The 2022 National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit was held on November 2–3, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia in Atlanta, Georgia. Please check below for a complete overview of the meeting and associated activities, including the recipients of the 2022 NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards, individual presentations given during each session of the Summit, as well as a short biography of each presenter.
2022 Meeting Presentations
SESSION 1: OPENING WELCOME
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- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunnize.org)
- Welcome
Kelly Moore (Immunize.org)
David Kim (HHS/OASH/NVP)
Georgina Peacock (CDC) - CDC’s vision to improve adult immunization
José R. Romero (NCIRD, CDC) - HHS commitment to adult immunizations, vaccine safety, innovation, equity, and partnerships
ADM Rachel Levine (U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS) Pre-recorded - Overcoming inertia on non-COVID-19 vaccinations and hesitancy spillover from COVID-19 vaccines
Jon DeWitt (Artemis Strategy Group) (Slides)
Tracy Zimmerman (Neimand Collaborative) (Narrative) - Youth and the digital pandemic
Ethan Lindenberger (Unity Consortium)
SESSION 2: Data, data, data…Improving data gathering and access to inform vaccination
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- Moderator: Megan Lindley (CDC)
- IIS provider enrollment, bidirectional exchange, and data availability
Rebecca Coyle (AIRA)
Lynn Gibbs-Scharf (CDC) - Panel Discussion: Quality measures for adult immunizations
Angela Shen (University of Pennsylvania)
Elizabeth Ciemins (AMGA) (View Slides)
Suzy Alfonso (AAFP) (View Slides)
SESSION 3: PANEL DISCUSSION – Strategies that lowered racial and ethnic disparities for COVID-19; Application towards influenza and other vaccines
View Slides: Panel Loop and Panel Slides
- Moderators:
- Samra Ashenafi (CDC)
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Susan Farrall (HHS/OASH/NVP)
- Panelists:
- Andrea Sockabasin (Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness)
- Maggie Dana (Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness)
- Kirk Myers-Hill (Abounding Prosperity, Inc.)
- Erika Marroquin (El Sol Neighborhood Education Center)
SESSION 4: Breaking news and new adult vaccine recommendations and implementation strategies
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- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
- Updates on monkeypox and vaccination strategies
John Brooks (CDC) - Update on polio response in New York State
Achal Bhatt (CDC) - Adult ACIP updates for zoster, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines (Virtual)
Sarah Schillie (CDC) - Recent Vaccine Policy Coverage Changes
Abby Bownas (AVAC)
Discussion groups breakout sessions
- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
- Promoting use of adult and maternal quality measures
- Promoting use of IIS and the standards for adult immunization practice to improve catch-up vaccination – challenges of coadministration
- How to sustain community partnerships and collaboration for improving overall vaccination
- What do providers need to help better communicate vaccine information with patients?
- What do providers need to help better communicate vaccine information with patients?
DISCUSSION GROUPS REPORT OUTS
- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
SESSION 5: New vaccines and monoclonals in the pipeline – Phase 2 completed and currently in Phase 3
- Moderator: Kelly Moore (Immunize.org)
- Phyllis Arthur (BIO) (View Slides)
SESSION 6: Update on influenza, and COVID-19
- Moderator: David Kim (HHS/OASH/NVP)
- Influenza activity update – 2022–2023 Influenza Season
Alicia Budd (CDC) - COVID-19 surveillance and vaccine recommendations update
Sara Oliver (CDC) - Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine coverage
Carla Black (CDC) - Campaign update and national vaccination week activities
Bess Davenport (CDC)
SESSION 7: PANEL DISCUSSION –
Successful community efforts to improve vaccine access and equity…
- Moderators:
- Amy Parker Fiebelkorn (CDC)
- Susan Farrall (HHS/OASH/NVP)
- Panelists:
- Michelle Rodgers (Excite Rural Outreach Programs)
- Deborah Stone-Walls [USAging (formerly National Association of Area Agencies on Aging)]
- Synovia Moss (Good Health WINS, National Council of Negro Women)
SESSION 8: COVID-19 vaccines – celebrating our successes and looking to the future
- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org), Kelly Moore (Immunize.org)
- Sustaining vaccine partnerships
Serese Marotta (Vaccinate Your Family) - COVID-19 pandemic response milestones and successes
Chris Duggar (CDC) - Health and economic impact of the COVID-19 vaccination program (virtual)
Chris Murray (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington)
AWARDS LUNCHEON
(additional information and photos are available on the 2022 Summit Awards page)
Moderator: Mitch Rothholz (Three-C Consulting Group)
National Winners
- “Immunization Neighborhood” Champion Award
Sterling Rapid Response, LLC.
Krista D. Capehart, PharmD - Laura Scott 2021–22 Outstanding Influenza Season Activities Award
Avalon Health Care Group - “Health Equity & Access” Award
CDC Foundation
Carol Lemus, MPH/Lantern Community Services
Honorable mentions winners
- “Immunization Neighborhood” Champion Award
Andres Pasternak, MD - “Health Equity & Access” Award
Community Vaccine Collaborative
Hillcrest Pharmacy & Compounding of Lancaster
SpECIAL SUMMIT RECOGNITION
- Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC)