Issue
Number 327
July 29, 2002
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- August is National
Immunization Awareness Month
- New! Seven final
disease information pages on IAC's website
- New hepatitis B
prevention law in Montana
- Reminder: CMS
satellite broadcast on vaccinating nursing home
residents will take place August 16
- Register now for
CDC's August 15 "Immunization Update" broadcast
course
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July 29, 2002
AUGUST IS NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS MONTH
Next month (actually, next week!) is August, which is
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM),
sponsored by the National Partnership for
Immunization (NPI), a joint program of National
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
Coalition (HMHB) and the National Foundation for
Infectious Diseases (NFID). We've got a
whole month to get the immunization message out,
and NPI has worked hard to make it easy for us.
You can request a NIAM promotional kit for your
community's efforts. The kit includes a list of NIAM
endorsers, a sample proclamation and press release, an
order form for NIAM brochures ("Are You Up-to-Date?
Vaccinate!"), sample posters, stickers, and bookmarks, and
more great stuff.
For further information, contact NPI by email at
npi@nfid.org
or phone at (703) 836-6110.
You can also visit NPI's website at:
http://www.partnersforimmunization.org
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NEW! SEVEN FINAL DISEASE INFORMATION PAGES ON IAC'S WEBSITE
The "Diseases/Vaccines" section of IAC's website is now
complete with 16 web pages for diseases and
the vaccines that prevent them. All contain
valuable sources of information in the form of
journal articles, organizations
to contact, medical recommendations, laws, photos, and
case histories.
The newest "Diseases/Vaccines" additions are: the
Diphtheria Information page, the Pertussis
Information page, the Tetanus Information page,
the Pneumococcal Conjugate Information page, the
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Information
page, the Meningococcal Information page, and the
Rabies Information page.
To view IAC's DIPHTHERIA INFORMATION PAGE, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/diphtheria
To view IAC's PERTUSSIS INFORMATION PAGE, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/pertussis
To view IAC's TETANUS INFORMATION PAGE, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/tetanus
To view IAC's PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE INFORMATION PAGE,
go to:
http://www.immunize.org/pneumoconj
To view IAC's PNEUMOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE INFORMATION
PAGE, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/pneumopoly
To view IAC's MENINGOCOCCAL INFORMATION PAGE, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/mening
To view IAC's RABIES INFORMATION PAGE, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/rabies
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NEW HEPATITIS B PREVENTION LAW IN MONTANA
Montana now requires that every pregnant woman be tested
for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg),
and all positive results in Montana are now
reportable. This law went into effect in Montana
on October 1, 2001.
To see IAC's list of hepatitis B prevention mandates,
go to:
http://www.immunize.org/hepb
To see all of IAC's state immunization law pages, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/laws
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REMINDER: CMS SATELLITE BROADCAST ON VACCINATING NURSING
HOME RESIDENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 16
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in
conjunction with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), will broadcast and
webcast the program "Standards of Care and
Strategies for Immunizing Nursing Home
Residents" Friday, August 16, 2002, 1:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. EDT.
The targeted audience for this free program includes
nursing home administrators, nursing home
surveyors, medical directors, and nurses. The
program may also benefit nurse practitioners,
infection control practitioners, epidemiologists,
physicians, physician assistants, and nursing home inspection
personnel.
The educational program will be a mix of live discussion
and pre-taped video presentations. Presenters
include Dale Bratzler, D.O., M.P.H.; Alexis
S. Christian; Linda McKibben, M.D., M.P.H., A.B.D.;
Abigail M. Shefer, M.D.;
and Leslie Stafford, J.D. A live question-and-answer session
will be held with the moderator and panel.
Individual and site registration is now available on the
CMS website at:
http://cms.internetstreaming.com
A webcast of the program will be available for viewing at
the above URL/address after August 16 for one year.
If you have further questions, contact Jackie Harley by
phone at (410) 786-7222 or email at
jharley@cms.hhs.gov
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REGISTER NOW FOR CDC'S AUGUST 15 "IMMUNIZATION UPDATE"
BROADCAST COURSE AUGUST 15, 2002
Mark your calendars now for August 15, 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
EDT--and register online--so you don't miss
the most important immunization course of the
year! (The program will be rebroadcast from 1:00
p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT.)
Up-to-date information on the rapidly changing field of
immunization will be presented. Anticipated
topics include: recent Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices recommendations for the use
of smallpox vaccine;
revised General Recommendations on Immunization; influenza
vaccine (including new recommendations for
vaccination of healthy children); immunization
registries; recent vaccine safety issues and other
topics. Each 2.5 hour broadcast will feature a
question-and-answer session in which
participants nationwide can interact with the course
instructors via toll-free telephone lines.
The goal of this course is to improve immunization
practices in the United States. After viewing this
program, participants will be able to:
- Describe two recent immunization
recommendations made by the Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices.
- Describe two current vaccine safety
issues.
The target audience is physicians, nurses,
physician assistants, nurse practitioners,
pharmacists, medical
students and others who provide immunizations and counsel
patients about immunization.
After August 15, the course can be viewed as a webcast at:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/webcast/imm2002/webcast.asp
Satellite Technical Specifications: These
broadcasts will be available on C and Ku-bands.
Coordinates will be available the week prior to
these programs. Call (888) 232-3299, or (877)
232-1010 for the hearing/speech impaired, and
enter the document number 130029 when prompted.
Faculty:
- William L. Atkinson, MD, MPH, Medical
Epidemiologist
- Raymond A. Strikas, MD, Medical
Epidemiologist
- Donna Weaver, MN, RN, Nurse Educator,
National Immunization Program, Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention
- Guest experts from the CDC
To register, visit the CDC/ATSDR Training and
Continuing Education Online system at:
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn
You MUST use the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing
Education Online system to register and to receive
continuing education credit for these programs. Site and
individual registration has begun.
Individuals who have questions about registration should
call (800) 41-TRAIN [(800) 418-7246] or email
ce@cdc.gov.
Continuing Education Credit:
Continuing education credit will be offered for a variety
of professions, based on 2.5 hours of
instruction. CE credit will be available only
through the CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing
Education Online System.
Sponsors:
The National Immunization Program, the Public Health
Training Network, the Division of Professional
Development and Evaluation, Public Health
Practice Program Office, CDC.
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