Issue Number 99
July 22, 1999
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
- FDA announces meeting on needle safety
- CDC publishes 1999-2000 edition of
"The Yellow Book"
- Mark your calendar for CDC's upcoming
"Immunization Update" satellite broadcast
- Conference on immunization coalition
building set for January 2000 in San Diego
- PKIDS starts toll-free number for
parents of children with infectious diseases
- Spanish language videos of Vaccine
Information Statements (VISs) now available
- Immunization registry software vendors
now listed on AKC's website
- AMDA develops information kit on
immunization in long-term care facilities
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July 22, 1999
FDA ANNOUNCES MEETING ON NEEDLE SAFETY
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a meeting of the General Hospital and
Personal Use Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee on August 2, 1999, in
Rockville, MD. The panel will discuss and provide recommendations to the FDA on updating
current guidance for devices with sharps injury prevention features and potential elements
for new guidance for the needle-free devices such as jet injectors.
For more information about this meeting you can contact Martha T. O'Lone, the Executive
Secretary of the General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel, at 301-443-8913,
extension 198.
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July 22, 1999
CDC PUBLISHES 1999-2000 EDITION OF "THE YELLOW BOOK"
Every two years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention publishes a volume
entitled "Health Information for International Travel," otherwise know as
"The Yellow Book" because of its color. It contains immunization requirements,
disease risk and precautions, and prevention information for travel outside the United
States.
The cost of the 1999-2000 edition is $22 including shipping charges. If you wish to place
an order by phone, call 202-512-1800 and order stock #017-023-00202-3. By mail, please
send your request with title and payment to:
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
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July 22, 1999
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR CDC'S UPCOMING "IMMUNIZATION UPDATE" SATELLITE BROADCAST
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will sponsor "Immunization
Update," a live, interactive, satellite videoconference on September 16, 1999. The
broadcast will provide the most current information available in the constantly changing
field of immunization. Continuing education credits will be offered for a variety of
professions.
Topics covered will include new recommendations for polio vaccination in the U.S.,
expanded recommendations for the use of hepatitis A vaccine, characteristics and use of
Lyme disease vaccine, and vaccine safety issues.
The broadcast's instructors will be William L.
Atkinson, MD, MPH, and Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH, medical epidemiologists, National
Immunization Program, and other guest experts from the CDC.
Two broadcasts of "Immunization Update" are schedule on September 16th, 1999.
The first broadcast will run from 9:00-11:30 a.m. (EDT), and the second from 12:00-2:30
p.m. (EDT).
For more information, call 888-232-3299 and request fax document #130022, or click here: http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/calendar.htm#Satellite
To register for the course, or to find out viewing locations, contact your state
immunization program manager. Find his/her phone number at: http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/stcoords.htm
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July 22, 1999
CONFERENCE ON IMMUNIZATION COALITION BUILDING SET FOR JANUARY 2000 IN SAN DIEGO
The 2nd National Conference on Immunization Coalition Building will be held in San Diego,
CA, on January 23-25, 2000. Workshops will include "Marketing Your Coalition,"
"Anti-Vaccine Issues," "Media Advocacy," and others.
For more information about the conference, call
Concepts Worldwide, the conference planners, at (858/619) 535-0050.
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July 22, 1999
PKIDS STARTS TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Parents who are looking for support services, counseling, referrals and information for
their children suffering from infectious diseases and/or for themselves, can now call
1-877-55-PKIDS, a toll-free number from Parents of Kids with Infectious Disease (PKIDS).
The PKIDS toll-free number is sponsored by a mother of an infected child who feels
strongly that all parents should have access to PKIDS' resources.
Not only does PKIDS offer services to connect parents with similar experiences, but the
organization also provides referrals to health organizations, and details about ongoing
and upcoming clinical trials for kids living with hepatitis B or hepatitis C. PKIDS is a
national nonprofit organization with two major goals - to help families of kids living
with chronic, viral infectious diseases and to educate the public about these
diseases. The organization works primarily with hepatitis B and C, HIV/AIDS, herpes and
cytomegalovirus (CMV).
For more information about PKIDS on the Internet,
click here: http://www.pkids.org
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July 22, 1999
SPANISH LANGUAGE VIDEOS OF VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENTS (VISs) NOW AVAILABLE
The Michigan State University Extension's "Physician Peer Education Project on
Immunization" has developed a videotape set of Vaccine Information Statements (VISs)
in Spanish. The six videos cover polio, Hib, varicella, DTP, hepatitis B, and MMR. Each
video is under ten minutes in length.
Watching these videotapes is an effective and easy way to make sure that Spanish-speaking
patients understand the legally required information contained in a VIS. This is a helpful
tool for clinics that serve people from Spanish-speaking countries.
The "Vaccine Information Statement Videotape Set - Spanish Edition" costs $25
for six videos, including shipping and handling. Send a check or money order payable to
"Michigan State University" to:
Michigan State University Health Promotion Program
B127 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1316
(Please include your name, address, phone and fax numbers)
For more information, please call 517-353-2596 or fax 517-432-0155.
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July 22, 1999
IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY SOFTWARE VENDORS NOW LISTED ON AKC'S WEBSITE
All Kids Count (AKC) has compiled a directory of vendors offering immunization registry
software and support. Both private companies and public health departments are listed. The
directory is posted on the AKC website at http://www.allkidscount.org
(check the "Resources" section under "Technology").
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July 22, 1999
AMDA DEVELOPS INFORMATION KIT ON IMMUNIZATION IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
The American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) recently released an informational kit
"Immunization in Long Term Care: Focusing on Influenza and Pneumococcal
Vaccinations." The kit is a compilation of information to help directors of long-term
care facilities initiate influenza and pneumococcal vaccination programs. Reference
materials include recommendations from the CDC, sample policies and procedures, brochures
and more.
AMDA's kit is available for $25 per copy for AMDA members and $30 for nonmembers. Order
forms are available through AMDA's fax-on- demand service at 410-740-6953, or at AMDA's
website at http://www.amda.com, or by
calling AMDA directly at 800-876-2632. |
