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Adult Immunization Working Group Update NVAC June 3, 2010

Adult Immunization Working Group Update NVAC June 3, 2010. Julie Morita, M.D. Chicago Department of Public Health. Members. NVPO Ray Strikas Lauren Wu. NVAC Members Bob Bednarczyk Gus Birkhead^ Rich Clover* Lisa Jackson Clem Lewin Julie Morita* Chris Nevin-Woods Litjen Tan.

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Adult Immunization Working Group Update NVAC June 3, 2010

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  1. Adult Immunization Working Group UpdateNVAC June 3, 2010 Julie Morita, M.D. Chicago Department of Public Health

  2. Members NVPO Ray Strikas Lauren Wu NVAC Members Bob Bednarczyk Gus Birkhead^ Rich Clover* Lisa Jackson Clem Lewin Julie Morita* Chris Nevin-Woods Litjen Tan Consultants Richard Beigi Sarah Duggan-Goldstein Tom Koinis Natalie Matthews Wayne Rollins Greg Poland Alan Rosenberg Mitch Rothholz ^ Chair of NVAC *Co-chairs of Adult Vaccine Working Group

  3. Mission Statement To develop recommendations for a comprehensive, sustainable, national adult immunization program that will lead to vaccine preventable disease reduction by improving adult immunization coverage levels

  4. WG Activities • Monthly conference calls (April, May) • Reviewed background materials • Summary of literature,1990-2010 • Disease burden, US • Adult vaccine coverage, US • Healthy People 2010 Objectives • Essential Components of an Adult Immunization Program (draft), CDC

  5. Recent and Ongoing Studies • University of Michigan surveys • Primary care physicians’ perspectives on stocking vaccines for adults 19-64 years • Many adult primary care physicians do not stock recommended adult vaccines • No single dominant reason for not stocking • Practice costs and reimbursements for vaccines for adults 19-64 years • Of 527 practices invited, only 13 provided detailed data

  6. Ongoing Study • SDI study to examine payment and reimbursement practices for immunization providers using claims remit data • Scope of work • Methods and preliminary results

  7. Summary • Review of literature identified numerous existing recommendations for improving adult immunization • The CDC draft plan contains many essential elements of a comprehensive adult immunization program • Additional information will be available when ongoing studies are finalized

  8. Process for Developing Recommendations • Monthly conference calls • Review and discuss existing recommendations to identify • barriers to recommendations • actions that are needed to address barriers • who should take responsibility for actions • the time period in which actions should occur

  9. Considerations • HHS priorities • Healthy People 2020 objectives and targets • Hepatitis Initiative • Health Disparities • Review of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act • CDC adult immunization plan • Results of ongoing studies

  10. Tentative Timeline February, 2011 Draft recommendations to be presented to NVAC June, 2011 Final recommendations to be presented to NVAC

  11. Discussion

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