Western Canadian Immunization Forum 2011
In collaboration with First Nations Inuit Health and the government of Alberta, BCCDC hosted the Western Canadian Immunization Forum 2011 on December 7 and 8, 2011 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The primary audience was staff at all levels involved with immunization program delivery in Western Canada.
Videos from the morning plenary sessions have been archived and are available here.
Wednesday December 7th
Morning Plenary Session:
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- Margaret George (Elder with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation)
- Arlene Paton (BC Ministry of Health)
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| Introduction and overview of the program, new vaccine pipeline and prioritization process |
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| New developments in vaccine safety monitoring: Canada and the World |
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| Adverse events following immunization: Pathophysiology and Communication to Parents and the Public |
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
| Breakout #1: Perspectives on Evaluating Immunization Programs |
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| Breakout #2: CRNBC Decision Support Tools and RN Scope of Practice |
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| Breakout #3: Life Behind the Doors of Public Health: Technology and Cold Chain |
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| Breakout #4: HPV Vaccine: current research and future program directions |
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Thursday December 8th
Morning Plenary Session:
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| The rationale for introducing a 2nd dose of varicella (Canada) |
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| Using social media as an advocacy tool to communicate about immunization |
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| Collaboration and Communication with Pharmacists who Immunize |
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| The US Experience with the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine |
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
| Breakout #5: Ethical and disease prevention considerations related to alternate schedules |
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| Breakout #6: Partners in Prevention (a BC-wide physician survey) results |
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| Breakout #7: Advocacy in Your Practice: ImmunizeBC's "I Have Immunity" campaign |
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| Breakout #8: Immunization as a Component of Comprehensive School Health |
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Last Updated: April 3, 2012