This page contains online learning modules related to vaccines so that providers can easily access learning opportunities. In most cases, options are available to view the materials for credit or not. If you are not sure whether to obtain credits or if you have questions about how to obtain credits, please review the information in the “Which version should I watch?” section of this page before scrolling to the module(s) of interest.

Which version should I watch?

If you are a healthcare provider who wishes to obtain free continuing education credits (or a certificate of attendance), choose the “For credit” button below (free registration required). Credits are administered by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Please note that your UPitt credentials for the VEC’s “Current Issues in Vaccines” webinar series will NOT work for this course because they are on different UPitt platforms. You are able to use your same email address to register, but you will need to create a separate account.

If you are not a healthcare provider or you do not wish to obtain credits or a certificate, choose the “No credit” button below. Please note that you will not be able to request credits after viewing this version. To get credits, you must have an account and view the “For credit” version posted on the UPMC website.

Communicating About Vaccines – COVID-19 & More

This module was developed by the Vaccine Education Center and the Office of Community Engagement at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (PA-AAP), Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition (PAIC), and Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH).

This free web-based, interactive session offers a two-hour training divided into three parts:

Part 1: Details the dangers of COVID-19 disease, explains the US system to authorize and approve vaccines, and highlights the safety & effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

Part 2: Explores vaccine communication best practices.

Part 3: Reviews the module, offers additional resources, and explains how to receive continuing education credit or a certificate of attendance for training requirements. Continuing education credits are available for physicians, nurses and pharmacists.

This module was developed for adult and pediatric providers, immunization champions, and community members. The module provides better understanding of the facts around COVID-19 disease, how the vaccine approval process works, and how to communicate effectively about these topics, so that stakeholders — and their constituents — have a solid, or reinforced, urgency regarding what the receipt of vaccines can do to protect people from COVID-19. 

For credit  No credit

Trusted Messenger Engagement to Dispel Misinformation and Promote Vaccine Confidence for All Vaccines

This module was developed by the Vaccine Education Center and Office of Community Engagement at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania Center for Public Health, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (PA-AAP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH).

This free web-based, interactive session offers training for adult and pediatric providers, immunization champions, and community members, particularly community health workers.  It is comprised of three parts:

Part 1: As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends, What Happens Next? This module talks about changes in access to COVID-19 resources, including vaccinations, given the official end of the public health declaration.

Part 2: Identifying vaccine misinformation and stopping it. This discusses how to recognize misinformation and disinformation and provides some tips on how to address inaccurate statements.

Part 3: Having evidence-based empathetic vaccine conversations: Tackling common misconceptions. This module is about tackling common misconceptions and having empathetic conversations.

This training is accredited for 1.5 continuing medical education and continuing nurse education credits.

For credit No credit part 1 No credit part 2 No credit part 3

Vaccine Equity for Autistic People & Communicating About Vaccines

This module was developed by the Vaccine Education Center, Autism Integrated Program, and Office of Community Engagement at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (PA-AAP) and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH).

This free web-based, interactive session offers training for providers. A separate set of modules (listed below this one) have also been developed for parents and caregivers as part of this project.

The provider modules are comprised of two parts:

Part 1 – Vaccine Equity for Autistic People & Communicating About Vaccines, recognize patients with neurodiverse conditions, describe challenges with vaccination visits, and demonstrates skills to communicate with families and people with neurodiverse conditions.

Part 2 – For Clinicians: Optimizing the Vaccination Experience for Neurodiverse People, apply best principles and practices regarding how to support patients with neurodiversity at vaccination visits.

This training is accredited for 1.0 continuing medical education and continuing nurse education credits.

For credit No credit part 1 No credit part 2

For Caregivers of Neurodiverse People: Importance of Vaccines & Optimizing the Vaccination Experience

This module was developed by the Vaccine Education Center, Autism Integrated Program, and Office of Community Engagement at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in partnership with the Pennsylvania Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics (PA-AAP) and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH).

This free web-based, interactive session offers training for parents and caregivers.

The parent and caregiver modules are comprised of two parts:

Part A – For Caregivers: The Importance of Vaccines, describes why vaccines are important.

Part B – For Caregivers: Optimizing the Vaccination Experience for Neurodiverse People, demonstrates how parents and caregivers can prepare for vaccination visits.

Part A Part B