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Nova Southeastern University to host National Immunization Conference
FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida—Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) College of Osteopathic Medicine will host a national conference on immunization on Jan. 30 and 31.
Titled “Protecting Our Next Generation, Ages 0-3,” the conference will feature nationally recognized authorities discussing the importance of vaccinating children to prevent treatable infections. The conference will also be discussing drowning prevention for toddlers, new strategies to prevent respiratory syncytial virus and training techniques to recognize and diagnose autism spectrum disorders in children.
Vaccines available today have made conditions such as chicken pox, measles, polio and bacterial meningitis uncommon.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest statistics, 77 percent of children in the U.S. between the ages of 19 and 35 months were vaccinated in 2006. There were 25 states with vaccination rates below the national average. The states with the lowest rates include Nevada at 60 percent; Wyoming at 64 percent; Montana at 66 percent; Alaska at 67 percent; and West Virginia at 68 percent.
Protecting Our Next Generation will educate health care providers about immunization safety and value. These providers can then advise parents about the importance of getting their children inoculated.
The conference is primarily intended for practicing physicians and other health care workers to review important community and medical issues impacting the health and development of children from birth to 3 years of age.
Some of the speakers will include Paul Offit, M.D., international expert on immunization safety; Anne De Groot, M.D., national expert in epitope-driven vaccines; Melinda Wharton, M.D., deputy director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, international expert on health care law regarding children; Sharon G. Humiston, MD, MPH, FAAP, associate professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York; Gerry Shiebler, child advocacy expert; and Ana M. Viamonte, Florida’s Surgeon General and Secretary of the Florida Department of Health.
The conference will be held at the Nova Southeastern University’s Health Professions Division. For more information, please call 954-262-1072 or visit http://medicine.nova.edu/ce/protecting_generation.html.
Media Contact:
Ken Ma, NSU Office of Public Affairs
954-262-5354 Office, 954-830-4177 Cell, kennma@nova.edu