The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Governor's Square 15 (Plaza Building) (Adam's Mark Hotel)
Thursday, May 2, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

E3: Updates on Vaccine Safety Initiatives

Vaccine safety systems have expanded beyond VAERS and the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Learn about new collaborative projects sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Defense which are designed to further increase the safety of vaccines.
Learning Objectives: Participants should be able to identify new vaccine safety initiatives and differentiate between their varying primary objectives.

Moderator:Robert Chen
10:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
10:40 AMThe Brighton Collaboration: An international collaborative effort to enhance comparability of vaccine safety data
Katrin S. Kohl, Jan Bonhoeffer, Robert Chen, Philippe Duclos, Harald Heijbel, Ulrich Heininger, Tom Jefferson, Elisabeth Loupi
10:55 AMIntegrating vaccine safety initiatives in immunization registries/systems
Ali Rashidee, Marlene Lugg, Tony Boerbon, Steven Black, Robert Chen
11:10 AMImmunologist’s View of Vaccine Related Adverse Events Diagnosis, Evaluation, Management and Reporting
Renata J. M. Engler, Bryan L. Martin, John D. Grabenstein
11:25 AMDiscussion
11:45 AMEnchanced Clinical Evaluation of Adverse Events following immunization: Introducing the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment Network (CISA)
Christine G. Casey

The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC