- Education
Infectious Disease
AANP Resources by Therapeutic Area
Infectious Disease CE Courses
The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of continuing education (CE) activities for nurse practitioners (NPs). Members get more, including access to many free activities and significantly discounted rates on others. The activities are updated frequently, and more than a dozen infectious disease-related options are currently available.
Patient Education Resources Related to COVID-19
- Infographic: What Are COVID-19 Symptoms.
- Infographic: Protect Yourself and Others From COVID-19.
- Form: Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19 – The Conversation Project created this form for patients to complete, which will help them prepare during the pandemic. The form contains information on how to designate a health care decision-maker and how patients can communicate with their loved ones about what they would want if they became seriously ill.
NP Tools and Resources
AANP-developed Resources to Support NPs in Treating Your Patients
- Practice Brief: Management of Post-COVID-19 Conditions.
- Practice Brief: Measles: Recommendations for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention.
- Practice Brief: Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention.
Ask the Immunization Experts
This "Ask the Immunization Experts" handout compiles real-world vaccine questions from clinicians and evidence-based answers from nationally recognized immunization experts, addressing common clinical, communication and systems-level challenges NPs face in daily practice. It provides practical guidance on vaccine timing; safety; hesitancy; billing and documentation; evolving recommendations; and patient-centered counseling strategies — making it immediately applicable across primary care, urgent care, inpatient and community settings. For NPs, this resource is important because it strengthens confidence, saves time at the point of care and equips NPs with clear, science-based messaging to improve patient outcomes and vaccine uptake.
This educational activity is supported by independent medical educational grants from GSK, Merck & Co., Inc, Moderna and Sanofi US.
Hepatitis A and B
Hepatitis A and B Prevention by Vaccine: Nurse Practitioner Change Agents Championing Health Equity (CACHE)
Hepatitis A and B are infections which cause liver inflammation and, in turn, can lead to chronic hepatitis — which may then cause cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. These infections, responsible for more than 1.3 million deaths annually worldwide, are wholly preventable by vaccination. Unfortunately, only 24% and 34% of adults have been vaccinated against hepatitis A and B, respectively.
These tools are designed to provide clinicians with information for guideline-directed practice, and to assist them in applying strategies to improve vaccine update by engaging adult patients in meaningful discussion about vaccine importance — including those in historically marginalized communities.
This educational activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from GSK.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Is Your Child Protected Against HPV-Related Cancers?
This informative handout for the NP has been developed to facilitate conversations about HPV vaccination with patients and their families. It provides an overview of the types of cancers that HPV can cause and discusses the rationale for why the vaccination should be administered during childhood for optimal protection. This handout displays the HPV vaccination schedule and also addresses some common questions and concerns that families may have about HPV vaccination.
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
Pneumococcal Vaccination
Adopting and Implementing Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination in Your Clinic
Adult pneumococcal vaccination rates remain suboptimal, with 1 out of 3 adults age 65 and older being unvaccinated. NPs can make a tremendous impact on the numbers of adults who have their appropriate vaccinations. This tool will guide you through the process of making a plan to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination rates in your practice and walk you through a step-by-step approach to implement a pneumococcal vaccination
program.
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
RSV
Integrating Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination Into Clinical Practice
This clinical tool supports NPs in identifying and counseling older adult patients at risk for severe RSV-related illness. It provides quick-reference guidance on key risk factors, current vaccination recommendations and effective communication strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. By incorporating the "ABCs of RSV Vaccination" and a patient-centered dialogue framework, NPs can streamline vaccine assessment and delivery, promoting equitable access and improved uptake during every patient encounter.
This educational activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from GSK.
Vaccination
Talking About Vaccinations in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Role for Everyone
This clinical tool supports NPs in promoting vaccinations through a team-based approach across all stages of the patient visit. It offers practical strategies for integrating vaccine discussions into workflow, addressing hesitancy and reinforcing strong recommendations. By engaging the full care team, NPs can help create a consistent, pro-vaccine message that improves patient uptake.
This educational activity is supported by independent medical educational grants from GSK, Merck & Co., Inc.,
Moderna and Sanofi US.
Patient Education Tools and Resources
Hepatitis A
Viral Hepatitis A
This patient tool provides education on hepatitis A disease and prevention using simple language in a visually engaging infographic format. The handout allows the patient and provider to start the shared clinical decision-making process so the patient can make an informed decision about hepatitis A vaccination. This tool is available as a downloadable PDF or place an order for 25-page, full color tear pads.
This educational tool supported by an independent grant from GSK.
Shingles Vaccination Handout
This visually engaging educational handout will facilitate shared decision-making conversations between NPs and patients regarding shingles vaccination. The handout provides information about shingles presentation, the course of the disease, potential complications and vaccination.
This tool is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.
AANP Community
Engage, Learn, Network and Progress Practice in Infectious Disease/HIV and Immunology-Rheumatology
The AANP Infectious Disease/HIV and Immunology-Rheumatology Community offers a unique opportunity to interactively collaborate with colleagues who share an interest or clinical expertise in infectious disease, HIV and immunology-rheumatology. As a community member, you’ll have access to a cutting-edge, online forum where you can engage in discussions, document sharing and knowledge exchange with fellow NPs. Come learn, share and help progress the development of theory and practice in infectious disease, HIV and immunology-rheumatology.
External Resources
Conveniently Curated Information from Other Top Sources
There are many resources available for both patients and providers and we have listed some of them below for your convenience. Inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.
Ebola
- Evaluating Patients for Possible Ebola Virus Disease: Recommendations for Health Care Personnel and Health Officials.
- Ebola Virus.
- Signs and Symptoms.
- Early Recognition Is Critical.
- Algorithm for Evaluation of the Returned Traveler.
- EVD Information for Clinicians in U.S. Health Care Settings.
- Diagnosis.
- Treatment.
- Infographics and Illustrations.
Hepatitis C
- VA Management and Treatment of Hepatitis C Recommendations.
- CDC Recommendations for Hepatitis C Screening.
Measles
Monkeypox
Vaccination
- Adolescent Vaccination: Provides resources and professional tools highlighting the importance of vaccination to protect U.S. adolescents from vaccine-preventable diseases and supporting a comprehensive approach to improving vaccination rates. Information is available for the general public, health care professionals and the media.
- Adult Vaccination: Provides standards for adult immunization practice, adult vaccine recommendations and strategies for increasing adult vaccination rates. Information is available for health care professionals and patients.
- #HowIRecommend Video Series: Offers a number of videos from a variety of health care providers and on a number of different topics, including effectively recommending vaccinations, addressing safety questions from patients and discussing side effects. There is also a complete playlist of NP-created videos featuring AANP members!
- Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) Express Weekly email that provides new and updated vaccine recommendations from the CDC and new vaccine licensures from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
- Immunization Schedules: Provides the adult and adolescent immunization schedules via the CDC. Additional resources for health care providers are also available, including vaccine safety, storage, administration and standards.