Issue Number
201 October
16,
2000
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- New hepatitis B resources from CDC's Hepatitis Branch
- Order your copy of the "Visual Red Book on CD-ROM" from
the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- JAMA offers patient education piece on flu vaccine
- Reminder: Workshop on cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine
development to be held October 25-27, 2000
- CDC publishes erratum regarding updated ACIP
recommendations on delayed supplies of influenza vaccine
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October 16, 2000
NEW HEPATITIS B RESOURCES FROM CDC'S HEPATITIS BRANCH
The Hepatitis Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has several
new resources on hepatitis B for health professionals and their patients.
"Hepatitis B and You" is a health education program designed for women who test positive
for the hepatitis B virus during pregnancy. Health care workers can use the program to
present information on the cause, transmission, and prevention of hepatitis B. Available
online in HTML, PowerPoint, or PDF format, the educational materials are written at a
sixth-grade reading level in order to reach mothers with low literacy skills.
CDC's Hepatitis Branch reports: "Use of this specialized program with a large group of
women from a county health department has improved the rate of completion for both the
hepatitis B vaccination series and serologic follow-up by 50 percent."
To view or download this free program from the website of CDC's Hepatitis Branch, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/education/index.htm
Two new patient education brochures are also available: "Prevent Hepatitis B: Get
Vaccinated!" and "If You Have Chronic Hepatitis B." These brochures provide important
information about hepatitis B prevention and treatment in an easy-to-read format.
These free brochures can be downloaded directly. To obtain a camera-ready copy of
"Prevent Hepatitis B: Get Vaccinated!" (PDF format, 8.5 X 14" -- use legal-size paper!),
go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/PDFs/HBV_Prevet_Brochure.pdf
To obtain "If You Have Chronic Hepatitis B" (PDF format, 8.5 X 11"), go to: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/PDFs/Chronic_Hep_B_brochure.pdf
To order bulk copies of these brochures, download the Viral Hepatitis Patient/Professional
Education Materials Order Form at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/resource/PDFs/orderform.pdf
or call (888) 443-7232 (888-4-HEP-CDC).
Visit the Hepatitis Branch website regularly to find out about new information and resources as
they become available. Go to: http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis
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October 16, 2000
ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE "VISUAL RED BOOK ON CD-ROM" FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS (AAP)
Have you seen the latest "Visual Red Book on CD-ROM" from the American Academy of
Pediatrics (AAP)? This handy new format of the AAP's authoritative reference guide
contains the complete text of the 25th edition of the "Red Book," plus many other useful materials:
- More than 600 color images linked to text that can be
used in diagnosis, self-study, or health education
- More than 60 AAP policy statements on prevention and
treatment of pediatric diseases
- AAP-recommended immunization schedules and parent
education materials
- AAP patient education brochures
- Selected reports and recommendations from CDC
- Web links to access helpful Internet sites
The "Visual Red Book on CD-ROM" is available for
$124.95 nonmembers/$109.95 members. Softcover or hardcover editions of the "Red Book" are also available, and AAP
offers a $50discount for ordering the print and CD-ROM versions together.
To order online, go to the AAP bookstore at: http://www.aap.org/acb2/index.cfm?&DID=15
From this page, AAP members can log-in to receive member discount pricing on purchases.
Nonmembers can click on "Professional Publications and Resources, Clinical References."
For more information or to order by phone, call AAP Publications at (888) 227-1770.
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October 16, 2000
JAMA OFFERS PATIENT EDUCATION PIECE ON FLU VACCINE
The "Journal of the American Medical Association" (JAMA) offers a new patient education piece
titled "Flu Vaccine" in its issue dated October 4, 2000. Written in clear, nontechnical language, this
reproducible education piece describes what influenza is, who should receive a flu
vaccine and how often, and resources to consult for further information.
Every issue of JAMA features a patient education article on its back page. These education pieces
may be reproduced noncommercially by physicians and other health professionals to share with
patients.
To view this resource online in camera-ready (PDF) format, go to:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v284n13/fpdf/jpg1004.pdf
To purchase bulk reprints of the flu vaccine patient education page, call (718) 946-7424.
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October 16, 2000
REMINDER: WORKSHOP ON CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) VACCINE DEVELOPMENT TO BE HELD OCTOBER 25-27, 2000
There's still time to sign up for the workshop on cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine development to be
held October 25-27, 2000, at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel in Atlanta. Co-sponsored by the
National Vaccine Program Office and the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, the
workshop will include a look at the background and rationale for CMV vaccine development, a discussion of the
obstacles, and a review of progress of CMV vaccine development.
Additional information is available from the National Vaccine Program Office. To view the agenda
and registration materials, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/od/nvpo/calendar.htm
For further information by telephone, call Lena Kembo at (404) 687-6672.
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October 13, 2000
CDC PUBLISHES ERRATUM REGARDING UPDATED ACIP RECOMMENDATIONS ON DELAYED SUPPLIES OF INFLUENZA VACCINE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published "Erratum: Vol. 49, No. 39" in the
October 13, 2000, issue of "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" (MMWR). The erratum is
reprinted below in its entirety:
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In the Notice to Readers, "Updated Recommendations From the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices in Response to Delays in Supply of Vaccine for the 2000-01 Season," on
page 889 in the last sentence of the second paragraph, an age range was incorrect. The sentence
should read, "More than 18,000 (more than 90 percent) of these deaths and approximately 48,000
of the P&I hospitalizations per year occur among persons aged 65 years and older who are at
highest risk for influenza-related complications."
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To read this erratum online, go to: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4940a5.htm
HOW TO OBTAIN A FREE ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MMWR:
To obtain a free electronic subscription to the "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" (MMWR),
visit CDC's MMWR website at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
Select "Free MMWR Subscription" from the menu at the left of the screen.
You can also subscribe by visiting http://www.cdc.gov/subscribe.html
Once you have submitted the required information, weekly issues of the MMWR and all new ACIP
statements (published as "MMWR Recommendations and Reports") will arrive by e-mail.
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