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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.
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Annual Influenza Update Conference Agenda
September 14, 2023
- 8:30 AM: Registration, Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors
- 9:00 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 9:15 AM: Influenza Update
Alicia P. Budd, MPH
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 10:00 AM: Updated Vaccination Recommendations
Kavin Patel, MD
Yale School of Medicine - 10:30 AM: RSV: What we know now and what’s to come
Kavin Patel, MD
Yale School of Medicine - 11:00 AM: Break & Visit Exhibitors
- 11:15 AM: Connecticut Immunization Updates
Kathy Kudish, DVM, MSPH
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Immunization Program - 12:15 PM: Lunch & Visit Exhibitors
- 1:15 PM: Communicating About Vaccination in 2023:
Updated Communication Strategies
Jenn Sittig, MPH
VP of Communications, The Public Good Projects - 2:15 PM: Burden of Influenza in 65+:
Preferential Recommendations and How Messaging Has Changed
Aileen Pangilinan, MD
UConn Center on Aging - 3:00 PM: Closing Remarks
*The agenda is provided as a guide only. The organizers reserve the right to make amendments to the timing, topics and speakers as needed.
*Attendees are able to visit exhibitor tables throughout the day, even as talks are presented.
*There is no continuing education available for this conference.