CMA is again sponsoring the California Adult Immunization Summit. This year’s summit, which is presented by the California Adult Immunization Coalition (CAIC), will be held May 1 in Oakland.

The summit brings together a diverse group of stakeholders including physicians, public health officials, members of the media, health plan representatives, and vaccine manufacturers to discuss a wide variety adult immunization issues. Topics covered at this year’s summit include avian flu, pertussis, vaccine distribution, immunization registries, immunizations for special populations (such as college students and nursing home residents), and new and developing vaccines.

The summit features keynote and plenary presentations by Litjen Tan, M.D., AMA’s director of infectious diseases, immunology, and molecular medicine, Raymond Strikas, M.D., CDC’s associate director for adult immunization, Robert Frenck, M.D., from UCLA’s School of Medicine and Center for Vaccine Research, and Howard Backer, M.D., chief of the California Department of Health Services’ Immunization Branch.

CAIC has applied for 6.5 hours of CME for this event. Register by April 10 and pay the early-bird rate of $50. After April 10, registration is $75.

Click here to register for the 6th Annual Adult Immunization Summit.

Contact: Robin Flagg, 415/882-5110 or rflagg@cmanet.org.