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Wednesday, March 7, 2007: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

H5: Understanding Why Healthcare Workers Get the Flu Vaccine and Strategies To Get Them Immunized

Presenters in this workshop will discuss reasons why healthcare providers do and do not receive the flu vaccine, identify worksite policies related to vaccination, and share strategies for promoting influenza vaccination to healthcare workers.
Moderator:Janine Cory
11:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
11:05 AMNurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Influenza Vaccination
Sarah J. Clark, Anne E. Cowan
11:20 AMIt's Not Just About You: Getting the Message to Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers
Michelle Dzulynsky, Kathy Holcomb, Michelle De Guire, Suzi Bouveron, Christina Hawley, Karina Gardea, K. Michael Peddecord, Kathleen W. Gustafson, Adrienne Collins Yancey, Mark H. Sawyer
11:35 AMAvailability of Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (TIV) to Parents of Neonatal Intensive Unit Patients: Secondary Effect on Healthcare Worker Vaccination Rates
Shetal I. Shah
11:50 AMDiscussion

The 41st National Immunization Conference (NIC) of CDC