Regional Immunization Manual

Competency #2: Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Competency: Demonstrates an understanding of the rationale and benefit of immunization, as relevant to the practice setting.

The Health Professional will be able to perform the following;

• Describe the key clinical features, including acute and long-term complications, of each vaccine-preventable disease.
• Describe the key epidemiologic features of each vaccine-preventable disease.
• Describe the historical impact of immunization on the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable disease.
• For each of the vaccines administered in the practice setting, formulate a response to the question “Why should I be immunized when vaccine-preventable diseases are so rare in Canada?”
• Explain why accurate diagnosis of vaccine-preventable diseases is important.

Resources:

• Vaccine Fact Sheets - Current vaccine fact sheets and information on vaccine preventable diseases can be found on the Manitoba Health Website.
• The epidemiology of each vaccine preventable disease - Canadian Immunization Guide
• Comparison of Effects of Diseases and Vaccines - Canadian Immunization Guide
• Photos of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (2009)- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• "Why Immunize? For parents" - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• “What would happen if we stopped vaccinations?” - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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