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Grand Salon E
Monday, March 17, 2008: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM

A3: Post-Partum Vaccination: Perspectives from Hospital Programs and Obstetricians

Presenters in this workshop will discuss 1) experiences with implementing a hospital “cocooning” program to protect newborns from pertussis, 2) the effects of in-patient education on Tdap administration post-partum, and 3) the views of obstetricians and gynecologists regarding their role as vaccinators and their knowledge of vaccine recommendations.
Moderator:Tejpratap Tiwari
11:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
11:05 AMHospital Immunization Program to "Cocoon" Newborns Against Pertussis
Kathie Lloyd, Jeanette O'Brien
 The effect of patient education on tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) immunization rates in post-partum women
Janet Sullivan, Benjamin Kinnear, Kristin Koehn
11:35 AMImmunization Practices and Knowledge of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Meaghan Leddy, Britta Anderson, Stanley Gall, Jay Schulkin
11:50 AMDiscussion

The 42nd National Immunization Conference (NIC) of CDC