GSLIC Immunization Conference 2017

 

This half-day educational conference, hosted by The Greater Salt Lake Immunization Coalition will be held on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Karen Gail Miller Conference Center located at 9750 S 300 W, Sandy Utah, 84070. The conference theme, “Committing to Making a Difference Through Immunizations” will focus on local immunization issues and how to keep the motivation for ongoing immunization efforts in our community.

 

 

The conference will feature speaker Dr. William Atkinson, the Associate Director for Immunization Action Coalition, a nonprofit vaccine advocacy organization based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Atkinson, the first recipient of the CDC’s highest immunization honor - the Phil Horne Award - will speak about child and adolescent immunization updates and strategies for improving teen vaccination rates. 

 

There will be useful information for everyone at this conference!

 

Start Date and Time: 7:30 am

End Date and Time: 2:00 pm

 

Tentative Agenda:

7:30 - 8:00am Continental Breakfast/Registration/Visit Exhibitors

8:00 - 8:10am Welcome: Dr. Audrey Stevenson

8:10 - 9:30am Dr. Atkinson “Child and Adolescent Immunization Update”

9:30 - 9:50am Exhibitors /Break

9:50 - 10:30am Panel Discussion:

• Kayla Rypien (Utah Immunization Progam)
• Linda Emmett (AUCH)
• Jyl Bosone (USIIS)

10:30 - 11:10am Lacey Eden and Beth Lucy “Legislative Update”

11:10 - 11:30am Awards

11:30am - 12:30pm Dr. Atkinson “Strategies for Improving Teen Vaccines”

12:30pm - 2:00pm Lunch/Exhibitors

 

Cost: $25  

 

Scholarships available for AUCH members. Click here for information. 

 

Please contact Barbara if you are having trouble registering.