Ethics of Immunizations in Healthcare
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Course Overview
Course Content
Credits
* AMA PRA Category 1™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ACCME, ARDMS, CCI, and Sonography Canada.
Course Details
- Duration
- 1.00 hour
- Released
- Oct 14, 2025
- Last Review
- Oct 14, 2025
- Expires
- Oct 14, 2028
Objectives
By the end of this CME course, participants will be able to:
Analyze the ethical tension between public health goals and individual rights in immunization practices.
Discuss strategies to ensure just and equitable access to vaccines across diverse populations.
Explain the importance of informed consent in vaccination, including how it promotes autonomy and trust.
Evaluate policies aimed at minimizing harm through vaccination, particularly in preventing disease outbreaks and protecting vulnerable populations.
Apply ethical principles to real-world immunization scenarios, fostering responsible decision-making in healthcare.
Target Audience
All active Physician, Physician Assistant & Anesthesiologist Assistant licensees. All CMEs must be AMA PRA Category 1 (for MDs and AAs), classified by the AAPA as Category 1 (for PAs), or NSBME Board approved
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Luis Medina-Garcia, MD, FIDSA
None of the speakers, planners, nor reviewers for this educational activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing products used by or on patients.
All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated. Remaining persons in control of content have no financial relationships.
Disclosure
Luis Medina-Garcia, MD, FIDSA discloses no such relationships exist
Accreditation
The Clark County Medical Society is accredited by the Utah Medical Association (UMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Clark County Medical Society designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
