EZ-IZ Goes Live with Successful Beta Launch

On August 13 the beta version of EZ-IZ, the training and resource site for California Vaccines for Children (VFC) providers, was launched. EZ-IZ, a one-stop shop for immunization resources, contains interactive online lessons, job aids, forms, up-to-the-minute news about vaccine availability, and much more. There are a few links and files that still need to be posted, but the functionality is basically complete.

The primary audience for the EZ-IZ Curriculum is medical assistants (MAs) in California  provider practices. The launch premieres the first two e-learning lessons, Preparing Vaccines and Administering Vaccines, which take less than 15 minutes each to complete. These custom-developed lessons have been pilot-tested for content and usability with MAs in California VFC provider practices and have been received very enthusiastically.

Not only does EZ-IZ make available a full range of immunization resources to the 4,500 VFC provider offices in California, the site may be accessed by any provider, any time, anywhere. Although the EZ-IZ curriculum is targeted to MAs in California VFC offices, it will be useful to anyone who works with immunizations and needs initial training or a refresher. The resources on the EZ-IZ site, including the job aids and forms, can be viewed or printed as needed. 

More lessons will be developed during the next year to help VFC providers develop their staffs’ immunization skills and knowledge. A Storage and Handling lesson is currently in development.