The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC

Gold Room (Tower Building) (Adam's Mark Hotel)
Thursday, May 2, 2002: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM

E16: Immunization Registry-Based CASA Assessments

Coverage assessment through chart audits, while standard, can also be time- and labor-intensive. Presenters will discuss the accuracy and time-savings which can be realized by performing registry-based coverage assessments.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe the benefits derived by registry-based coverage assessments.

Moderator:Amanda Bryant
10:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
10:40 AMThe Use of a State Immunization Registry for Statewide CASA Surveillance
Terence R Hughes, Quan Le
11:00 AMBeyond charts audits: use of the registry for practice coverage assessment
Matilde Irigoyen, Sally Findley, Marian Chitu, Shaofu Chen, Frank Chimkin, Robert Jenders
11:20 AMImmunization coverage assessment: Chart audits versus immunization registry
Matilde Irigoyen, Sally Findley, Marian Chitu, Shaofu Chen, Frank Chimkin, Robert Jenders
11:40 AMDiscussion

The 36th National Immunization Conference of CDC