The 2005 California Adult Immunization Summit

The 2005 California Adult Immunization Summit was held in San Diego, California, at the Marriott Mission Valley Hotel, on Monday, May 2, 2005. The objectives of the 2005 Summit were to:

1. Promote collaboration and communication among diverse stakeholders (public health, medicine, community) involved in delivering adult immunizations.
2. Provide informative and interactive educational sessions offering new information and strategies for adult immunization stakeholders.
3. Summarize the past flu season and review lessons learned.
4. Describe and discuss effective strategies to improve influenza immunization rates among health care workers who have direct patient contact in all health care facilities in California.
5. Improve awareness of and stimulate involvement in the California Adult Immunization Coalition activities by attendees and other adult immunization stakeholders.
   

The 2004 California Adult Immunization Summit Planning committee consisted of representatives from the California Department of Health Services, California Diabetes Control Program, California Medical Association, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Region IX, Health Net, Inc., Immunization Coalition of Los Angeles County, Immunize LA Kids Coalition, Integrating Medicine and Public Health (IMAP) Program, Kaiser Permanente, Lumetra, San Diego Community Health Improvement Partnership, and the San Diego County Immunization Initiative (I-3).

The 2005 Summit was chaired by Patricia G. Porter, RN, MPH, CHES (Integrating Medicine and Public Health (IMAP) Program) and Ronald Bangasser, MD (Chair, CAIC; President, California Medical Associaton [2003-2004]).


2005 Summit Materials:

• Interactive Agenda - contains links to keynote, plenary, and breakout session presentations, as well as summaries and roundtable discussion notes
• Executive Summary - contains information on registrants, presentations and speakers, evaluations, and recommendations for future Summits