Here is an updated version of the programme and there is an application
form below for anyone interested:
Draft Conference Programme
8th National Immunisation Conference
for Health Care Workers
FRIDAY December 11th 1998
POST GRADUATE Health Sciences Centre
Manchester Royal Infirmary
AM SESSION: Chair Dr. David Salisbury, Principal Medical Officer, DoH
9.30 - 10.00 Current Status of Meningococcal Vaccines
Dr. Keith Cartwright, Director PHLS, Gloucester
10.00 - 10.30 Current Status of Pneumococcal Vaccines
Dr. Peter Richmond, Clinical Research Fellow, Public Health
Laboratory Service
10.30 - 11.00 Immunising Health Workers
Dr Fiona Page, Consultant in Occupational Medicine, Royal Oldham
Hospital
11.00 - 11.20 Coffee
11.20 - 12.00 Hib vaccine - Do We Need a Booster?
Dr Paul Heath, Oxford Vaccine Group, John Radcliffe Hospital
12.00 - 12.30 Current Status of Acellular Pertussis Vaccines
Professor Erik Hewlett. University of Virginia
12.30 - 1.30 Lunch
PM SESSION 1: Chair Dr David Elliman, Community Paediatrician, London
1.30 - 2.10 Immunising Immunocompromised Children
Dr. Andrew Cant, Consultant in Paediatric Immunology & Infectious
Diseases, Newcastle General Hospital.
2.10 - 2.45 H5 Flu Vaccines
Professor John Oxford, Head of Academic Virology, Department of
Medical Virology,
St Bartholomew¹s & the Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry
2.45 - 3.05 Coffee
3.05 - 3.40 Overview of BCG
Professor Paul Fine, Professor of Communicable Disease Epidemiology,
London School of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
3.40 - 4.10 Splenectomised Individuals - Prophylaxis and Management
Dr. Dick Mayon-White, Department of Public Health, Oxford
4.10 - 4.45 Combination Vaccines - is there a limit?
Dr.
PM SESSION 2: Chair Dr. D Salisbury, Principal Medical Officer, DoH
1.30 - 2.10 Measles, Crohn's and Autism - Hopefully The Final Answer.
Dr. David Salisbury, Principal Medical Officer, DoH
2.10 - 2.50 Improving Adult Immunisation A Practice Perspective.
Dr. Gilman, General Practitioner and Elizabeth Logan, Stockport
2.50 - 3.05 Coffee
3.05 - 3.45 Anaphylaxis
Dr. Richard Pumphrey, Director Northwest Immunology Service,
St Mary's Hospital, Manchester
3.45 - 4.15 Q and A panel session
4.15 - 4.45 Combination Vaccines - Is There a Limit?
SPONSORED BY WYETH
Public Health and Health Promotion
School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences
Medical School, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13
9PT, England
Telephone +44 (0) 161 275 7705 Fax +44 (0) 161 275 5219 Email dbaxter at man.ac.uk
Dr. David Baxter Lecturer and Consultant in Communicable Disease Control
APPLICATION FORM
8th national immunisation conference
for health care workers
FRIDAY DECEMBER 11th 1998 9.00 AM - 5.00 PM
POST GRADUATE Health Sciences CENTRE
Manchester royal infirmary
Chairman: Dr. David Salisbury, Principal Medical Officer, Department of
Health
The conference is for any health worker involved with immunisation and
will be of interest to Clinical Medical Officers, General Practitioners,
Health Visitors, Practice Nurses, Paediatricians, School Nurses, and
District Immunisation Coordinators.
As before, there will be a single morning session, with 2 parallel
afternoon sessions. The morning will include topics on; current status of
meningococcal vaccines, pneumococcal vaccines and acellular pertussis
vaccines, Hib vaccine, and immunising health workers. Session 1 in the
afternoon includes sessions on: malaria vaccines, H5 flu vaccines,
identifying adverse reactions, splenectomised individuals, M vaccae
vaccine and combination vaccines. Session 2 includes sessions on:
measles, Crohn's and Autism, improving adult immunisation, anaphylaxis,
the role of audit in immunisation, and a question and answer panel
session.
PGA and CME approval have been applied for. The cost of the conference is
£70.00 for medical staff and £45.00 for nursing and other staff. Please
complete and return the cut off slip together with your cheque made out to
University of Manchester, School of Epidemiology to Dr. David Allen,
Public Health, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of
Manchester Medical School, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT. Any queries
please tel: 0161 275 7705 fax: 0161 275 5219 email < d.allen at which.net >.
No refunds will be given for cancellations after Friday 28th November
1998.
A receipt and draft programme will be sent on receipt of payment. Please
indicate if you wish to receive a map showing the Hospital.
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