Session: Disease Surveillance, Coverage Assessment, Implmentation: Three Aspects of Adult Immunization


Grand Salon E Thursday, March 20, 2008: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
L3: Disease Surveillance, Coverage Assessment, Implmentation: Three Aspects of Adult Immunization
Presenters in this workshop will discuss 1) Adult vaccination levels from the Adult module of the National Immunization Survey, reasons for non-vaccination, and vaccination-related knowledge and practices among U.S. adults, 2) the implementation of an adult herpes zoster surveillance system in a local jurisdiction, and 3) issues related to the recommendations for zoster vaccine and the implementation of zoster vaccination.
Moderator:	Aisha Jumaan
10:30 AM		Introductory Remarks
10:35 AM	116	Adult Vaccination Coverage, National Immunization Survey—Adult, 2007 Gary L. Euler, Pengjun Lu
10:50 AM	117	Implementation of Adult Herpes Zoster Surveillance in West Philadelphia Niya Spells, Priya Abraham, Dana Perella, Mia Renwick, Barbara Watson
11:05 AM		Herpes Zoster Vaccine — Implementation Issues Rafael Harpaz
11:20 AM		Discussion

Grand Salon E Thursday, March 20, 2008: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM