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2011 NIVS Meeting The universal recommendation: How did we do, and how do we do better? Grand Hyatt Manchester in San Diego, California, May 9-11 Awards The recipients of the 2011 Immunization Excellence Awards were announced in a news release on April 29. View the agenda for the special awards presentations and a full description of each award winner here. Agenda View the agenda for the meeting and the special dinner presentations. Executive Summary and Meeting Report 2011 Meeting Presentations Download PDF files of the slide presentations from the Summit speakers. Session One Future Federal Policy Directions: Influenza Vaccine and Vaccination Keynote Speaker: Bruce Gellin (DHHS, NVPO) The 2010-2011 Season: Coverage, Safety, More... Speaker: Cindy Weinbaum (CDC) - PROVIDER PROSPECTIVES - Pharmacists Speaker: Mitch Rothholz (APhA) Community Immunizers Speaker: Bonnie Thomas (Summit Community Immunizers Working Group) - OB-GYN PROVIDER PROSPECTIVES - Speaker: Elizabeth Rosenblum (AAFP) Speaker: Linda O'Neal Eckert (ACOG) Occupational Health Speaker: Roslyn Stone (Summit Occupational Health Working Group) Pilot test of NQF Measure on Health Care Worker Influenza Immunization Speaker: Megan Lindley (CDC) Department of Defense Speaker: Col. Wayne Hachey (DoD) - AFTER DINNER PRESENTATIONS - Healthcare Industry Distribution Association Speaker: Aaron Frazier GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines Speaker: Kimberly Bradley MedImmune Speaker: Seth Feldman Merck Vaccines Speaker: Eddy Bresnitz Novartis Vaccines Speaker: Nirupama (Niru) Subramanian sanofi pasteur Speaker: Bill Averbeck Session Two: Advancing Influenza Immunization and Vaccine Efficacy European Union Influenza Efforts Speaker: L.J Tan (AMA) on behalf of the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza [ESWI]) - VACCINE EFFICACY - Influenza Vaccine Efficacy: A Review Speaker: Michael Osterholm (University of Minnesota, Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy) Influenza Vaccine Efficacy and Effectiveness Speaker: Arnold Monto (University of Michigan School of Public Health) Vaccine Efficacy and Influenza Policy Speaker: Kathy Neuzil (PATH) New Influenza Vaccine Technologies Jackie Katz (CDC) Session Two: Special Summit Awards Lunch Program Presentations of Summit Award Winners Mitch Rothholz (APhA) "Overall Season Activities" Award Recipient: Walgreens "Healthcare Personnel Campaign" Award Recipient: Virginia Mason Medical Center "Immunization Coalitions / Public Health / Community Campaign" Award Recipient: Protecting Alachua County From Flu Coalition "Corporate Campaign" Award Recipient: Rostros de la gripe Campaign, American Lung Association in collaboration with sanofi pasteur Session Three: Reaching the Disparate Populations What is a Health Care Disparity? Speaker: Catherine Torres (ASTHO [Association of State and Territorial Health Officials]) The DHHS and CMS Effort Speaker: Bruce Gellin (NVPO, on behalf of Garth Graham, DHHS Office of Minority Health) The Partnership Center: Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Speaker: Kimberly Konkel - BEST PRACTICES - African Americans Speaker: Tiffany Tate Hispanics Speaker: Carlos Velazquez Walgreens Outreach Initiatives Speaker: Rafael Malpica American Indians Speaker: Amy Groom Session Four: Increasing Coverage and Influenza Communications Healthy People 2020 Update Speaker: Abby Shefer (CDC) ACIP Update Speaker: Carolyn Bridges (CDC) - UNIFYING THE 2011-2012 MESSAGE - National Influenza Vaccination Communication Plans for the 2011 – 2012 Season Speaker: Kris Sheedy (CDC) Retail Messaging Speaker: Jack Cantlin (Walgreens) Overcoming the Complex Challenge of Influenza Vaccination Messaging: One Size Does Not Fit All Speaker: Glen Nowak (CDC)