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2010 NIVS Meeting Increasing coverage for the 2010-2011 season: Pandemic, perceptions, progress, prevention and perspectives Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, May 17-19 Awards 2010 Immunization Excellence Awards Read about the 2009-2010 award winners who were recognized for their value and extraordinary contributions toward improving adult, and/or childhood influenza vaccination rates within their communities. Agenda Agenda View the agenda for the meeting and the after dinner presentations. Executive Summary Meeting Minutes 2010 Meeting Presentations Download PDF files of the slide presentations from the Summit speakers. Session One: The 2009-2010 Influenza Pandemic Overview of the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Speaker: Beth Bell, MD, CDC-NCIRD 2009-10 Influenza Season Vaccination Coverage Speaker: Gary Euler SDI Speaker: Laurel Edelman The RAND Corporation Speaker: Katherine Harris Department of Defense Speaker: Wayne Hachey - AFTER DINNER PRESENTATIONS: UPDATES FROM MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTERS - Healthcare Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) Speaker: Ashley Fishburn GlaxoSmithKline Speaker: Tosh Butt MedImmune Speaker: Kathy Coelingh CSL Biotherapies & Merck Vaccines Speakers: Paul Perreault (CSL) and Eddy Bresnitz (Merck) Novartis Vaccines Speaker: Nima M. Farzan sanofi pasteur Speaker: Phil Hosbach Session Two: Perceptions A National View Speaker: Glen Nowak, CDC A State View Speaker: Paul Jarris, ASTHO A City and County View Speaker: Bob England, Maricopa Co Dept of Public Health From the Pharmacists' Viewpoint Speaker: Mitch Rothholz, American Pharmacists Association From the Community Immunizers Viewpoint Speaker: Steve Allred, GetAFluShot.com From the Long-term Care Facilities' Viewpoint Speaker: Janice Zalen, American Health Care Association - PRIVATE PROVIDERS PANEL - The Nurses' Perspective Speaker: Nancy Hughes, American Nurses Association The Pediatricians' Perspective Speaker: Geoffrey Simon, American Academy of Pediatrics The Family Practitioners' Perspective Speaker: Andrew Eisenberg, Texas Medical Association The Internists' Perspective Speaker: Tim Vavra, Loyola University Medical Center Special Summit Awards Lunch Program Introduction to Awards Luncheon Speaker: Mitch Rothholz, APhA Overall Season Activities Award Recipient: Savita Kumar, Palm Beach County Health Department Healthcare Personnel Campaign Award Recipient: Mary Cooney, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Immunization Coalitions / Public Health / Community Campaign Award Recipient: Tim Heath, South Dakota Department of Health Corporate Campaign Award Recipient: Ed Cohen, Walgreens Session Three: Progress Vaccine Delivery Technology Speaker: Chris Colwell, Becton-Dickinson - MOVING FORWARD INTO 2010 - 2011 AND BEYOND - Future Public Health Strategies for Influenza Speaker: Cindy Weinbaum, CDC-NCIRD Future Federal Policy Direction for Influenza Speaker: Bruce Gellin, DHS-NVPO Influenza Message Map for 2010-2011 Speaker: Kris Sheedy, CDC-NCIRD Session Four: Prevention Healthy People 2020 Update Speaker: Abby Shefer, CDC-NCIRD ACIP Update - Moving Toward Universal Vaccination Speaker: Greg Poland, Mayo Clinic - GROUPS THAT WE ARE STILL NOT PROTECTING WELL - Healthy Adults: Engaging "Hard to Reach" Populations Stacey Mortenson, ALA of Arizona Heather McKenzie, VNAA Adults with Chronic Illnesses Speaker: Rebecca Sunenshine, Maricopa Co Dept of Public Health Children: School-Placed Immunizations Cindy Weinbaum, CDC-NCIRD Susan Rehm, CIIC and NFID Health Care Workers: IAC's Honor Roll for Patient Safety Deborah Wexler, Imm Action Coalition Deborah Dooley, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Nancy Gemeinhart, BJC HealthCare Why Are We Doing This? Speaker: Laura Scott, Families Fighting Flu