Issue
Number 466
June 21, 2004
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- CDC made great strides in viral hepatitis prevention
under the leadership of Dr. Harold Margolis
- Seize the day: Now's the time to register for the July 8
Net Conference "Current Issues in Immunization"
- Update: IAC posts revised Spanish-language immunization
screening questionnaires on its website
- New: You can modify the web-text versions of IAC's
standing orders protocols to meet your practice or clinic needs
- Continuing education: For a global immunization
perspective, subscribe to these high-quality international listservs
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ABBREVIATIONS: AAFP, American Academy of Family Physicians; AAP, American
Academy of Pediatrics; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices;
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; FDA, Food and Drug
Administration; IAC, Immunization Action Coalition; MMWR, Morbidity and
Mortality Weekly Report; NIP, National Immunization Program; VIS, Vaccine
Information Statement; VPD, vaccine-preventable disease; WHO, World Health
Organization.
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June 21, 2004
CDC MADE GREAT STRIDES IN VIRAL HEPATITIS PREVENTION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF
DR. HAROLD MARGOLIS
In April, CDC announced that Harold S. Margolis, MD, will be retiring on
June 30 from his position as director, Division of Viral Hepatitis. Dr.
Margolis will become the director of the Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative
in Seoul, Korea. Before moving to Seoul, he will work at the Emory Vaccine
Center in Atlanta.
Dr. Margolis began his career with CDC in 1975 as an EIS (Epidemic
Intelligence Service) officer, Alaska Investigation Division, Anchorage. In
1981, he transferred to the Division of Hepatitis and Viral Enteritis,
Phoenix. In 1987, he became the chief, Hepatitis Branch, Division of Viral
and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases. Under his
outstanding leadership, and with his vision and tireless effort, the
Division of Viral Hepatitis was created in 2001, and he was appointed
director. He is also the director of WHO's Collaborating Center for
Reference and Research on Viral Hepatitis.
In his 29-year career with CDC, Dr. Margolis has made significant
contributions to viral hepatitis prevention. Following is information
provided by CDC:
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The impact of Dr. Margolis's scientific achievements is especially evident
in the area of hepatitis B virus prevention. He was the architect of the
national Hepatitis B Elimination Strategy, and under his direction, both
perinatal and universal childhood immunization have been successfully
implemented. These activities have successfully reduced transmission among
infants and young children by 70%-80%. This elimination strategy is a model
for vaccination programs worldwide. In addition to supporting global
hepatitis B immunization activities, Dr. Margolis was instrumental in
setting up the Safe Injection Global Network at WHO in recognition of the
need to direct efforts to prevent health care related transmission of
bloodborne pathogens through unsafe injections. Dramatic achievements in the
reduction of hepatitis A through immunization also have been realized during
Dr. Margolis's tenure, and he is responsible for overseeing the National
Hepatitis C Prevention Strategy, and for bringing attention and resources to
the prevention of an important chronic disease of infectious etiology.
Dr. Margolis's scientific accomplishments and leadership skills have brought
him respect throughout the scientific community, both nationally and
internationally. He has been invited to testify before the U.S. Congress and
state legislatures; to serve as a consultant to the World Health
Organization; to sit on numerous review panels; to serve as an advisor to
the National Institutes of Health Committee on Digestive Diseases; and to
chair workshops and symposia at national and international programs. In
2000, he hosted the 10th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and
Liver Disease. During Dr. Margolis's tenure at CDC he has served in a number
of additional capacities including senior advisor, Smallpox Preparedness and
Response, Office of the Director, CDC (2001-2002).
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In commenting on Dr. Margolis's retirement, IAC executive director Dr.
Deborah Wexler reflected on him as a colleague and leader. "Hal is a dear
friend," she said. "He's engaging, stimulating, and challenging. He's also
been a mentor: With his encyclopedic knowledge of viral hepatitis, he's
definitely THE source to seek for information. Hal is also a visionary who
has developed innovative strategies about how public health agencies, such
as hepatitis, STD, HIV, and immunization, can work together to achieve viral
hepatitis elimination. Replacing him as director of the Division of Viral
Hepatitis will be a daunting task."
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SEIZE THE DAY: NOW'S THE TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE JULY 8 NET CONFERENCE
"CURRENT ISSUES IN IMMUNIZATION"
Scheduled for July 8, from noon to 1 pm ET, the Net Conference "Current
Issues in Immunization" is designed to provide clinicians with up-to-date
information on immunization. Two broad sessions topics will be covered:
- Influenza recommendations for 2004-05
(children 6-23 months, household contacts of children 0-23 months, health
care workers, and live attenuated influenza vaccine [LAIV])
- Education and training resources
(Internet, electronic, and print)
The conference requires pre-registration, as
space is limited. Registration will close when the course is full or on July
4 (midnight ET).
To register for the conference, go to:
http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/isd/ciinc
For additional information, go to:
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed/ciinc
or call (404) 639-8465.
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UPDATE: IAC POSTS REVISED SPANISH-LANGUAGE IMMUNIZATION SCREENING
QUESTIONNAIRES ON ITS WEBSITE
In April, IAC revised two popular patient education sheets, "Screening
Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization" and "Screening
Questionnaire for Adult Immunization." Spanish-language versions of both
are now available for downloading from IAC's website.
Your clinic or practice staff can save time by having patients fill out
the questionnaires while waiting to be seen by a health professional. Each
questionnaire comes with an English-language professional-education sheet
to help staff interpret the answers.
CHILD AND TEEN QUESTIONNAIRE
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of "Cuestionario de la vacunacion
de ninos y adolescentes," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060-01.htm
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language "Screening
Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4060scr.htm
ADULT QUESTIONNAIRE
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of "Cuestionario para la
vacunacion de adultos," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/4065-01.htm
To access a ready-to-copy (PDF) version of the English-language "Screening
Questionnaire for Adult Immunization," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.pdf
To access a web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4065scr.htm
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NEW: YOU CAN MODIFY THE WEB-TEXT VERSIONS OF IAC'S STANDING ORDERS
PROTOCOLS TO MEET YOUR PRACTICE OR CLINIC NEEDS
Intended to help increase adult immunization rates, standing orders
protocols are guidelines health professionals can use to allow
appropriately licensed individuals to administer vaccines without a
physician's direct order.
In the past year, IAC has developed seven standing orders protocols for
administering vaccine to adults. We've already announced their
availability as ready-to-copy (PDF) documents (see article #3 in IAC
EXPRESS #455, dated 4/12/04:
http://www.immunize.org/genr.d/issue455.htm#n3). These are now
available in web-text (HTML) format on IAC's website. The advantage of
providing these documents in HTML format is that it allows providers to
cut, paste, and modify these protocols to create ones that meet the needs
of their practice or clinic.
SEVEN STANDING ORDERS PROTOCOLS IN HTML FORMAT
To access the web-text (HTML) version of "Standing Orders for
Administering Hepatitis A Vaccine to Adults," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3077.htm
To access the web-text (HTML) version of "Standing Orders for
Administering Hepatitis B Vaccine to Adults," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3076.htm
To access the web-text (HTML) version of "Standing Orders for
Administering Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine to Adults," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3079.htm
To access the web-text (HTML) version of "Standing Orders for
Administering Meningococcal Vaccine to Adults," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3081.htm
To access the web-text (HTML) version of "Standing Orders for
Administering Pneumococcal Vaccine to Adults," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3075.htm
To access the web-text (HTML) version of "Standing Orders for
Administering Tetanus-Diphtheria Toxoid to Adults," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3078.htm
To access the web-text (HTML) version of "Standing Orders for
Administering Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine to Adults," go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3080.htm
PROTOCOL FOR MANAGING ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION TO VACCINES
In addition to the standing orders protocols, IAC has developed a
professional education sheet "Medical Management of Vaccine Reactions in
Adult Patients." It includes "Emergency Medical Protocol for Management of
Anaphylactic Reactions in Adults."
To access the web-text (HTML) version, go to:
http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p3082.htm
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CONTINUING EDUCATION: FOR A GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION PERSPECTIVE, SUBSCRIBE TO
THESE HIGH-QUALITY INTERNATIONAL LISTSERVS
For an understanding of global public health issues, including
immunization and viral hepatitis, you might want to subscribe to one or
more international listservs. IAC regards the ones below as among the
best.
SIGNpost (a publication of the Safe Injection Global Network [SIGN]).
Created by WHO, SIGN is a comprehensive resource on international
injection safety issues. To subscribe to SIGNpost, a weekly moderated
email forum, go to:
http://www.who.int/injection_safety/newsletter/SIGNPost Fill in
the subscription information requested at the bottom of the screen. You
can visit SIGN's home page at
http://www.who.int/injection_safety
Weekly Epidemiological Record (a WHO publication). Communicates
epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the
International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of
public health importance. To subscribe, send a message to
majordomo@who.ch Leave the
subject line blank, and type "subscribe wer-reh" in the body of the
message.
VHPB email service (a publication of the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board
[VHPB]). The objective of VHPB is to contribute to the control and
prevention of viral hepatitis by drawing attention to viral hepatitis,
issuing prevention guidelines, and encouraging actions to improve control
and prevention. The email service contains current information from the
VHPB website and the organization's newsletter, "Viral Hepatitis." To
subscribe, go to: http://www.vhpb.org
Click on "VHPB e-mail service" in the left column.
ProMED-digest (a publication of the International Society of Infectious
Diseases). Publishes updates on disease outbreaks around the world several
times a week. To subscribe, go to:
http://www.isid.org/promedmail/subscribe.lasso |
