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Presented By:
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI)

In Collaboration With:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
American Medical Association (AMA)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center


AGENDA: (all times EASTERN TIME ZONE)

 

10:00 a.m. Introduction/Welcome
William Schaffner, MD, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases & Professor and Chairman,
Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

10:03 a.m. Drop in Immunization Rates Worrisome - Call to Action to Seek Vaccination, Especially Those at High Risk
Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:15 a.m. Influenza Associated Deaths Higher than Previously Reported
Nancy Cox, PhD, Chief, Influenza Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:30 a.m. Influenza Vaccination Reduces Hospitalization for Cardiac Disease and Stroke
Kristin Nichol, MD, MPH, National Coalition for Adult Immunization & Chief of Medicine,
Minneapolis VA Medical Center

10:40 a.m. Health Care Workers Not Getting Vaccinated Against Influenza; Urged to Seek Vaccination
Donald Palmisano, MD, JD, President, American Medical Association

10:45 a.m. Update on Medicare Coverage for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
William Rogers, MD, FACEP, Medical Officer, Office of Administration,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

10:50 a.m. Questions and Answers

This press conference is supported, in part, by unrestricted educational grants to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases by Aventis Pasteur, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chiron Vaccines, Merck Vaccine Division and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.