The Oregon Flu Summit was held on September 25th from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Ambridge Event Center in Portland, Oregon.
Speaker Presentations Oregon Flu Summit 2012
Update on Influenza Vaccine for Healthcare Personnel
Carolyn Bridges, MD, Associate Director for Adult Immunization, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Oregon Healthcare Personnel and Influenza
Mel Kohn, MD, MPH, Director and State Health Officer Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
Near-Real Time Flu Vaccine Uptake Surveillance with ALERT
Steve Robison, Epidemiologist, Oregon Immunization Program, Oregon Health Authority
Speaker Panel: Innovative Partnerships to Improve Immunization Delivery
Heather Kaisner, Immunization Coordinator, Deschutes County Health Services
Pamela Ruona, MHR, Director of Policy & Programs, Oregon Health Care Association
Jane O' Glasser BSN, RN, Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator, Multnomah County Health Department
Are you a "Good Steward?" - The Cost of Doing Business: Vaccine Storage and Handling, Overview of Vaccine Stewardship Legislation
Albert Koroloff, MPH, Public Health Educator II, Vaccines for Children Program, Oregon Health Authority
Tuesday Johnson, Public Health Educator II, Vaccines for Children Progam, Oregon Health Authority
Day of Flu Summit Details
Agenda
Directions to Ambridge Event Center & Flu Summit Layout
Registration now open
Ambridge Event Center Parking Map
Hotel Suggestion List
Save the Date flyer
The curriculum will use both lecture and interactive to provide:
- an overview of influenza
- examine State and National efforts to prevent influenza
- Vaccine storage and handling
- ALERT IIS (Immunization Information System)
- Influenza vaccine manufacture overview
- Healthcare worker influenza vaccine legislation update
The intended audience includes all immunization providers, public health staff, employee health specialists, infection control specialists, hospital administrators, health educators, medical assistants, nursing home and long-term care administrators, tribal health, health professional students, immunizing pharmacists, hospital pharmacists, and other immunization stakeholders.
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For more information, or to be an exhibitor, contact the OAIC Coordinator, Alison Alexander at
971-673-0472 or at
alison.alexander@state.or.us