Camelia (Crowne Plaza Ravinia)
Tuesday, October 28, 2003: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM

D9: The Fast and The Focused: Timely Detection of Changes to Vaccination Coverage and Pockets of Under-Immunization

This session will describe the experience of Immunization Registries in addressing two specific challenges. The challenges described are 1) To identify areas of lower immunization coverage and 2) To monitor the impact of vaccine shortages on vaccination coverage.
Learning Objectives: Describe ho registries can detect timely changes in vaccination coverage and pockets of under-immunization.

Moderator:Shannon Stokley
3:30 PM Introductory Remarks
3:45 PM Discussion
4:00 PM 3839Using immunization registries to measure the impact of vaccine shortages on vaccination coverage*
Diana Bartlett, John Stevenson
4:15 PM 3923Using immunization registries to measure the impact of vaccine shortages on vaccination coverage: missed opportunities and catch-up
John Stevenson, Diana Bartlett, Don Blose, Kyle Enger
4:30 PM 3723Searching for Pockets of Need: Using Registry Data and GIS Mapping to Identify Immunization Coverage Levels*
Wendy Nye, Kevin Czubachowski, Kyle Enger, Priya Nair

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