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2012 NIVS Meeting Presentations May 15-17, Atlanta, Georgia 2012 Meeting Presentations Download PDF files of the slide presentations from the Summit speakers. Session One Overview of the 2011-2012 Season Influenza Vaccination Coverage: How Well Did We Do in 2011-12? Speaker: Erin Kennedy (CDC) ACIP Recommendations Speaker: Lisa Grohskopf (CDC/ACIP) Department of Defense Influenza Update: 2011-2012 Speaker: Col. Scott Stanek (Dept of Defense) European Scientific Working Group on Influenza Speaker: Ab Osterhaus (EU Flu Summit) Session Two Benefits of Current Influenza Vaccines and Future Directions NIAID Influenza Vaccine Development: Novel Strategies for Better Vaccines Speaker: Rachelle Salomon (NIAID) Cost-Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine Speaker: Lisa Prosser (Univ of Michigan) Influenza Vaccine Program Effectiveness in the United States Speaker: Carrie Reed (CDC) Special Dinner Program Flu Products Supply Channel Speaker: Aaron Frazier (HIDA) GSK Influenza Vaccine Update Speaker: Stuart Burstin (GSK) MedImmune Influenza Vaccine Update Speaker: Seth Feldman (MedImmune) Merck Influenza Vaccine Update Speaker: Troy Fix (Merck) Novartis Influenza Vaccine Update Speaker: David Pratt (Novartis) Sanofi Pasteur Influenza Vaccine Update Speaker: Philip Hosbach (Sanofi Pasteur) Session Three Optimizing Strategies for Reaching High Priority Groups Influenza Immunization in Patients with Heart Disease Speaker: G. Marshall Lyon III (AHA) School-Located Vaccinations: A Strategy Whose Time is Now Speaker: Paul Etkind (NACCHO) The Value of Worksite-Based Influenza Vaccination Campaigns Targeting Both Employees and Families: Lessons Learned from the Worksite Influenza Vaccination Study Speaker: Cori Ofstead (Ofstead and Associates) Ob/Gyn Provider Barriers and Best Practices Speaker: Bernard Gonik (ACOG) Using Reminders for Targeting Groups - Pharmacy Experience Speaker: Mitch Rothholz (APhA) Innovative Approaches to Reducing Disparities in Implementing Universal Recommendation: Let's Shake Things Up!!! Speaker: Tiffany Tate/Bryan Elsom (MD Partnership for Prevention/MRB Films) Special Summit Awards Luncheon 2012 NIVS Awards - Introduction Speaker: Mitch Rothholz (APhA) USPHS/IHS - Phoenix Indian Medical Center Speaker: Ann Gorman/Aimee Young (USPHS/IHS) FluSafe - Vaccinating Staff, Protecting Patients Speaker: Jennifer Heath (MN Dept of Health) Flu Roundup - Texas Size: Organizing and Developing a School-Based Flu Vaccination Program Speaker: Linda V. Shirley (Caring for Children Foundation of Texas) Walgreens - Community Outreach Program Speaker: Tim Brne (Walgreens) Session Four Influenza Leadership and Improving Immunization Rates Marketing Influenza Immunization Speaker: Tom Nagle (Statler-Nagle) Promoting Influenza Vaccination: Communication-Related Findings from the 2011-12 National Flu Survey Speaker: Glen Nowak (CDC) Linking Vaccination with Other Preventive Services Speaker: Douglas Shenson (Yale School of Medicine) Effective African American and Hispanic Grassroots Strategies and Flu Activities Speaker: Patirica Green/Carlos Velazquez (HMA Associates) Los Rostros de la Gripe: Ethnic and Minority Community Influenza Vaccination Outreach Targeting Hispanics Speaker: Mary Havell (American Lung Association)