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November 17, 2010, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that adults remain largely unvaccinated against preventable infectious illnesses. At a news conference convened by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), experts in public health, infectious disease, oncology and other medical specialties discussed the data and the health consequences for adults who skip vaccines. They collectively called on all adults and health care providers to improve vaccination rates.
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Agenda
Welcome and Introduction: The role of vaccines across the years
Susan J. Rehm, MD, Medical Director, NFID; Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic
Susan J. Rehm, MD Biography
New immunization rate data highlight need for improvement and continued focus on reducing racial and ethnic disparities
Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH Biography
NFID Physician and Consumer Surveys: Physician-patient communication breakdown a factor in low vaccination rates
Susan J. Rehm, MD
Disease Outbreaks and Vaccination Gaps: Does the California pertussis outbreak signal a repeat of our yesterdays?
Patrick Joseph, MD, Vice President, NFID; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Patrick Joseph, MD Biography
The Vaccines You Think You Know: A look at pneumococcal and influenza vaccines
Catherine Alicia Georges, RN, EdD, Member, AARP Board of Directors; Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing, Lehman College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York
Catherine Alicia Georges, RN, EdD
Healthier Aging: Spotlight on the shingles vaccine
Jeffrey I. Cohen, MD, Chief, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Chief, Medical Virology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Jeffrey I. Cohen, MD Biography
Cancer Prevention: Two vaccines prevent cancer; may provide more benefit than we know
Maura Gillison, MD, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology & Epidemiology, Jeg Coughlin Chair of Cancer Research, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
Maura Gillison, MD, PhD Biography
Summary/Closing Remarks
Susan J. Rehm, MD
