The 2010 Texas Immunization Summit
“Immunize: Protection for Every Texan.”
September 30-October 1, 2010
Keynote speakers include:
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Dr. Carol Baker, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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Dr. Ari Brown, pediatrician and author of “Expecting 411”, “Baby 411”, and “Toddler 411”
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Dr. Lance Rodewald, Director of the Immunization Services Division of the CDC
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Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services
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Alex Palacios of the Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunizations, and many more!
See our
Agenda for a complete listing of our speakers and sessions!
Registration
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Reserve your room Now! Please reserve your room directly with the Sheraton Hotel and Spa in Fort Worth. We have negotiated a special rate for summit attendees of $139 per night. The deadline to make hotel reservations at the conference rate is August 31st! You can reserve your room online or by phone at 1-800-325-3535.
We would like to thank our generous sponsors who have made this Summit possible:
St. David's Foundation
The World Health and Golf Association
Texas Pediatric Society
Tarrant County Public Health Department
Texas Academy of Family Physicians
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Medical Association Foundation
Immunization Collaboration of Tarrant County
Cook Children's Health Care System
Health Care Heroes Honored at Celebrate!Enterprise
On Wednesday, May 19, 2010, tribute was paid to the skills, dedication and professionalism of 12 stars of the Houston health care arena.
The elite group was honored at the Houston Business Journal’s second Health Care Heroes awards luncheon, part of the newspaper’s four-day CelebrateEnterprise program of business events.
Anna C. Dragsbaek, President and CEO of The Immunization Partnership was honored as the recipient of the Community Outreach award.
Read more.
Additional Resources
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Health Fairs: Find out about local health fairs that can help bring your child up-to-date on their immunizations.
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The Immunization Partnership helps individuals, physicians, and others with an interest in immunization to make smart choices about protecting our community from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Vision: A community protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Mission: To eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases by developing and coordinating our community's resources through public and private partnerships.
To fulfill our mission, we advocate evidence-based public policy that supports high immunization rates, encourage the use of immunization registries, and provide educational resources at no cost to individuals and healthcare providers.
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Advocacy
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Immunization Registries
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Education
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Immunize. Prevent What's Preventable.
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