ADULT IMMUNIZATION – ADULT VACCINE – ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS – ADULT VACCINATION

April 2, 2009, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET

A scientific forum addressed key issues surrounding adult immunization including the critical need to better protect adults from serious diseases by increasing adult vaccination rates. Issues discussed within the in-depth medical primer included:

• Examination of the power of immunity for advancing public health
• Recommended timing of adult vaccination, including age-/risk-based recommendations
• Science of acquiring immunity; overview of vaccine types and factors affecting their optimal use
• Key challenges to increasing adult immunization rates including vaccination cost and reimbursement

Click here to watch the web cast (Windows Media)

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Agenda

Welcome and Introduction: Tapping Into the Power of Immunity
William Schaffner, MD, President-Elect, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases; Chairman, Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
William Schaffner, MD Biography

Goals, Rationale, Value and Timing of the Adult Immunization Schedule
Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH Biogrpahy

Immunity and Vaccine Development: The 10-Minute Primer
Jerome O. Klein, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine/Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center; Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
Jerome O.Klein, MD Biography

From A to Z: Vaccines from Acellular Pertussis to Zoster Prevent Serious and Potentially Deadly Illnesses
Robert H. Hopkins, MD, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Vaccine Medical Advisory Committee, Arkansas Department of Health; Adult Immunization Advisory Board Member and Arkansas Chapter Governor, American College of Physicians
Robert H. Hopkins, MD Biography

Focus on Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
Cora L. Christian, MD, MPH, AARP Board of Directors
Cora L. Christian, MD, MPH Biography

Challenges to Increasing Adult Immunization Rates
Susan J. Rehm, MD, Medical Director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases; Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease and Executive Director, Physician Health, Cleveland Clinic
Susan J. Rehm, MD Biography