Back-to-School Immunizations: Procedures and Policy

When: 10-11:30 a.m., on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023

Where: Zoom virtual meeting - link will be sent with confirmation email

Join us from 10-11:30 a.m., on Thursday, Sept. 14, for a panel discussion to find out more about back-to-school immunizations in Kansas. We invite participants to learn from Ashley Goss, Deputy Secretary for Public Health with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, about how vaccinations for school entry are selected. Participants will hear from early childhood experts and school nurse staff about questions and concerns they receive from parents regarding vaccination requirements and how those issues are addressed. Participants will learn the procedures the agency uses to gather and analyze data related to kindergarten vaccinations. Also, the panel will talk about the process of keeping Kansas families informed about vaccination requirements. CEUs will be available for this event. John Eplee, M.D., Kansas State Representative and family physician, will provide wrap-up comments.

Panelists include:

• Geovannie Gone, Executive Director, Immunize Kansas Coalition
• Andrea May, Advanced Epidemiologist, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
• Linda Redding, Health Services Coordinator, USD 497
• Allison Zaldivar, Senior Epidemiologist, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Please complete form below to register.

Continuing Education Credits

KHI is offering continuing education credits for the following professionals – physicians, APRNs, RNs and social workers. Other participants may request a certificate of attendance. Instructions to receive credit or a certificate will be provided at the event.

Accessibility

We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. For inquiries about accessibility or to make a reasonable accommodation request, please contact Lyndsey Burkhart at lburkhart@khi.org or (785) 233-5443.

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