CDC NetConference Series About Adult Immunizations

April 5, 2017

Please join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a NetConference series on Vaccinating Adults, addressing key issues related to protecting adults from vaccine-preventable diseases. A collaborative effort between the CDC  and Maryland Partnership for Prevention and the state immunization program, the Vaccinating Adults series will feature six presentations by experts in promoting, administering, and securing reimbursement for adult immunizations.

The Vaccinating Adults series objectives are to provide information and share insights on the unique challenges associated with vaccinating various subgroups within the adult population.

Audience
Immunization providers: Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physician assistants, DoD paraprofessionals, medical students, state and local immunization programs, etc.

Continuing Education
Continuing education will be available for each event.

Registration
The link to register is: https://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/ed/adultreg/

Advanced registration is required to participate. Registrants will receive an email with instructions for accessing the webinar no later than the morning of the scheduled event.

Note that you will be registered for all, or remaining, events. Should you wish to opt out of future webinar events or emails, please send an email to izlearn@cdc.gov.

Attendance
Attendance for each live webinar is limited to 1,500 registrants. We advise registrants to log in early before a webinar begins to secure a virtual “seat.”  Should you miss the live event, you can watch the archived version when it is posted later on CDC’s website.

Schedule

  • Wednesday, April 12 – Burden of Vaccine-preventable Diseases in Adults: Medical, Social, and Economic Costs
  • Wednesday, April 19 – Provider Reimbursement for Adult Immunizations
  • Wednesday, April 26 – Immunizing Adults: Immunization Schedule, Coverage, and Challenges
  • Wednesday, May 17 – Immunizing Older Adults and the Chronically Ill
  • Wednesday, May 24 – Immunizing Pregnant Women, Health Care Personnel, and in the Workplace
  • Wednesday, May 31 – Clinic Logistics: Vaccine Administration, Storage, and Handling

Each session will start at 11:00 a.m. Central Time

Continuing education will be available for each event. The series will be archived later on CDC’s website.

If you have questions regarding the CDC NetConference Series About Adult  Immunizations, please contact Sherry Mirador.

Sherry Mirador, MPA
ORISE Fellow, Region VII
Public Health Advisor for Let’s Move and Tobacco Prevention Initiatives
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
601 E. 12th Street, S1801
Richard Bolling Federal Building
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-426-3295
Fax: 816-426-2178
Email: sherry.mirador@hhs.gov