Maplewood B (Crowne Plaza Ravinia)
Monday, October 27, 2003: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM

A4: Immunization Registries as Tools for Vaccination Coverage Assessment

This session will describe how Registries have been used to estimate vaccination coverage. It will look at an example of creating a secondary “data mart” for the storage of data. A second example discusses a method for identifying pockets of need. Another example explains a method for tracking the population of children who are not “up-to-date” on their immunizations.
Learning Objectives: Identify methods for using immunization registries as a means of assessing vaccination coverage levels for various populations.

Moderator:Lawrence E. Barker
1:30 PM Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM Discussion
2:00 PM 3643Use of a Regional Registry to Identify Patterns of Immunization Documentation & Effect on UTD Rates
Allison Kempe, John F. Steiner, N. Elaine Lowery, Lori A Crane, Brenda L Beaty, Kellyn Pearson, Matthew F Daley, Stephen Berman
2:15 PM 3786Registry Data Analysis
Thomas R. Maerz, Robert Savage
2:30 PM 3841A Method for Using State Registry Data to Assess State, County and Population-Specific Immunization Statuses
Steve G. Robison, James A Gaudino, Martha Priedeman, Barbara Canavan

The 2003 Immunization Registry Conference (October 27-29, 2003) of CDC