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Missouri
Tuesday, March 18, 2003: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM |
D14: Pneumococcus |
| Recent information on the effectiveness of CDC guidelines for managing the pneumoccal vaccine shortage will be presented along with the evidence that persons with cochlear implants are at increased risk of pneumococcal meningitis. |
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to describe the impact of CDC recommendations on the way health care providers conserved their supplies of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine during the shortage.
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| Moderator: | John Moran |
| 4:00 PM | | Introductory Remarks
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| 4:05 PM | 2168 | The Effectiveness of Interim CDC Guidelines in Restricting Use of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Public Health Community Clinics During the Nationwide Shortage
A. Nelson El Amin, Shanda Cordova, David Gambill |
| 4:25 PM | | Presentation — J. Reefhuis
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| 4:45 PM | | Presentation — K. Broder
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| 5:05 PM | | Discussion
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