Online Program

5105.0
Influenza (Infectious Disease Epidemiology)

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Oral
Participants will obtain an understanding of influenza vaccination among a sample of health science students, risk factors and associated health conditions related to age when planning influenza vaccinations and and vaccination uptake in a sample of health care workers.
Session Objectives: Assess the relationship between knowledge, perceived risk, and influenza vaccine uptake in health science students. Identifying risk factors related to age, sex, and underlying health conditions should be considered when planning influenza vaccination and treatment strategies. Identify factors that are related with vaccination uptake among healthcare workers.
Moderator:

10:30am
Introductory Remarks
10:38am
10:56am
Estimation of influenza-associated mortality stratified by age, sex, and underlying cause of death   
Edward Goldstein, PhD, Vivek Charu, Talia Quandelacy, Cecile Viboud, PhD and Marc Lipsitch
11:14am
Mucosal antibody response in influenza infected children   
Ira Tigner, Graduate Researcher, Sook-San Wong, Ph.D. and Richard Webby, Ph.D.
11:50am
Concluding Remarks

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Organized by: Epidemiology
Endorsed by: Veterinary Public Health

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