Agenda: Immunization Finance Los Angeles Workshop
Session 1: Workshop Introduction (Moderator, Edward McCabe)
Edward R.B. McCabe, Physician-in-Chief, Mattel's Children's Hospital at UCLA, Professor and Executive Chair University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics
David Smith, President, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Chair, IOM Committee on Immunization Finance Dissemination Workshops
Walter Orenstein, Assistant Surgeon General, Director, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Linda Rosenstock, Dean, School of Public Health and Associate Dean and Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Participant introductions/ Question & Answer
Session 2: Southern California Overview (Moderator, David Smith)
Natalie Smith, Director, Immunization Program, California Health Department
Jonathan Fielding, Director, Los Angeles Health Department
Sandra Ross, Immunization Program Coordinator for the Health and Human Services Agency, County of San Diego Department of Health Services
Gerry Fairbrother, Child Health Program, New York Academy of Sciences
Question & Answer
Session 3: Private Provider Perspectives (Moderator, Garth Splinter)
Garth Splinter, Associate Professor, Chief Medical Officer, University Hospital Trust, Oklahoma City, OK
John Fontanesi, Community Health Pediatrics, University of California at San Diego
Quynh Kieu, Pediatrician, Orange County, CA and Co-Chair, California Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics State Government Affairs Committee and Chair, Vaccine Issues Task Force
Session 4: Future Strategies for Financing Immunization Programs (Moderator, Maxine Hayes)
Maxine Hayes, State Health Officer, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA
Helen DePlessis, Chief Medical Officer for L.A. Care
Lisa Rieg, Kaiser Permanente Drug Information Services
Pam Hymel, Hughes Corporation
Closing Remarks
Jonathan Fielding, Los Angeles Health Department
David Smith, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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