C2 A Taste of Their Own Medicine: Strategies to Increase Healthcare Personnel Vaccination

This workshop will present successful strategies that have increased influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel. These include educational toolkits, regulatory requirements for vaccination, and identifying characteristics of successful vaccination programs.
Monday, April 19, 2010: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Regency Ballroom VI
Moderator:
Megan Lindley
3:45 PM
Introductory Remarks
3:50 PM
Requiring Influenza Vaccination for Selected Health Care Personnel in New York State
Debra Blog, MD, MPH, Director, New York State Department of Health; Lynn Pollock, RN, MSN; Joan Cleary-Miron, MPH; Jean Quarrier, JD; Mary Ann Buckley, RN, MA, JD; Perry Smith, MD; Guthrie Birkhead, MD, MPH
4:05 PM
Tracking Our Progress: Minnesota's Healthcare Setting Influenza Vaccination Program Survey
Denise Dunn, RN, MPH, Adult/Adolescent Immunization Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health; Vicki Buttery, MS; Sudha Setty, MPH; Jeff Williams; Sheila Mirembe-Larsen
4:20 PM
Discussion
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