Got Your Shots Immunization Conference announcement

Minnesota Department of Health Annual Immunization Conference

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

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Got Your Shots? Helping parents make informed decisions (PDF: 183KB/2 pages)

Conference Overview

Who should attend:

  • Physicians
  • Nurse practitioners
  • Nurses
  • Physician assistants
  • Pharmacists
  • Community vaccinators
  • Public health professionals

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

  • Identify the reasons that vaccine-hesitant parents and guardians report having concerns about vaccines.
  • Identify specific and effective responses to the most common concerns that vaccine-hesitant parents and guardians have.
  • Articulate the ways in which current research is inconsistent with vaccine causation.
  • Describe recent changes and additions to the childhood, adolescent, and adult immunization schedules.

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.

The live activity has been approved for 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Determination of exact number of credits is pending.

Agenda

Thursday, October 20
10:00 a.m. Registration Check-In
Exhibits
11:00 a.m. - Noon Conference Welcome
Claudia Miller, MS
MDH
State of the MDH Immunization Program
Awards
Margo Roddy, MPH
MDH
Noon Lunch
Exhibits
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Vaccine Safety Concerns: How did we get here?
Ari Brown, MD, FAAP
2:20 - 3:20 p.m. Breakout Sessions:
  a. Live and In Person...The Parent-Provider Interaction
Ari Brown, MD, FAAP
  b. Not All Parents are the Same: How Research Can Help
Kristine Sheedy, PhD
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  c. Immunization Update
Lynn Bahta, RN, PHN
MDH
  d. Parent Perspective Panel
(Thursday session facilitated by Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP)
  e. Somali Coalition Outreach Panel
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Vaccines in the Time of Twitter: Using Social Media to Communicate about Immunizations
Wendy Sue Swanson, MD, MBE, FAAP
Seattle Children's Hospital
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Social Hour
Exhibits
Friday, October 21  
8:00 a.m. Registration Check-In
Exhibits
Continental breakfast
8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Causes and Research on Autism
Michael Reiff, MD
University of Minnesota
9:50 - 10:50 a.m. Breakout Sessions
(Repeat of a-e above)
11:00 a.m. - Noon Communicating about Infant Immunizations: Translating Research into Practice
Kristine Sheedy, PhD
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Noon Course Evaluations and Adjourn

Registration

Registration is now closed.

  • If attending both days select:
    2011 Got Your Shots? Immunization Conference Oct 20th & 21st - $90

  • If attending only one day select:
    2011 Got Your Shots? Immunization Conference day 1 - $50 OR
    2011 Got Your Shots? Immunization Conference day 2 - $50

  • Refunds are available for cancellations until September 30, 2011. After that date only transfers of registrations can be made.

Exhibitor Registration

Event Registration and Payment
Please select the exhibitors only option. One exhibitor fee is included with exhibitor registration. Additional exhibitors must register as a participant and pay the participant fee. One payment can be made for exhibitors and participants if paying by check.

Exhibitor Fee: $975 (includes one exhibitor). Additional exhibitors must pay the registration fee, even if they are not attending the entire day.

Non-profits pay registration fee(s) only. Please register as a participant and then contact Maggie Kenyon-Schultz at 651-201-5528 to register your exhibit.

Hotel Information

Northland Inn Attention: Non-MDH link
7025 Northland Drive
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
763-536-8300 or 1-800-441-6422

Conference Rate:
$109.00/night
Be sure to mention the 2011 Got Your Shots Immunization Conference. Reservations must be made before September 30 to receive this rate.

Updated Tuesday, 25-Oct-2011 09:56:29 CDT