PRESS CONFERENCE AGENDA
U.S. SURGEON GENERAL
TEAMS WITH MAJOR MEDICAL GROUPS TO URGE PRIORITY INFLUENZA &
PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION FOR HIGH-RISK GROUPS
National Press Club,
13th Floor, Washington, D.C.
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 25, 2000
Presented By:
National Foundation
for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
& National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI)
In Collaboration With:
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Care Financing Administration
(HCFA), American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal
Medicine
(ACP-ASIM), National Medical Association (NMA) |
10:00 a.m. Introduction and
Welcome
- William Martone, M.D.,
senior executive director, NFID
- Steven Mostow, M.D., member, NFID board of directors, University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center
10:03 a.m. Surgeon General
Issues Plea for Responsible Vaccination
- David Satcher, M.D.,
Ph.D., U.S. surgeon general and assistant secretary, public health
and science, Department of Health and Human Services
10:13 a.m. High-Risk Groups
for Influenza, Pneumococcal Disease
Kristin Nichol, M.D.,
M.P.H., chair, NCAI standing advisory committee; chief, medicine
service, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
10:23 a.m. New CDC/ACIP Recommendations
for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination,
2000-2001 Season
Keiji Fukuda, M.D., M.P.H.,
epidemiology section chief, influenza branch, CDC
10:33 a.m. Disparities by
Population Segment
Bonnie Word, M.D., National
Medical Association
10:43 a.m. Physicians Urged
to Improve Adult Vaccination Rates
- Sandra Adamson Fryhofer,
M.D., F.A.C.P., president, ACP-ASIM
- Medicare Coverage for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination
Jeffrey Kang, M.D., M.P.H., director of the office of clinical
standards and quality, HCFA
10:50 a.m. Questions and Answers
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