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Conferences
Grand Rounds Seminars
Webinars
Conferences
1st National Immunization Conference Online - March 26-28, 2012 (Sponsored by the CDC)
The 1st National Immunization Conference Online (NICO), a virtual conference, will take place in the spring of 2012. The conference will be entirely online. No travel is required for presenters or attendees.
Conference Goals and Objectives: The goals of the Conference are to provide information that will help participants provide comprehensive immunization coverage for all age groups and explore innovative strategies for developing programs, policy, and research to promote immunization coverage for all age groups. Many topics will be presented and discussed, with special emphasis on:
Registration: there is no cost to participate in the National Immunization Conference Online. Pre-registration is not available. Attendance at live workshops is limited to the first 1000 people to log in at the start of each session. Log-in instructions will be posted here when available.
Workshops: invited speakers will present remotely over the internet and telephone in a series of live, web-based sessions attended by up to 1000 people. Workshops will include multiple presentations and will be one hour in length, and will be recorded. Recordings will be made available on the internet after the conclusion of the conference for on-demand viewing.
Posters: abstracts will be accepted for online poster presentation.
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Updated: January 30, 2012
17th Annual Adult Immunization Conference - May 22, 2012
Masspro and the Massachusetts Adult Immunization Coalition will present the 17th Annual Adult Immunization Conference on May 22, 2012.
Keynote speaker will be Anne Schuchat, MD, Assistant Surgeon General, US Public Health Service, and Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Updated: January 9, 2012
The 16th Annual Massachusetts - Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference (held on October 13, 2011) - Presentations are Available to Download
More than 400 registrants participated at the 16th Annual Massachusetts Immunization Action Partnership (MIAP) Pediatric Immunization Skills Building Conference, held on Thursday, October 13, 2011. MIAP thanks conference presenters including Plenary Speakers: Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH; Susan Lett, MD, MPH; and John Snyder, MD; and Breakout Session Presenters, including: Nancy Harrington; Beth English, MPH; Erin Wronowski, MPH; Bob Morrison; Kathleen Shattuck, MPH; Ronald Samuels, MD, MPH; Donna Lazorik, RN, MS; Holly Oldham, MS; Marija Popstefanija, MPH, MS, Liesl Bradford, MS; Carly Coppola, MPH; Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH and Susan Lett, MD, MPH.
Conference presentations can be accessed by clicking on the presentation listed below.
Plenary Sessions
State Immunization Update - Regulations, Policies and Current Events - Susan Lett, MD, MPH, Medical Director, MDPH Immunization Program
National Immunization Update - Regulations, Policies and Current Events - Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH, Medical Epidemiologist, Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Vaccine Myths* - John Snyder, MD, Medical Director, High Street Health Pediatrics; Continuity Clinic Director, Baystate Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine
*Please note: this file is large and may take several minutes to download.
Breakout Sessions
Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology - Nancy Harrington, Immunization Epidemiologist, MDPH Immunization Program; Marija Popstefanija, MPH, MS, Immunization Epidemiologist, MDPH Immunization Program
Massachusetts Immunization Information System (MIIS): Coming Soon to an Office Near You! - Beth English, MPH, Deputy Program Manager-Operations, MDPH Immunization Program; Lisel Bradford, MS, User Support Associate, MDPH Immunization Program; Carly Coppola, MPH, User Support Associate, MDPH Immunization Program; Erin Wnorowski, MPH, User Support Associate, MDPH Immunization Program
Vaccine Management and Site Visits - Vaccine Management - Bob Morrison, Vaccine Manager, MDPH Immunization Program; Site Visits - Kathleen Shattuck, MPH, Assessment Coordinator, MDPH Immunization Program
Case Studies in Immunization Delivery- Ronald Samuels, MD, MPH, Director of the Primary Care Center, Children's Hospital, Boston
Generating Revenue from Your School or Public Health Flu Clinics - Holly Oldham, MS, Benefit Coordination Consultant, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Center for Health Care Financing
Updated: November 21, 2011
Grand Rounds Seminars
The MCAAP Immunization Initiative offers Grand Rounds seminars on pediatric immunization in all Massachusetts hospitals, and some health centers or large practices. The attendees receive handouts that include the most current immunization information. CME credits are awarded through the host hospital.
To organize a Grand Rounds seminar on Pediatric Immunization in your hospital or health center, contact Cynthia McReynolds, by email at cmcreynolds@mms.org, or call (781) 895-9850.
2012 Grand Rounds Seminars (as of 1/20/2012):
Lahey Clinic, Friday, February 17, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Speaker: Donald Craven, MD
Good Samaritan Medical Center, Friday, April 27, 2012, 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Speaker: Peter Rappo, MD, FAAP
Baystate Medical Center, Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Speaker: Susan Lett, MD, MPH
Updated: January 20, 2012
Webinars
Upcoming Webinars:
Thursday, February 2, 2012, 1:00 p.m. ET
AAP Red Book Webinar: 2012 Immunization Schedule Recommendations - H. Cody Meissner, MD
The 60-minute webinar will be led by H. Cody Meissner, MD, FAAP, Red Book Visual Library Associate Editor. Dr. Meissner will disuss the new 2012 AAP/CDC/AAFP childhood immunization shcedule and the basis for changes. The 2012 childhood immuniztation schedule is scheduled to publish in the February 2012 issue of Pediatrics. To register for the webinar: www.aap.org/webinars/redbook.
Thursday, February 23, 2012, 5:00 p.m. ET
American College of Physicians (ACP) Webinar: Efficient Vaccine Order - Kathryn Eiler, CMM
Vaccines are a large financial burden on medical practices so it is important to seek every opportunity for saving money with every vaccine purchase. Learn how to optimize ordering with manufacturer discounts/bulk ordering, returning unused vaccine, and other money saving options. To register for the webinar: ACP webinar registration.
Webinar Resources
MMWR CDC, List of CME activities available for credit from Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report - MMWR
Listing by the Public Health Training Network (PHTN), distance learning opportunities sponsored by CDC and other PHTN partners.
TIDE -- an online, interactive, educational program. Activity is jointly sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina and the Ambulatory Pediatric Association/Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Medscape CME, the activities listed in this specialty CME Center are available for CME credit. Medscape offers free, continuously updated continuing education activities for physicians and other health professionals.
A comprehensive list of continuing education opportunities for health professionals is posted on the Immunization Action Coalition - IAC web site. To access the site click on: http://www.immunize.org/resources/educat.asp
Updated: December 29, 2011