Vaccine Webinar Series

Supported by the Thomas F. McNair Scott Endowed Research and Lectureship Fund

The Vaccine Education Center (VEC) at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, together with the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is pleased to offer a Vaccine Webinar Series for healthcare providers.

Each "Current Issues in Vaccines” webinar presents topics being addressed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), covered by the media or asked by parents. Specific topics will be available on the registration page approximately one to two weeks before each event. Each presentation will be 40 to 45 minutes, followed by 15 to 20 minutes of audience questions.

Current Issues in Vaccines - Spring 2014

Supported by the Thomas F. McNair Scott Endowed Research and Lectureship Fund

Presenter:
Paul Offit, MD
Director, Vaccine Education Center
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics and Maurice Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Date and Time: Wed., March 19, 2014 , noon - 1 p.m. ET

Topics:

• Influenza vaccine, 2013-2014: Latest efficacy data
• Meningococcal vaccine: Will what happened in Princeton stay in Princeton?
• PCV13: Can we give fewer doses?
• Tdap vaccine during pregnancy: Is it safe?
• HPV vaccine: Latest on the 9-valent vaccine

Click here to register.