Evolving Issues in the Prevention and Treatment of Influenza

Influenza Media Resource Guide

NFID’s Archived Media Forum
Representatives from many of the nation’s top professional medical and government health agencies presented a full spectrum of information on seasonal influenza during NFID’s Influenza Media Forum, an event held on May 18, 2006. The topics of discussion included vaccination recommendations, disease burden and epidemiology, vaccine supply and distribution, immunization programs and the importance of provider and consumer education. To access NFID's Influenza Media Forum held in May 2006 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., please click on the link below. http://www.connectlive.com/events/infectiousdiseases

Topic Presentations
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•		Impact of Improved Seasonal Influenza Immunization Rates on Public Health Goals Presented by: Cristina V. Beato, MD, FAAFP
•		Influenza Surveillance Presented by: Ray Strikas, MD, National Vaccine Program Office
•		Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Influenza Presented by: Nicole Smith, PhD, MPH, MPP, Influenza Branch, CDC
•		Meeting the Challenge of Annual Flu Vaccine Preparedness: FDA Activities and Perspectives Presented by: Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH, Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA
•		Influenza Vaccine: Supply and Distribution Presented by: Christine M. Layton, PhD, MPH, RTI International
•		Role of Research in Expediting Influenza Vaccine Availability Presented by: George Curlin, MD, Office of the Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH
•		Maximizing Influenza Immunizations Presented by: Ardis D. Hoven, MD, Board of Trustees, AMA
•		Pediatric Perspectives on Influenza Prevention Presented by: Henry Bernstein, DO, Committee on Infectious Diseases, AAP
•		Influenza and the Media Presented by: Glen Nowak, PhD, Acting Director, Media Relations, CDC
•		Program Moderator William Schaffner, MD, NFID Vice President and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Meet The Experts
Please access the links below to learn more about the experts who presented during NFID’s May 18, 2006, media forum.

•		Cristina V. Beato, MD, FAAFP, US Department of Health & Human Services, Keynote Speaker
•		Ray Strikas, MD, National Vaccine Program Office
•		Nicole Smith, PhD, MPH, MPP, Influenza Branch, CDC
•		Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH, Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA
•		Christine M. Layton, PhD, MPH, RTI International
•		George Curlin, MD, Office of the Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH
•		Ardis D. Hoven, MD, Board of Trustees, AMA
•		Henry Bernstein, DO, Committee on Infectious Diseases, AAP
•		Glen Nowak, PhD, Acting Director, Media Relations, CDC
•		William Schaffner, MD, NFID Vice President and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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