43rd National Immunization Conference (NIC)

43rd National Immunization Conference (NIC)

Monday, March 30, 2009

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7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Conference Registration

7:30 AM-8:30 AM

Welcoming Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM-10:30 AM

P1

Opening Plenary and Awards

10:30 AM-11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

A0

Featured Session — New Vaccines: Changing Epidemiology and Impact
Larry Anderson

A1

Exploring Alternative Venues for Adolescent Immunization
Robin Curtis

A2

Protecting Pregnant Women and Children Against Influenza
Anthony Fiore

A3

Improving Timeliness of Vaccinations: Challenges and Opportunities
James Singleton

A4

Evaluation Methods and Tools for Improving Immunization Information System Data Quality
Carl Phillip

A5

How Are the Media Framing Information About Vaccines? Analysis of Data from Two Studies
Edgar Ednacot

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Lunch (on your own)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

QA1

Immunization Questions & Answers #1

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

B0

Featured Session — Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy: Psychosocial Considerations
Kristine Sheedy

B1

Vaccination in Health-Care Facilities: Reaching the Most Vulnerable
Raymond Strikas

B2

What’s New with Diagnostics for Mumps and Other Causes of Parotitis?
Huong McLean and Charley LeBaron

B3

Bringing Together New Partnerships
Elizabeth Sobcyzk

B4

Reminder/Recall in Primary Care Settings
Anne Cordon

B5

Use of Surveillance and Other Information Systems in Monitoring and Control of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Gregory Armstrong

B6

The Birth Dose of Hepatitis B: Hospital Barriers and Solutions
Lisa Jacques-Carroll

3:00 PM-3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM-4:30 PM

C0

Featured Session — Staying the Course: Endurance and Focus in the Immunization Informtion System Journey
Alan Hinman

C1

Postpartum Vaccination
Faruque Ahmed

C2

No Child Left Unimmunized—Influenza Vaccination in Schools
Tara Vogt

C3

Vaccine Cold Chain: Minimizing Provider-Level Wastage Through Enhanced Program Management
Tony Richardson

C4

Secrets of Effective PSA Campaigns
Toby Wagoner

C5

The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)—A Primer for Health-Care Providers and Others Reporting Adverse Events Following Immunization
Elaine Miller

C6

Exemptions to State School Vaccine Requirements
Karen Mason

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Conference Registration

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

P2

Special Plenary — Immunization Past, Present, and Future: Policy, Program, and Practice in a Changing World
Beth Bell

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Break (and Poster, Exhibit viewing)

PS

Posters

10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Exhibits and Posters Available for Viewing

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

D0

Featured Session — Delivering the Immunization Schedule, Public Health’s Prescription for Children
Lance Rodewald and Jeanne Santoli

D1

Control and Investigation of Varicella Outbreaks
Stephanie Bialek

D2

Update on Pneumococcal Vaccines
Pekka Nuorti

D3

Reaching Caregivers of American Indians and State and Local Health Department Staff with Messages and Materials about Preteen Vaccines—Resources from Two CDC Projects
Kristine Sheedy

D4

The Bottom Line: Costs and Return on Investment Associated with Immunization Information Systems
Vahe Heboyan

D5

HPV Vaccine Policy—What about Mandates?
Shannon Stokely

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Lunch (on your own)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

E0

Featured Session — Reaching Adolescents: Examples of School Based Adolescent Vaccination Activities
Abigail Shefer

E1

Monitoring of Influenza Vaccine Safety
Nelson Arboleda

E2

Impact of the New Rotavirus Vaccination Program on Severe Rotavirus Disease in US Children
Umesh Parashar

E3

Current Research on Communicating with Parents of Young Children: What Have We Learned from Audience Research
Michelle Basket

E4

Overcoming the Hurdles to Sharing Immunization Data Between Immunization Information Systems and Other Systems
Rob Savage

E5

Issues in Vaccine Financing
Megan Lindley

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Break (and Poster, Exhibit viewing)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

F0

Featured Session — Vaccine Safety
Melinda Wharton

F1

Immunization Policies of Colleges and Health Professional Schools
Suchita Lorick

F2

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in the United States—Where are We?
Robin Curtis

F3

Improving Immunization Provider Knowledge
Iyabode Akinsanya-Beysolow

F4

Using Immunization Information Systems for AFIX Assessments to Improve Efficiency, Feedback, and Follow-Up
Nathan Crawford

F5

Using the Telephone, Interactive Media, and Web-Based Video to Promote Influenza and Childhood Immunization—Lessons Learned from Three Projects
Janine Cory

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

Walk/Run Fitness Event

7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Conference Registration

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

G0

Featured Session — Adolescent Vaccines: What’s New?
Rana Hajjeh

G1

Adolescent AFIX in Action
Nathan Crawford

G2

Herpes Zoster: Challenges of Surveillance, Challenges of Vaccination
Rafael Harpaz

G3

Enhancing Surveillance for Perinatal Hepatitis B
Lisa Jacques-Carroll

G4

Using Seasonal Flu Vaccinations and Immunization Information Systems for Pandemic Flu Preparedness
J. Howard Hill

G5

Vaccine Safety 101
Beth Hibbs

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Break (and Poster, Exhibit viewing)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Exhibits and Posters Available for Viewing

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

H0

Featured Session — Marketing to Moms as the Chief Household Health Officer
Karena Sapsis

H1

Reminder/Recall: A Strategy for Improving Adolescent Vaccination Coverage Levels
Bayo Willis

H2

This Ain’t Our First Rodeo—Rounding Up Vaccine-Preventable Disease
Stacey Martin

H3

Coverage Assessment Among US-Affiliated Island Grantees
Ranee Seither

H4

Innovative Methods to Improve Immunization Information System Data Quality
Stephanie Schauer

H5

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Attitudes and Practices
Eileen Dunne

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Lunch (on your own)

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

QA2

Immunization Questions & Answers #2

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

I0

Featured Session — Bringing Methods to the Madness: Key Analytic Considerations for Immunization Information System Data Use
Warren Williams

I1

Legislating Coverage: Effect of State Laws on Uptake of Recommended Adult Vaccines
Megan Lindley

I2

Pertussis: The Thorn in My Saddle
Jennifer Liang

I3

Cost Assessments: Combination Vaccines and the Hib Shortage
Carolyn Davis

I4

Targeting Immunization Activities During Measles Outbreaks
Amy Parker and Kathleen Gallagher

I5

Getting the Word Out About Vaccine Benefits and Risks: Discussions of National- and State-Level Communication Efforts
Mary McCauley

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Break (and Poster, Exhibit viewing)

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

J0

Featured Session — Assuring Protection of Children and Programs
Lance Rodewald and Jeanne Santoli

J1

Immunizing Inmates—Vaccination in Correctional Settings
Cindy Weinbaum

J2

Local Perspectives in the Investigation and Control of Measles Outbreaks in the United States in 2008
Susan Redd and Mark Papania

J3

Web 2.0—Strategies that Work for Immunization Education and Outreach Programs
Shea Van Horn

J4

Reminder/Recall: Implementation to Maintenance to Success
Karen Cullen

J5

Health-Care Workers and Influenza Vaccination: Making it Harder to Just Say “No”
Anthony Fiore

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM

7:00 AM-11:00 AM

Conference Registration

9:00 AM-10:00 AM

K0

Featured Session — The Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Initiative: Purpose, Progress, and Partners
Gina Mootrey

K1

Don’t Squat on Your Spurs: A Cowboy’s Guide to Vaccine Program Challenges
Tami Skoff

K2

School-Located Influenza Vaccination Programs
Tara Vogt

K3

San Diego County’s Measles Outbreak: What Can Communicators Learn?
Michelle Basket

K4

Modeling of Immunization Registry Operations Workgroup (MIROW) Best Practices
Warren Williams

K5

Selective Vaccination, Exemptions, and Responding to Exemptions
Shannon Stokley

10:00 AM-10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

L0

Featured Session — Viral Vaccines: Issues and Challenges
Jane Seward

L1

Adolescent Vaccination Practices in Primary Care Offices
Allison Kennedy

L2

A New Way of Thinking: Pertussis Outbreak Management and Control
Thomas Clark

L3

Development and Implementation of Audience Centered Training for Immunization Providers—Two Case Studies
Andrew Kroger

L4

Ensuring Immunization Information System Data Quality in Electronic Data Exchange
Mike Flynn

L5

Immunization Grantee Funding Update
Nancy Fasano

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

P3

Closing Plenary
Melinda Wharton