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

D10: Connecting the Vaccine Safety Efforts and Immunization Information Systems: A Health Partnership

This session presents the experience of different states to connect vaccine safety efforts with Immunization Registries. It will discuss reporting done to the VAERS system (Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System.) It will provide examples from California that demonstrate how Immunization Registries and VAERS can be connected. It will look at the ways that the safety of smallpox vaccine was monitored through data collection.
Learning Objectives: The participant should be able to summarize recent activities that relate immunization systems to vaccine safety efforts, which include VAERS reporting, and vaccine studies. Participants should also be able to generalize how these presentations can be applied to local settings.

Moderator:Warren Williams
3:30 PM Introductory Remarks
3:45 PM Discussion
4:00 PM 3887Linkages between Immunization Safety Monitoring Systems and Registries: Lessons Learned from Recent Experience*
John Iskander, David Walker, Roseanne English-Bullard, Pickering Susanne, Copeland John, King David, Williams Warren, Chen Robert, Kipreos Vicki, Knowles Carol, Reef Susan
4:15 PM 3909Registries, A Vital Role in Vaccine Safety Monitoring and Studies
Marlene Lugg, Constance Vadheim, Monique Bryher
4:30 PM 3846Transmission of Vaccine Adverse Event Reports using HL7 Protocol*
Bhumil Shah, Siu Wing Tong

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