Got Your Shots? MDH Annual Immunization Conference

October 10-11, 2013
Ramada MSP Airport and Mall of America
Bloomington, MN

On this page:
Conference Overview
Preliminary Agenda
Registration
Exhibitor Registration
Hotel Information

Conference Overview

Upon completion of this conference, the participant should be better able to:

  • Describe recent changes and additions to the childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules.
  • Explore strategies for using immunization information systems to improve immunization delivery.
  • Identify effective responses to the most common concerns that vaccine-hesitant parents and guardians have.
  • Create innovative messaging for promoting vaccination using traditional and new media.
  • Integrate practice changes to eliminate missed opportunities for providing vaccination at every type of health care visit.

This live activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Health. The University of Minnesota is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This live activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Determination of exact number of credits is pending.

Certificates of attendace will be provided to those wishing to obtain CEUs.

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

Twitter hashtag: #immunizeMN

Preliminary Agenda

Thursday, October 10
9:00 a.m. Registration Check-In
Exhibits
10:00 a.m. State of the MDH Immunization Program
Margo Roddy, MPH
MDH
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Strategies for Communicating with Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
Doug Opel, MD, MPH
Seattle Children's Hospital
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch
Exhibits
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Immunization Update
Lynn Bahta, RN
MDH
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions:
  a. Immunization Registries
  b.Meaningful Use and Alternate Access
  c. Worksite Vaccination
  d. Eliminating Missed Opportunities and Quality Improvement in Immunizations
  e. Traditional and New Media Communications Strategies
  f. Communicating with Vaccine-Hesitant Parents In-Depth
Doug Opel, MD, MPH
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Repeat of breakout sessions
4:15 - 5:30 p.m. 2013 Immunization Awards Ceremony
(See 2012 award winners)
Door Prizes
Networking and Refreshments
Exhibits
Friday, October 11
7:30 a.m. Registration Check-In
Exhibits
Continental breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. The Compelling Need for Game-Changing Influenza Vaccines
Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP)
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Repeat of breakout sessions (a-e only)
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Storytelling
Don Shelby
Journalist
12:00 p.m. Course Evaluations and Adjourn


Registration

Open later this summer.

Registration for one or both days is $90.

Exhibitor Registration

Open later this summer.

Exhibit registration for one or both days is $975 and includes one attendee. Additional representatives/exhibitors must register as an individual and pay the $90 registration fee.

If you would like to apply for an exhibitor scholarship, please complete the:

Hotel Information

Ramada MSP Airport at the Mall Attention: Non-MDH link
2300 East American Boulevard
Bloomington, MN 55425
952-854-3411 or 1-800-328-1931
Conference rate: $109.00/night

Updated Friday, 12-Apr-2013 08:58:24 CDT