The 37th National Immunization Conference of CDC |
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Monday, March 17, 2003 | ||
7:00 AM-8:00 AM | ||
Welcoming Continental Breakfast and Networking Opportunity | ||
8:30 AM-10:30 AM | ||
P1 PLENARY - Opening Plenary | ||
11:00 AM-12:30 PM | ||
A1 Vaccine Safety Controversies and the Public | ||
A2 Fundamentals of Grant Writing | ||
A3 Varicella Outbreaks In the United States: Failure to Vaccinate or Vaccine Failure? | ||
A4 Compromised Vaccine: The Next Step | ||
A5 Increasing Immunization Coverage in Pediatric Practices | ||
A6 Community Flu Campaigns: Reaching the Under-immunized | ||
A7 Impact of Vaccine Shortage | ||
A8 CMS Initiatives in Increasing Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunization Rates | ||
A9 Targeting High Risk Populations with Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccination Programs (Part 1) | ||
A10 Three Experiments in Distance Learning | ||
A11 Funding Adult Vaccinations | ||
A12 Strategies for Evaluating the Impact of AFIX: Case Studies from Chicago and Indiana | ||
A13 Building on Success in Immunization Registries: Improvement Strategies | ||
A14 Planning for an Evolving Immunization Registry | ||
A15 Computer-Based Application Demonstrations: Use of Immunization Registries and Information Technology Tools to Improve Decision Making and Provision of Immunization Services | ||
12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||
Immunization Q&A (Session 1) | ||
2:00 PM-3:30 PM | ||
P2 PLENARY - Vaccination of Adults: A Matter of Urgency | ||
4:00 PM-5:30 PM | ||
B1 Assuring Vaccine Safety - Basic Course for a Complex Issue | ||
B2 Influenza Vaccination Among Children | ||
B3 Is Underimmunization Related to Vaccine Safety Concerns? Results from the National Immunization Survey | ||
B4 Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination of Younger High Risk Adults - Opportunities for Improvement | ||
B5 Effective Community-Based Partnerships and Public-Private Collaboration Strategies to Increase Immunization Coverage | ||
B6 Immunization Registry Strategies in Bioterrorism Activities | ||
B7 HIPAA and Privacy Rule Requirements for Mass Immunizers | ||
B8 Barriers to Adult Immunization: Findings from Recent Studies | ||
B9 Targeting High Risk Populations with Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B Vaccination Programs (Part 2) | ||
B10 Tetanus and Haemophilus influenzae type b Disease in the United States | ||
B11 Points of Contact - Statewide to Local Strategies for Adolescents and Children | ||
B12 Strategies for Enhancing and Leveraging AFIX in the Private Sector | ||
B13 Evaluating Immunization Registry Outreach Activities and Parent Satisfaction | ||
B14 Pharmacists: a Valued Partner for the Public's Health | ||
B15 Computer-Based Application Demonstration: A Web-Based Tool for Designing Large-Scale Smallpox Vaccination Clinics Using Computer Simulation | ||
6:00 PM-8:00 PM | ||
Hilleman Lecture and Reception | ||
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Tuesday, March 18, 2003 | ||
7:00 AM-8:00 AM | ||
Fitness Event (optional) - Jazzercise | ||
9:00 AM-10:30 AM | ||
P3 PLENARY - The U.S. Immunization System: Challenges and Successes | ||
10:30 AM-11:00 AM | ||
Poster and Exhibit Viewing (Session 1) | ||
11:00 AM-12:30 PM | ||
C1 Vaccine Safety and Healthcare Providers | ||
C2 Why Children in Underserved Areas are Receiving Vaccinations Late: Programs Implemented to Increase Coverage Rates in Pocket of Need Areas | ||
C3 Pandemic Influenza Planning: Lessons Learned from Bioterrorism Planning | ||
C4 Tools for Provider Staff Education | ||
C5 Successful Adult Vaccination Coalitions: How to Create Them and Make Them Work | ||
C6 Using Focus Group Research to Develop Effective Messages and Materials | ||
C7 Methodologies to Measure Provider Participation and Attitudes Toward Immunization Registries | ||
C8 Pertussis: Continued Rise? (Session 1) | ||
C9 An Introduction to the Concept of Legal Ethics for Public Health Practitioners | ||
C10 Overview of Current Issues in Pneumococcal Disease, Pertussis and Anthrax | ||
C11 Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance in Developing Countries: New Methods and Challenges | ||
C12 GPRA 2003: Moving Toward the Future | ||
C13 The WIC-Immunization Partnership | ||
C14 Registry Collaborations and Partnerships | ||
2:00 PM-3:30 PM | ||
P4 PLENARY - Working with Partners to Improve Global Health through Immunization | ||
4:00 PM-5:30 PM | ||
D1 Fundamentals of Grant Writing (Repeat Session) | ||
D2 Religious Exemptions to Immunization | ||
D3 Nursing Initiatives and Roles in Immunization Practice | ||
D4 Increasing Adult Immunization Rates: Provider-Based Strategies in Practice | ||
D5 CDC Influenza Vaccine Campaigns: Strategies for Print and Web Development | ||
D6 Hepatitis A: National, State, and Local Trends in Disease Rates | ||
D7 Successful VFC Program Operations Practices | ||
D8 Pertussis: Continued Rise? (Session 2) | ||
D9 Successful Strategies to Improve the Quality of Immunization Services in Private Practices: Collaborative Efforts Using AFIX in VFC Provider Offices | ||
D10 Economic Evaluation of Immunization Programs | ||
D11 Use of Immunization Registry Data | ||
D12 Implementing Statewide, Multi-site Immunization Conferences | ||
D13 Data Quality and Immunization Registries | ||
D14 Pneumococcus | ||
7:00 PM-8:00 PM | ||
Fitness Event (optional) - Yoga | ||
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Wednesday, March 19, 2003 | ||
7:00 AM-8:00 AM | ||
FITNESS EVENT - Walk/Run | ||
9:00 AM-11:00 AM | ||
Poster and Exhibit Viewing (Session 2) | ||
11:00 AM-12:30 PM | ||
E1 "Pre-Event" Surveillance for Smallpox and Smallpox-Related Diseases | ||
E2 Increasing the Impact of Immunization Communication Materials - Essential Visual Design Principles for Immunization Programs | ||
E3 Everything You Want to Know About Medicare Reimbursement for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations | ||
E4 How to Reach Parents and Improve Immunization Rates | ||
E5 Impact of Delays in Influenza Vaccine Distribution in the United States, 2000 and 2001 | ||
E6 Meeting the Challenges of Immunizing Adults | ||
E7 Improving Coverage Among Underserved Children | ||
E8 Varicella Vaccination Updates and Results of Studies Eight Years into the Vaccination Program | ||
E9 Tools for Vaccine Accountability | ||
E10 An Overview of the National Immunization Survey and Analytic Guidelines | ||
E11 Immunization Registries: Provider Participation and Recruitment | ||
E12 Integrating CASA, ACASA, AFIX and VFC: New Developments | ||
E13 Immunization Registries: Messaging and Databases | ||
E14 Vaccine Storage and Handling - Developing Best Practices | ||
2:00 PM-3:30 PM | ||
P5 PLENARY - Smallpox Vaccination, United States, 2003: An Interim Report Card | ||
4:00 PM-5:30 PM | ||
F1 Developing a "Toolkit" for Orienting and Training Immunization Staff | ||
F2 Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Immunization | ||
F3 Community-Based Strategies to Promote Adult Immunization | ||
F4 Effective Strategies for Office Staff to Use to Promote Immunizations | ||
F5 Hepatitis B Vaccination Among Pediatric and Adolescent Populations | ||
F6 Surveillance Update on Measles, Mumps, Rubella & CRS in the United States | ||
F7 An Overview of the Anthrax Vaccine and Antibiotic Availability Program and Future Directions for Anthrax Vaccine Adverse Event Surveillance | ||
F8 Thinking Like a (Social) Marketer | ||
F9 New Vaccines in Developing Countries: Introduction and Financial Sustainability | ||
F10 Building a Quality AFIX Program: Foundation to Finishing Touches | ||
F11 Immunization Registries: Integration of Data and Systems | ||
F12 What Factors are Associated with Vaccination Coverage in Nursing Homes, and do Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines Really Prevent Disease Among Nursing Home Residents? | ||
F13 Incorporating Value in Immunization Registry Development | ||
F14 Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination - What You Should Know | ||
7:00 PM-8:00 PM | ||
Fitness Event (optional) - Yoga | ||
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Thursday, March 20, 2003 | ||
7:00 AM-8:00 AM | ||
Fitness Event (optional) - Aerobics | ||
9:00 AM-10:30 AM | ||
P6 PLENARY - New Horizons in Vaccine Safety | ||
11:00 AM-12:00 PM | ||
Immunization Q&A (Session 2) | ||
12:00 PM-12:30 PM | ||
P7 PLENARY - Closing Plenary | ||
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Unscheduled Sessions | ||
Poster Presentations |