expiration Date:  December 31, 2010
Note:  CME credit cannot be awarded after this date
Presented by:  The American Academy of Physician Assistants
Funding:  Supported through educational grants from Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
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  “A Comprehensive Review of the 2009-2010 Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination in Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Adults”
Clinical Dialogue eCase Challenge

Clinical Dialogues are engaging, video-based roundtable discussions focusing on new guidelines, recent publications, and hot topics in patient management.  In tandem with the clinically-focused eCase Challenge, this educational activity creates a complete learning experience.

eCase Challenges are interactive, text-based case studies designed to integrate the educational objectives into day-to-day clinical practice.  The video "Clinical Pearl" summarizes key clinical aspects of this activity.
     
   
Faculty
Lawrence Herman, MPA, RPA-C, DFAAPA
Physician Assistant
Academic Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY
Vice President, Medical Education
Island Medical Physicians, PC
Hauppauge, NY
Mr. Herman is an Assistant Professor (with tenure) and Academic Coordinator in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at New York Institute of Technology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine affiliation in Old Westbury.  He is also Vice President of Medical Education and Senior PA at Island Medical Physicians PC, in Hauppauge, New York, where he sees patients and is responsible for setting all of the practice guidelines for a large, multi-office family practice group.
He received a master of public administration in health administration and health system finance from Long Island University in Brookville, New York.  He was certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, with special distinction in both surgery and primary care and remains certified in primary care.
As a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Mr. Herman has served and chaired numerous AAPA committees as well as being a Past-President of the New York State Society of Physician Assistants.  He has contributed numerous book chapters to the literature and has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles.  He has participated in several clinical pharmaceutical trials and continues to be an invited speaker at international and national meetings.  He is the 2009 recipient of the New York State Society of Physician Assistants Educator of the Year, the 2009 New York Institute of Technology Annual Scholars Award for significant publication scholarship activities, the 2008 Standard of Excellence Award for providing the highest level of research and scholarship, and the 2006 and 2008 Department of Physician Assistant Studies Educator of the Year award.
Nancy E. Dirubbo, BSN, FNP-C, WHNP-C, FAANP
Family and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Laconia Women's Health Center
Laconia, New Hampshire
Nancy E. Dirubbo is the founder and director of the Laconia Women's Health Center which is one of the oldest Nurse Practitioner owned and operated primary care practices in the United States today. In 2007 she started Travel Health of New Hampshire, a clinic providing counseling and immunizations for international travelers.
She is a past president of the NH Nurse Practitioner Association and was directly involved in the legislative initiatives that resulted in direct third party reimbursement and prescriptive practice for NP's in New Hampshire in the 1980's. Ms. Dirubbo has lectured nationally and internationally on topics concerning women's health, practice management and travel health.  She is widely published and wrote a regular column, Business Building, for the Nurse Practitioner Journal for many years.  She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. In 1998 she was featured on the television program "60 Minutes".  She currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors at Community Health and Hospice.  Ms. Dirubbo received her FNP certificate from Northeastern University, her nursing diploma from Children's Hospital School of Nursing in Boston and her BSN from the State University of New York.
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