CHAIR
:
Walter A. Orenstein, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics; Associate Director, Emory Vaccine Center , Emory University School of Medicine
SPEAKER
(S):
Henry M. Blumberg, MD, Professor of Medicine and Program Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine; Hospital Epidemiologist, Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine
Roberta B. Carey, PhD, Chief, Clinical and Environmental Microbiology Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael Caulfield, PhD, Senior Director, Vaccine Basic Research, Merck & Co, Inc
Joseph M. Patti, PhD, CSO, Senior Vice President Research & Development , Inhibitex, Inc
Description
"The HHS Healthy People 2010 goal for adolescent immunization rates of 90 percent is far from being reached. Hear what public health and industry experts are saying about the best ways to increase these immunization rates and what steps we need to take to overcome hurdles. Learn about the new adolescent recommendations and how we can raise awareness among health-care providers and the general public to achieve our goals."
Objective 1: Understand the challenges in achieving the HHS Healthy People 2010 goals for immunization coverage.
Objective 2: Determine how to raise awareness of new immunization recommendations for adolescents.
Objective 3: Increase immunization rates among adolescents.