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Colliding Voices, Challenging Choices: Clinical Practice Implications of Divergent Federal and State Vaccine Guidelines

Join the IDPH for a series of clinician-directed, interactive information sessions in an office-hours format, designed to raise timely awareness of emerging, high-impact public health issues that directly involve clinical care or health system considerations. All health care professionals are invited to participate. This FAST PHACT session will be on February 19, 2026, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (CST) and will focus on "Colliding Voices, Challenging Choices: Clinical Practice Implications of Divergent Federal and State Vaccine Guidelines."

Learning objectives:

1. Describe IDPH’s current immunization guidance in the context of recently released federal and professional medical society immunization schedules.
2. Identify strategies and resources for communicating with patients about vaccination.
3. Explain the impacts of state and federal immunization policies on insurance coverage and access.

Up to one credit hour of Continuing Medical Education Credit is Available. Live webinar attendance with completion of post-webinar survey, and a quiz is required.

All attached documents are posted in the SIREN File Library under HAN Notifications > IDPH and can be viewed by logging in to siren.illinois.gov.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Medical Services Division is authorized to offer formal programs of continuing medical education (CME) to Illinois physicians licensed under (225 ILCS 60/) the Medical Practice Act of 1987. The formal programs must comply with the criteria in subsection (c)(3) of 68 Illinois Administrative Code, Section 1285.110, and all other criteria in this section.

Each licensee is responsible for maintaining records of continuing education completion and shall be prepared to produce them upon request by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.