6012.0: Thursday, October 25, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

Immunization and the Health of Older Adults

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):James Zimmer, MD
8:30 AMImmunization Standing Orders Program Project: Costs and cost-effectiveness of alternative immunization programs in long-term care facilities
Amanda Honeycutt, PhD, Abigail Shefer, MD, Linda McKibben, MD, MPH, ABD, Jeanne Krider
8:50 AMIncreasing influenza immunization rates in the Medicare population: Effects of a targeted reminder postcard
Louise M. Henderson, MSPH, Anna P. Schenck, MSPH, PhD, Randee Gordon, MPH
9:10 AMInnovations in adult immunizations
Marlene M. Lugg, DrPH
9:30 AMPneumococcal vaccination in Pennsylvania nursing homes: Knowledge, beliefs, policies, and vaccination levels
Amy B. Jessop, PhD, MPH, Alice J. Hausman, PhD, MPH
Sponsor:Gerontological Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA