Strengthening Immunization Reporting: Smarter Data, Better Outcomes

Please join Blue Shield of California Industry Initiative’s Strengthening Immunization Reporting: Smarter Data, Better Outcomes webinar—a virtual panel on Thursday, October 8 from 12-1 p.m. PT—to learn about multi-stakeholder efforts that are underway to understand and improve vaccine data.

The panelists will discuss progress being made through the Public Health for All Californians Together (PHACT) Coalition, as well as other opportunities to improve vaccine data, including at the clinical practice level. Additionally, the webinar will explore how clinicians and public health agencies can use better vaccine data to improve individual and population health outcomes.

In an era of declining vaccine rates, it is critical to understand what factors are contributing to this trend and how to reverse it. California’s publicly available immunization datasets are incomplete, creating challenges understanding true vaccination rates and identifying approaches to improve those rates. Closing these data gaps is a critical first step toward reversing declining vaccination rates and safeguarding public health.

Our panelists will offer solutions to improve vaccine data, reporting, and use. Speakers are:

• Eric Ball, MD, FAAP, California Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Kerry Donohue, MBA, Senior Program Manager, California Quality Collaborative (CQC)
• Michael S. Powell, MSc, Chief, Registry & Assessment Section, Immunization Branch, California Department of Public Health
• Joe Castiglione, MBA, Associate Director of Strategy, Partnerships & Policy, Blue Shield of California (moderator)

Register here.