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Course Overview
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Immunization Update 2004
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast & Webcast
August 19, 2004
Two Broadcasts
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT and
12:00 Noon - 2:30 PM EDT
View Webcast
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This live satellite broadcast and webcast will provide up-to-date
information on the rapidly changing field of immunization.
Anticipated topics include new recommendations for influenza vaccine,
including routine vaccination of children and expanded use of live
attenuated influenza vaccine; pneumococcal conjugate vaccine shortage;
varicella vaccine; and vaccine safety issues. The 2.5 hour broadcast
will occur live from 9 to 11:30 am, and then, will be re-broadcast
later that day from 12:00 to 2:30 pm. Both broadcasts will feature
a live question and answer session in which participants nationwide
can interact with the course instructors via toll-free telephone lines.
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Goal
To improve immunization practices in the United States.
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Objectives
After this satellite broadcast, participants will be able to:
- List two recent immunization recommendations made by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- Describe two emerging immunization issues.
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Target Audience
Physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, DoD paraprofessionals,
pharmacists, and their colleagues who either
administer vaccines or set policy for their
offices, clinics, communicable disease, or
infection control programs. Both private and
public healthcare providers, including pediatricians,
family practice specialists, residents, and medical
and nursing students.
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Faculty
William L. Atkinson, M.D., M.P.H.
National Immunization Program (NIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Donna Weaver, M.N., R.N.,
NIP, CDC.
Andrew Kroger, M.D., M.P.H.,
NIP, CDC.
Other Guest Experts
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Registration and Continuing Education Information
To register to attend the broadcast at a specific
location, or to search for available locations, visit
the CDC/ATSDR Training
and Continuing Education Online at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline.
Site Registration begins on June 24, 2004. Individual
Registration begins on July 22, 2004.
For questions about registration, call 1-800-41-TRAIN or
email ce@cdc.gov.
Note: You do not need to register to participate in the webcast.
For additional questions regarding program content, please email
nipinfo@cdc.gov.
Course numbers are listed below:
Satellite Broadcast
SB0153--9:00 to 11:30 AM EDT
SB0154--12:00 to 2:30 PM EDT
Webcast
WC0053--9:00 to 11:30 AM EDT
WC0054--12:00 to 2:30 PM EDT
Continuing education credit will be offered for a
variety of professions based on 2.5 hours of instruction.
CE credit will be available only through theCDC/ATSDR Training
and Continuing Education Online at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline.
You must complete an online evaluation to obtain CE credit.
Credit for Pharmacists: Pharmacists can earn
continuing education credit through the online learning system
found at
http://www.pharmacist.com/education.cfm.
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Satellite Technical Specifications
These broadcasts will be available on C and Ku-bands.
Coordinates will be available at the program website the week prior
to the program or by a fax through an updated factsheet.
To receive this factsheet by fax, contact the CDC Fax
Information System at 888-232-3299 (or 877-232-1010 for the hearing impaired).
When prompted, enter the document number 130029 and a return fax number.
Signal Test Date and Time
August 18, 2004
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Same coordinates for signal test and broadcast
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Broadcast Date and Times
August 19, 2004
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT and
12:00 Noon - 2:30 PM EDT
Color bars and tone begin 30 minutes before each broadcast
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C-Band
Satellite: Galaxy-3C
Longitude: 95 degrees West
Channel: 03C
Downlink Freq: 3760 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Audio Freq: 6.2 & 6.8
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Ku-Band
Satellite: SBS-6
Longitude: 74 degrees West
Channel: 17K
Downlink Freq: 12117 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Audio Freq: 6.2 & 6.8
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Each broadcast will be closed-captioned |
To Contact Us During the
Program
Voice: 800-793-8598
[International callers 404-639-0180]
FAX: 800-553-6323
[International callers, 404-639-0181]
TTY: 800-815-8152
[International callers, 404-639-0182]
Technical Assistance:
800-728-8232 [International callers 404-639-1289]
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Audiobridge Information
In the event you are unable to receive the signal on
program day, you may join by audiobridge.
For security reasons, the passcode and the leader's name will be required to
join your call.
- CALL TIME: 9:00 AM ET
- Toll Free Number:
888-560-6184
- Toll Number:
484-630-9369
- Passcode: 56338
- Leader: Jo Ann Bittle
- CALL TIME: 12:00 PM ET
- Toll Free Number:
888-560-6184
- Toll Number:
484-630-9369
- Passcode: 56340
- Leader: Jo Ann Bittle
For security reasons, the passcode and the leader's name will be required
to join the call. If you have problems during your audiobridge conference,
you may call 800-728-8232 or International callers dial 404-639-1289.
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Webcast Information
These broadcasts will each have a
live webcast.
The webcast will be available through the internet for
one month following the broadcast and can be found at
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/immup2004/.
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Self-Study After the Broadcast
This program will be edited and made available as
a self-study program 4 to 6 weeks after the broadcast.
For the first time, it will be available in DVD format,
as well as videotape and Internet formats. Check back
in late September at the NIP website at
http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ed
to learn more about obtaining these materials.
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Sponsors
The National Immunization Program,
the Public Health Training Network, the Division of Professional Development
and Evaluation, Public Health Practice Program
Office, CDC, and the American Pharmacists Association.
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This page last reviewed: July 9, 2004
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