Northeastern Adult Immunization Coalition Meeting
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November 22 @ 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Join fellow immunization champions on November 22, 2024 at the Embassy Suites, Saratoga Springs for an opportunity to engage with experts, share insights, and collaborate on strategies to promote adult immunization.
Schedule: Registration/sign-in opens at 8:00 am and the welcome remarks will begin at 8:30 am.
This year’s Meeting will feature:
- NYSDOH Adult Immunization Update
- CDC Adult Immunization Update
- Families Fighting Flu
- ACIP Immunization Schedule
- Vaccine Messaging
- (Please note topics are subject to change. A detailed agenda will be mailed out closer to the event date)
Guest Speakers:
- Sarah Hershey, RN, BSN, Adult Immunization Coordinator, Division of Vaccine Excellence, New York State Dept. of Health
- Amanda Kwong, Director, Public Health Communications Collaborative
- Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Alissa Kanowitz, Founding Member, Families Fighting Flu
- Daniel Salmon, Phd, MPH, Professor & Director, Institute for Vaccine Safety, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Who should attend? Adult immunization providers
Fees There are no fees to attend this event. Morning coffee/tea and lunch are included at no cost to attendees.
This program is hosted by the New York State Association of County Health Officials (NYSACHO), the Immunization Coalitions of Northeastern New York, and co-provided by the New York State Department of Health, Division of Vaccine Excellence.
Funding for this meeting was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in written meeting materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.
Continuing Education
Criteria for Successful Completion: Learners must attend 100% of this activity to be awarded full continuing education credits/ contact hours.
Accreditation statements:
Continuing Medical Education
The College of Integrated Sciences, University at Albany is accredited by the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The College of Integrated Sciences, University at Albany designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nurse Education Contact Hours
University at Albany College of Integrated Sciences is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering is approved for 5.25 nursing contact hours.
Certified Health Education Specialist Contact Hours
Sponsored by the College of Integrated Sciences, University at Albany, SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 5.25 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 5.25 Provider ID# 99086.
Certified in Public Health
This event is sponsored by the College of Integrated Sciences, University at Albany, an approved provider of CPH Renewal Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners. This offering is approved for 6.0 Certified in Public Health Renewal Credits.
Disclosure Statement: The College of Integrated Sciences, University at Albany relies upon planners and faculty in its CE activities to provide educational information that is objective and free of bias. In this spirit and in accordance with accreditation guidelines all those with the potential to control the content of all CE activities must disclose any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies whose products, devices or services may be discussed in the content, that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest.
The planners, moderator, and presenters do not have any financial arrangements or affiliations with any ineligible companies whose products, research or services may be discussed in this activity.
Questions If you have questions regarding registration for the Annual Northeastern New York Adult Immunization Meeting, please email Laura Gibson at [email protected].
