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Getting The Job Done

Getting The Job Done. Safe Vaccine Storage and Handling in a busy pediatric practice Speaker: Barbara Turner, RN, BSN Vaccine Manager North Fulton Pediatrics, Roswell. Getting The Job Done. Vaccine Shipments Vaccine Inventory Temperature Excursions. Vaccine Shipments.

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Getting The Job Done

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  1. Getting The Job Done Safe Vaccine Storage and Handling in a busy pediatric practice Speaker: Barbara Turner, RN, BSN Vaccine Manager North Fulton Pediatrics, Roswell

  2. Getting The Job Done Vaccine Shipments Vaccine Inventory Temperature Excursions

  3. Vaccine Shipments Vaccine Deliveries What’s in that Box??

  4. Vaccine Shipments • Standard Operating Procedures • Identify Vaccine Packaging • Everyone on staff needs to be able to recognize a vaccine shipping container • Notify Vaccine Coordinator and/or back up that the vaccine shipment has arrived • Open containers as soon as possible upon arrival • Check temperature of contents • If package has cold indicator make certain it is in range

  5. Vaccine Shipments

  6. Vaccine Shipments Compare package contents to order & packing slip Label VFC vaccines Place in appropriate storage refrigerator or freezer Enter vaccine delivery date, quantity, lot #, expiration date, & condition on arrival in log book or if VFC in state inventory.

  7. Vaccine Inventory Management Vaccine Access Expiration Dates Vaccine Stock Rotation Vaccine Inventory Accounting Vaccine Stock Calculations and Ordering

  8. Vaccine Inventory Management

  9. Vaccine Inventory Management: Monthly Usage Total Vaccine Access Expiration Dates Vaccine Stock Rotation (FIFO) Vaccine Inventory Accounting Vaccine Stock Calculations and Ordering

  10. Temperature Excursions In the event that vaccines are exposed to improper storage conditions, TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION: Restore proper storage condition and/or take vaccine to backup storage unit Document exactly what happened: note temp of storage unit, length of time vaccine was out of proper storage conditions Contact the manufacturer, health department, and/or VFC Follow health department or manufacturer’s instructions Record the details of the event Mark the vaccines “Do Not Use” Where applicable mark the exposed vials with updated expiration dates as provided by the manufacturer

  11. Vaccine Excursion Log

  12. Vaccine Storage and Handling Resources • American Academy of Pediatrics Storage and Handling Resource List for Practices • https://www2.aap.org/immunization/pediatricians/storageandhandling.html#Resources • Immunization Action Coalition Clinic Resources • http://www.immunize.org/handouts/vaccine-storage-handling.asp • CDC Storage And Handling Resources • http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/storage/

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