2012 NPHIC Symposium and Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Training (CERC) Washington DC Sept. 30 – Oct. 3

Posted on May 10, 2012

The National Public Health Information Symposium and Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication  Training will be held in Washington DC from September 30, through October 3, 2012.  This event  will feature many great opportunities to hone your communication skills and learn from public health thought leaders. The centerpiece: Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication 2.0 taught by CDC risk communication experts Dr. Barbara Reynolds and Roger Pippin. The timing for this symposium coincides with the planned fall release of CERC 2.0, the first CERC update since it was first released in 2002. In addition, the 2012 NPHIC Training Symposium will include workshops, breakout sessions, and conversations with CDC officials. 

Current registration information, hotel details and the agenda can be found on the NPHIC website, www.nphic.org or click here to go directly to the page:  http://www.nphic.org/conferences/2012/nphic-symposium.  Mark your calendars!

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Webinar Invitation from Families Fighting Flu: New Details About Flu Prevention

Posted on September 25, 2012
Flu season is here! Now is the time to take the simple step of getting an annual flu vaccination – the single best preventative measure to help avoid this potentially deadly disease! Families Fighting Flu (FFF) invites you to join an informational webinar to hear from Dr. William Schaffner, immediate past-president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, who will be sharing the latest information about what you can do to protect yourself and your family from the flu. He will be joined by Jennifer Lastinger, a parent and FFF board member, who knows first-hand how serious the flu can be, especially for children.Each year more than 20,000 children are hospitalized and most years more than 100 children die from the flu. Let’s all do our part to spread awareness…not the flu!

October 2, 2012 -  9 am PT / 12noon ET. Question and answer period to follow presentation. Click here to register.


Invited Speakers
 
  Dr. William Schaffner
Immediate Past-President, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
     
  Jennifer Lastinger
Parent & Board Member, Families Fighting Flu

Moderator
 
  Laura Scott
Executive Director, Families Fighting Flu
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VEC Webinar – October 3rd – 9am PT / 12noon ET

Posted on September 25, 2012

September webinar rescheduled

Due to a death in the family that precluded Dr. Offit from presenting, the VEC webinar originally scheduled for September 12 was rescheduled for Wednesday, October 3 at noon ET.
 

  • If you were registered for the September 12 and plan to attend on October 3, you do not need to do anything. Your registration will carry over to October 3rd. Reminder emails containing the necessary connection information will be sent the week of the event.
  • If you were registered for September 12, but cannot attend on October 3, you can keep the registration anyway as it will allow you to access the archived webinar. The archived event will be available within 24 to 48 hours of the original broadcast using the same link provided for the live event. You can also find the archived event by going to http://vaccine.chop.edu/webinars and clicking to the archive and selecting the October 3 event archive.
  • If you never registered for September 12, but are interested in attending on October 3, registration is still open. Go to http://vaccine.chop.edu/webinars and click on the registration button. 
     

Both live and archived event participants will be able to get continuing education credits through a collaborative effort of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the University of Pittsburgh. Participants of the live event will only be required to complete a course evaluation; however, participants who view the archived event will be required to complete both the evaluation and a post-test. Instructions for obtaining credits will be shared at the conclusion of both the live and recorded events.

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AAP – October 2012 – New Orleans

Posted on September 25, 2012

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in New Orleans from October 20-23, 2012

http://www.aapexperience.org/

 

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APHA’s 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition Save the Dates – San Francisco, CA October 27-31, 2012

Posted on July 2, 2012
APHA’s 140th Annual Meeting & Exposition

Save the Dates – San Francisco, CA 

October 27-31, 2012  

Prevention and Wellness Across The Lifespan is the theme of this year’s  APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition.  This meeting is the oldest and largest gathering of public health professionals in the world, attracting more than 13,000 national and international physicians, administrators, nurses, educators, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists. APHA’s meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health.

The 2012 meeting will be held October 27-31 in San Francisco, CA. Registration and more information: http://www.apha.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting.
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