Measles 2014 Update: Clinical Presentation, Outbreaks, Vaccination Recommendations, and Patient Management

Originally aired: June 19, 2014

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This webinar provided a brief background on measles including a description of the disease, clinical presentation, and complications; outlined the current status of measles outbreaks in the United States; reviewed CDC vaccination recommendations for the general public and international travelers; explained the guidelines for evaluating, diagnosing and managing patients with measles; highlighted communication resources for doctors and other healthcare professionals and the public; and provided an update on the 2014 version of the National Immunization Awareness Month Toolkit.

Featured Speaker:

Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, M.S.N., M.P.H.
Epidemiologist
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

 

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CA-AAP June 26 Webinar: Time-Efficient Skills to Address Vaccine-Hesitant Parents: Focus Group Results and Best Practices

This program is sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics – California District IX in collaboration with the California Immunization Coalition and was held on June 26, 2012.

This webinar provided participants with skills for communicating with parents in a time-efficient manner to build trust and address a range of vaccine concerns.  Results of recent focus groups with vaccine-hesitant parents and with practicing pediatricians identifying best practices in vaccine safety communication were shared.

This workshop will be co-presented by: Kris Calvin, CEO of the AAP-CA; Dean Blumberg, MD FAAP; Wilbert Mason, MD, FAAP.

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CA-AAP June 5th Webinar: How Health Care Providers Can Engage the Media to Communicate Positive & Accurate Vaccine Messages

This program is sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics – California District IX in collaboration with the California Immunization Coalition and was held on June 5, 2012.

In this archived Webinar you will learn about crafting vaccine messages and how to communicate with traditional and social media through print and televised interviews, quotes, letters to the editor, op-eds and blogs.

This workshop was co-presented by two media experts: Ari Brown, MD, FAAP and Val Ulene, media experts and authors: Ari Brown, MD, FAAP and Val Ulene, MD, Preventive Medicine.

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Conference on Health Communication, Media and Marketing – Recap

VICNetwork ‘Correspondent’ Kerry Shearer videotaped and edited this clip from last week’s Conference on Health Communication, Media and Marketing in Atlanta. The National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) was a cosponsor of the event and if you were not able to attend, take Kerry’s advice and get together with a colleague who was there and pick their brains about the latest information in public health communications.

Many of the conference presentations will be archived on the CDC website. The VICNetwork will let you know when they are available. Click to see Kerry’s report from the conference. By the way, in creating this report, Kerry also demonstrated how easily and quickly you can post videos of events sponsored by your own agency. Click here to learn what equipment Kerry used.

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Take Your Best Shot! Injection Safety Video Now Available

With over 100 participants, the “Take Your Best Shot! Injection Safety!” webinar was a great success! If you did not get a chance to participate in this webinar, NPHIC recorded it and it is now available for all to view. You can now view this webinar by clicking on the Take Your Best Shot image at NPHIC.org.

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