H2 Parents' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Concerns Regarding Childhood Influenza Vaccination

Presenters in this workshop will discuss reasons why parents decide not to vaccinate their children against influenza, from both the parent and the provider perspective. They will present pediatricians' recommendations regarding educational messages.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Regency Ballroom VI
Moderator:
Allison Kennedy
11:00 AM
Childhood Influenza Vaccination: Understanding Parent Resistance and Motivating Behavioral Change – An NFID Consumer Research Study
Carol Baker, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, Immediate past president, NFID, Professor of Pediatrics, Molecul, Baylor College of Medicine/Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research at Texas Children's Hospital
11:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
11:20 AM
Parent's Decision-Making for Immunizing Children against Seasonal Influenza
Emuella M. Flood, BA, Principal, Oxford Outcomes; Kellie J. Ryan, MPH; Stan L. Block, MD; Matthew C. Hall, MD; Victoria M. Divino, BA; Matthew D. Rousculp, PhD, MPH; Seth L. Toback, MD
11:35 AM
Pediatricians' Opinions about the Best Ways to Educate Parents about the Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent (2009 H1N1) Vaccines
Alan Janssen, MSPH; Richard Tardif, PhD; Valerie Johnson, MPH, CHES, Health Education Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tanya Johnson, MPH; John O'Connor, MS
11:50 AM
Discussion
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