Presenters in this workshop will discuss the changing epidemiology of varicella since implementation of two-dose varicella vaccination for children in 2006, and challenges to controlling varicella outbreaks in adult institutional settings.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010: 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Regency Ballroom VII
Moderators:
Adriana Lopez
and
Mona Marin
4:00 PM
Early Impact of 2-Dose Varicella Vaccination On Disease in West Philadelphia
Rodrerica Pierre, BA, Junior Clinical Reseacher, Philadelphia Department of Public Health;
Dana Perella, MSPH;
Kendra Viner, PhD, MPH;
Niya Spells, BA;
Salini Mohanty, BS;
Adriana Lopez, MHS;
Irini Daskalaki, MD;
E. Claire Newbern, PhD, MPH;
Caroline Johnson, MD
4:20 PM
Varicella Disease Incidence and Clinical Presentation Post – Introduction of Two Dose Varicella Vaccine in An Active Surveillance Project, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Antelope Valley (AV), California
Amanuel Hussien, BA, MSc, MSW, Research Analyst, Los Angeles County;
Rachel Civen, MD, MPH;
Christina Jackson, MPH;
Stephaine Bialek, MD, MPH;
Laurene Mascola, MD, MPH, FAAP
4:35 PM
A Varicella Outbreak in An Adult Residential Care Facility
Kathy Kudish, DVM, MSPH;
Jessica Leung, MPH, Epidemiologist, Centers For Disease Control and Prevention;
Chengbin Wang, MD, PhD;
Paul Gacek, MPH, CPH;
Latecia Moore, PhD;
Kay Radford, BS;
Adriana Lopez, MHS;
Lynn Sosa, MD;
Scott Schmid, PhD;
Matt cartter, MD, MPH;
Stephaine Bialek
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