2022 Annual Influenza Update

The Annual Influenza Update is held each year in the fall with a focus on adult vaccinations. This annual one-day conference covers the latest in influenza, pneumococcal, pertussis and other adult vaccination news. Aimed at health professionals, health educators and mass immunizers, the conference focuses on the findings from the previous flu season and what new issues, products and pricing we can expect to see in the upcoming season. The conference also focuses on billing issues for health departments, new adult vaccine products, changes in ACIP recommendations for adult vaccinations and new vaccination campaigns at CDC.

This year's conference was held on September 14, 2022, in Branford, CT and featured the following presentations. These presentations will be available to view on demand through July 31, 2024. Click the Register button above to receive access.

Presentations Available

The Return of Influenza: A summary of the 2021-2022 influenza season and some thoughts about the 2022-2023 season
Alicia P. Budd, MPH, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch of the Influenza Division in CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

COVID-19 Update
Benjamin Silk, PhD, Lead, Surveillance and Analytics, Epidemiology Task Force, CDC COVID-19 Response

Connecticut Surveillance Trends: Influenza and COVID-19
Kristen Soto MPH, Epidemiologist, Connecticut Department of Public Health

Maternal Vaccination
Saad B. Omer, MBBS MPH PhD FIDSA, Director, Yale Institute for Global Health

Increasing Vaccine Confidence
Robert A. Bednarczyk, PhD, Associate Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

Hospital Panel: Where Do We Stand and Where Do We Go From Here?

David Banach, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Hospital Epidemiologist, UConn Health/John Dempsey Hospital

Frederick A Browne MD MBA FSHEA
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs
Griffin Health

Ajay Kumar, MD, MBA
Executive Vice President
Chief Clinical Officer
Hartford HealthCare

Richard A Martinello, MD
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Medical Director, Infection Prevention
Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Health, Quality & Safety

Asha K. Shah, MD, MS
Director of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiologist
Stamford Hospital
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

For more information contact:

Michelle Caul
Michelle.Caul@lung.org

**All presentation content was current as of the date recorded, September 14, 2022.