Agenda
Monday, February 9, 2015
Sommer Hall, E2014
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
By 2000, measles was all but eliminated in the United States. But as the severity of the disease became a more distant memory, an increasing number of parents have been opting not to vaccinate their kids. The current measles outbreak, which started spreading at Disneyland in Southern California in late-December, has now sickened more than 100 people across multiple states.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health convened world experts on measles, vaccine safety and vaccine acceptance to discuss how the virus has re-emerged and what can be done to reverse the tide.
Richard Besser, MD, Moderator
Q&A sessions were built into the last 5 minutes of each presentation and the end of both panels. Cards were handed out to the audience and questions were passed up to the moderator for selection.
The symposium ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
| Registration | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | ||
| Introductory Remarks | ||
| 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Dean Klag, MD, MPH ’87, Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Josh Sharfstein, MD, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Training, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Richard Besser, MD, Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News | |
| Measles: The Virus, the History, the Disease | ||
| 9:15 a.m. | Diane Griffin, MD, PhD, Professor and Former Chair, W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
| Measles in 2015: Situational Update | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Jane F. Seward, MBBS, MPH, Deputy Director, Division of Viral Diseases, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), CDC | |
| Measles Vaccine Development and Safety | ||
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| 10:00 a.m. | Neal Halsey, MD, Director, Institute for Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
| Understanding Increasing Rates of Vaccine Hesitancy and What We Can Do About It | ||
| 10:15 a.m. | Daniel Salmon, PhD ’03, MPH, Deputy Director, Institute for Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
| Reflections on Patient-Centered Discussions About Childhood Vaccines | ||
| 10:30 a.m. | Debra Roter, MPH ’75, DrPH ’77, University Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
| Break | ||
| 10:45 a.m. | ||
| Q&A Panel Discussion | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Diane Griffin Neal Halsey Daniel Salmon Debra Roter | |
| Outbreak and Vaccination on the Front Lines: Perspectives from Public Health Officials | ||
| 11:30 a.m. | Laura Herrera Scott, MD, MPH ’05, Deputy Secretary, Public Health Services, Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Gregory Wm. Branch, MD, MBA, CPE, Director, Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services; Health Officer, Baltimore County Department of Health; President, Maryland Association of County Health Officers; Faculty, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health Leana S. Wen, MD, MSc, FAAEM, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Luke Greeves, Executive Director, International Services, American Red Cross Josh Sharfstein, MD, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and Training, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | |
| The Politics of Vaccines | ||
| 12:00 p.m. | Henry A. Waxman, JD, Former U.S. Representative (D-Calif.) | |
| The Baltimore Statement on Childhood Vaccination | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Leana S. Wen, MD, MSc, FAAEM, Baltimore City Health Commissioner Several pediatric chairs from Baltimore-area hospitals View the statement here. | |
| Closing | ||
| 12:40 p.m. | Richard Besser, MD, Chief Health and Medical Editor, ABC News | |