2022 North Dakota Immunization Conference

Conference Schedule

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Time	Presenter
7:30-8:30 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast Location: Lower Lobby & Hall D
8:30-8:35 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks Location: Hall C
8:35-9:30 am	State of the State Molly Howell, MPH ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND Molly will give an update on North Dakota's immunization rates for all vaccines across the lifespan. Location: Hall C
9:30-10:30 am	What's New with Immunizations? Andrew Kroger, MD Center for Disease Control Atlanta, GA Dr. Kroger will cover recent updates to routinely recommended vaccines. Location: Hall C
10:30-11:00 am	Break & Exhibits Location: Hall D
11:00 am-12:00 pm	Breakout Sessions: Childhood/Adolescent Immunization Update Abbi Berg, MPH ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND The childhood and adolescent immunization schedule will be reviewed in detail. This session is meant to be a good introduction for newer staff or people who are not overly familiar with the immunization schedule. Location: Hall C Equity Based COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics John Hagan, MD ND Corrections and Rehabilitation Bismarck, ND Kylie Hall, MPH North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Tara Bowen, RN Family HealthCare Fargo, ND Presenters will share their innovative approaches to providing immunizations to various populations within their communities. Location: Prairie Rose Room 105 Immunization Best Practices Brittany Maher, RN Sanford Health Fargo, ND Amy Simon, PharmD Spirit Lake Health Center Sonia Takacs, FNP Sontak Family Clinic Bismarck, ND Various healthcare facilities will discuss their immunization best practices and lessons learned in order to increase vaccination rates. Location: Prairie Rose Room 103/104 Reviewing Vaccine Storage and Handling Miranda Baumgartner ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND Vaccine storage and handling will be reviewed in great detail during this breakout session. Miranda will include discussion of required storage and handling practices as well as commonly seen issues and how they can affect the viability of vaccines. Location: Prairie Rose Room 102
12:00-1:00 pm	Lunch & Exhibits Location: Hall D
1:00-2:00 pm	Addressing Vaccine Concerns with Families Nathan Boonstra, MD Unity Point Pediatrics Urbandale, IA Dr. Boonstra will give strategies for medical professionals to discuss vaccine hesitancy with families and patients. Location: Hall C
2:00-2:30 pm	Break & Exhibits Location: Hall D
2:30-3:30 pm	Breakout Sessions: Adult Immunization Update Jennifer Galbraith, MPH ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND The adult immunization schedule will be reviewed in detail. This session is meant to be a good introduction for newer staff or people who are not overly familiar with the immunization schedule. Location: Hall C School Located Vaccination Clinics Amber Miller, BSN Dickey County Health District Renae Henderson, RN Rolette County Public Health District Chastity Dolbec, BSN Coal County Community Health Center Various healthcare providers will discuss their school located vaccination clinics, including their successes and lessons learned. Location: Prairie Rose Room 105 Immunization Best Practices Kelsey Nefzger, RN Essentia Health Fargo, ND Ender Raghib, MD Pinnacle Health Care Fargo, ND Samantha Wentz, RN Lake Region District Health Unit Various healthcare facilities will discuss their immunization best practices and lessons learned in order to increase vaccination rates. Location: Prairie Rose Room 103/104 Vaccination Safety Surveillance Systems Danielle Pinnick, MPH ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND Kylie Hall, MPH North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Presenters will discuss the vaccination safety surveillance systems used in the United States to monitor for vaccine safety and will cover historical examples of how the systems worked to identify potential safety signals. Location: Prairie Rose Room 102
3:30-3:45 pm	Break
3:45-4:45 pm	Two Years on a Pandemic Frontline: Lessons Learned and Reflections for Public Health Paul Carson, MD North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Dr. Carson will reflect on the last two years of the pandemic and what public health has learned. Location: Hall C

Time	Presenter
7:30-8:00 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast Location: Lower Lobby & Hall D
8:00-8:15 am	Welcome & Announcements Location: Hall C
8:15-9:00 am	Motivational Interviewing and Immunizations Jon Ulven, Ph.D, LP Sanford Behavioral Medicine Moorhead, MN Interacting with patients/caregivers who are vaccine hesitant can be challenging. Dr. Ulven will review how the approach of motivational interviewing can improve our confidence, comfort, and effectiveness in our immunization conversations with patients. Location: Hall C
9:00-9:30 am	Break & Exhibits Location: Hall D
9:30-10:30am	Breakout Sessions: Motivational Interviewing Role Play Exercises Jon Ulven, Ph.D, LP Sanford Behavioral Medicine Moorhead, MN Dr. Ulven will review strategies that were discussed during his keynote session and put them to use in real life examples. Location: Hall C Collaborating with Your Local Pharmacist to Improve Vaccination Coverage Jeremy Faulks, PharmD, RPh Thrifty White Pharmacy Fargo, ND Lisa Nagel, PharmD, RPh North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Elizabeth Skoy, PharmD, RPh North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Pharmacists will discuss innovative vaccination efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic and ways for healthcare providers to collaborate with their local pharmacies to improve access to immunizations in their communities. Location: Prairie Rose Room 105 Vaccination Safety Surveillance Systems Danielle Pinnick, MPH ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND Kylie Hall, MPH North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Presenters will discuss the vaccination safety surveillance systems used in the United States to monitor for vaccine safety and will cover historical examples of how the systems worked to identify potential safety signals. Location: Prairie Rose Room 103/104 How to Use the NDIIS to Increase Immunization Rates/NDIIS Updates Mary Woinarowicz, MA ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND The speaker will illustrate different functionalities that can assist healthcare providers in increasing both routine and Covid-19 vaccination rates. Recent updates to the system will also be covered. Location: Prairie Rose Room 102
10:30-10:45 am	Break
10:45-11:45 am	Weathering the Storm: An All Hands on Deck Response to the Infodemic and How to Prepare for the Future Katelyn Jetelina, MPH, Ph.D. UTHealth Dallas, TX Dr. Katelyn Jetelina has an amazing ability to translate public health science to make it easy to understand. Her newsletters have informed millions on the changing information behind the Covid-19 pandemic and during this session she will explain her work and how the pandemic has changed how public health is consumed. Location: Hall C
11:45-1:15 pm	Awards Luncheon Location: Hall D
1:15-2:15 pm	Breakout Sessions: Southwest/South Central Region Discussions Southwest District, Bismarck Burleigh, Standing Rock, Central Valley and surrounding communities Location: Hall C North Central/Northwest Region Discussions First District, Upper Missouri, MHA Tribal Nations and surrounding communities Location: Prairie Rose Room 105 Northeast Region Discussions Spirit Lake, Turtle Mountain, Lake Region, Grand Forks and surrounding communities Location: Prairie Rose Room 103/104 East/Southeast Region Discussions Fargo Cass, Richland, Traill counties and surrounding communities Location: Prairie Rose Room 102
2:15-2:30pm	Break
2:30-3:30 pm	Immunization Game Show Paul Teeple ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND Mary Woinarowicz, MA ND Department of Health Bismarck, ND Conference participants will close the conference with a game show reviewing what they've learned in a fun and fast paced environment. Location: Hall C