Education and Training

The DHA Immunization Healthcare Division is committed to standards of quality and to excellence in immunizations.

See IHD Vaccinator Educational Resources for specific recommendations on coursework and competencies to administer vaccines within the DOD. These meet the requirements of the training standards in the current Joint Regulation on Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases (for both initial and annual training).
IHD also offers online distance learning that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via Joint Knowledge Online.

Our curriculum is designed to enhance the skills of health care workers from a variety of professional and paraprofessional backgrounds. CE credits are available for on-site training events.

Immunization Lifelong Learners Courses

IHD offers two live, in-person training courses offered periodically throughout the year: the Immunization Lifelong Learners Course (two days) and the Immunization Lifelong Learners Short Course (one day). These courses are designed to ensure health care personnel are trained in vaccine policy, vaccine safety, and effectiveness based on the Joint Regulation on Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices guidelines and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations for immunization practice. Recommended for health care personnel working within military hospitals, clinics or affiliated field settings.

Upcoming courses are listed below. More courses will be added as they are scheduled and opened for registration.

View sample ILLC (two-day) agenda View sample ILLSC (one-day) agenda

After registering to attend an ILLC or ILLSC in Joint Knowledge Online, you must also register for the continuing education credits/continuing medical credits on the Defense Health Agency J-7 (Education & Training) Continuing Education Program Office website. If you do not have an account, you must create an account before registering for CEs.

Make certain you received the access code from the ILLSC Course Manager. You will not be able to register for the CE without the access code.

Registration for CEs will open two weeks prior to the start of the course.

If you have technical difficulty registering for continuing education credits, contact the CEPO directly.

Continuing Education for Nurses

The CEPO is accredited by the Joint Accreditation/Interprofessional Continuing Education to provide this Continuing Nursing Education Internet Live Course. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education for Pharmacists

No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education to provide continuing education for Pharmacists. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.

Continuing Education for Pharmacy Technicians

No valid paper/electronic statement of credit will be offered. CEPO is accredited by the American Council for Pharmacy Education to provide continuing education for Pharmacy Technicians. Participant CE records will be electronically communicated to CPE Monitor. There is no cost to participate in this activity.

Continuing Education for Physicians

CEPO is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education for Physician Assistants

CEPO has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs to award AAPA credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. Physician assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Certificate of Attendance

This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners. Participants can receive Interprofessional Continuing Education credits for learning and change. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by CEPO. CEPO is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry's Council on Optometric Practitioner Education, the Association of Social Work Boards, the American Psychological Association, the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program, and Commission on Dietetic Registration to provide continuing education for the health care team.

Policy on Disclosure

All faculty are required to disclose the existence of any relevant financial interest or any other relationship a faculty member or a spouse has with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) discussed in an educational presentation. Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential conflicts of interest and, if identified, they are resolved prior to confirmation of participation.