Philippine Pharmacists Association Immunization Training Manual: Public Health

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts about Philippine pharmacy immunization training: public health, vaccines, and the role of pharmacists.

What characterizes the Philippine health situation?

A "Triple" Burden of Disease, which includes high incidences of communicable diseases, increasing non-communicable diseases, and being disaster-prone.

What is happening to TB incidence in the Philippines?

It is decreasing, but MDR-TB prevalence is on the rise.

What is the status of HIV in the Philippines?

The country is considered to be the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the world.

Besides inequities in the health system, what factors contribute to the proliferation of infectious diseases in the Philippines?

Malnutrition and environmental factors brought about by poverty

According to WHO, what is a moral obligation and a human right?

Reducing global child mortality by facilitating universal access to safe vaccines of proven efficacy.

What are the benefits and impact of Immunization programs on Public Health?

Prevention of Infection and Infectious Diseases, Control of Mortality, Morbidity, and Complications, Protection of the Unvaccinated Population

Administering vaccines to close contacts of patients too young for primary vaccination follows the concept of providing what?

Pertussis-free cocoon

According to a 2004 study, what proved to be more cost-effective than advice on smoking cessation?

Universal childhood vaccination

What is the goal of source drying or vaccination targeted against the reservoir of infection?

To protect the rest of the population, particularly those who cannot be immunized.

What advantages can be found when using combination vaccines?

That savings are greater when combination vaccines containing several antigens are used.

Besides the purchase of vaccines, what else does investment in an Immunization program also require?

Requires funding for infrastructure (cold-chain maintenance) and adequate staffing in terms of number and quality of training.

What is the ideal goal of immunization programs?

Disease eradication

What vaccine could also eliminate rubella and mumps?

Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine

According to a 2015 WHO bulletin, what gets more public attention now that formally fearsome diseases are rare in developed countries?

Vaccine safety gets more public attention than vaccination effectiveness and the collective benefits for the population.

What opportunities are provided by pharmacists in countering the anti-vaccine movement?

They can strategically interact with many members of the community to advocate for the benefits of vaccination.

By administering vaccines to patients and health workers, what kind of role have pharmacists assumed?

They have assumed a prominent role in public health through health promotion and disease prevention.

According to guidelines from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) for Pharmacy-Based Immunization Advocacy, what should pharmacists do to protect ther patients health?

Pharmacists should protect their patient's health by being vaccine advocates.

What can be barriers to pharmacists who want to be involved with vaccine administration and advocacy?

Existing policies and availability of resources.

Which Diseases are high priority of the Expanded Program on Immunization(EPI)?

Eliminating measles and eliminating rabies by 2018.

According to the Philippine FDA, many _ are not able to follow proper handling and cold chain management of their products, rendering the vaccines ineffective.

private hospitals and clinics managed by pediatricians and medical practitioners.

DOH press releases websites and social media accounts provide what?

Updates about products as well as current information about infectious diseases and outbreaks.