Mpox Vaccination for Vulnerable Populations

CE / CME

Protection Beyond Outbreaks: Routine Mpox Vaccination for Vulnerable Populations

Nurses: 1.00 Nursing contact hour

Pharmacists: 1.00 contact hour (0.1 CEUs)

Physicians: maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Released: July 17, 2024

Expiration: July 16, 2025

Carlos del Rio
Carlos del Rio, MD
Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra
Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra, MD

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Introduction

In this module, Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA, and Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra, MD, discuss the burden of mpox disease in the current global outbreak, populations at highest risk for mpox, vaccine recommendations, and key strategies for overcoming vaccination barriers to expand protection for your patients. 

The slide thumbnails in this activity link to individual PowerPoint slidesets, each focused on the specific study or topic of interest. These slidesets may be downloaded by clicking any of the thumbnails within the activity.

How many people do you provide care for in a typical week?

Your patient is a gay man with multiple sex partners. He always wears a condom and has had no sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the past 6 months, and he asks if the mpox vaccine is recommended. If following Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations, you should tell him:

If following ACIP recommendations, the mpox vaccine should be used for:

I am aware of strategies to overcome barriers to mpox vaccination uptake such as vaccine hesitancy.