3132.0 Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology

Monday, October 31, 2011: 10:30 AM
Oral
This session will cover updates on 2009 pandemic influenza strategies and geographic disparities in HPV coverage. In addition, topics of interest concerning vaccine relucantcy will be addressed.
Session Objectives: Describe and discuss the novel public health strategy adopted in Poland against swine flu Identify the disparities in penetration of HPV vaccination by geographical region in Michigan Describe the relationship between parental concerns about childhood vaccines and the alternative schedules they request from pediatricians.
Moderator:
Wiley D. Jenkins, PhD, MPH

Introductory Remarks
10:35 AM
Novel management strategies successfully adopted throughout 2009-11 to combat the Swine flu (H1N1) pandemic in Poland based on non-vaccination
Przemyslaw Bilinski, MD, PhD, Andrzej Wojtyla, MD PhD, Piotr Holownia, PhD and Waldemar Wierzba, MD PhD
     
10:50 AM
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Disparities in HPV Vaccination Rates among a Population of Commercially Insured Adolescent Females in Michigan
Amanda Markovitz, MPH, Ji Young Song, PhD, Michael Paustian, MS and Darline El Reda, DrPH
     
11:05 AM
Understanding parental decisions about childhood vaccination
Yelena Baras and Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA
     
11:20 AM
Parental concerns about vaccines and choice of alternative vaccine schedules
Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA and Yelena Baras
     
11:35 AM
How many California children are exposed to high school-level rates of personal belief exemptions from childhood vaccines?
Alison M. Buttenheim, PhD, MBA and Yelena Baras
     
  
Discussion

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Organized by: Epidemiology

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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