Day 1
Welcome - Dr. Monika Naus, Medical Director, Communicable Diseases and Immunization Service - VIDEO
State of the Nation - Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer, BC - VIDEO
Welcome - Shane Pointe, Elder, Musqueam Nation -
VIDEO
COVID: The Virus, the Vaccines, the Future – VIDEO (Session 1)
PDF - Coronavirus; What is it? Where did it come from? Where is it going? - Dr. Mel Krajden, Medical Director, Public Health Laboratory, BCCDC
PDF - Coronavirus vaccines - Dr. Joanne Langley, Researcher, Dalhousie University and Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
PDF - Pandemic to Endemic – Please Say it's True! – Future of COVID – 19 Immunization - Dr. Manish Sadarangani, Director, Vaccine Evaluation Centre, BC Children's Hospital
Discussion with the panel
New Approaches to Immunization Communication – VIDEO
Introduction - Stephanie Meier, BSN, MPH, Senior Practice Leader, BCCDC
PDF - Learnings from Behavioural Science – Takuro Ishikawa, PhD, Behavioural Scientist, Behavioural Insights Group
PDF - The Immunization Infodemic – An Innovative BC Approach – Craig Thompson, BSN, MBA, Senior Director, PHABC / Lily Crist, French Education Director, Kids Boost Immunity, PHABC / Takuto Shiota, Public Health Association of BC
Discussion with the panel
Closing – Marion Guenther, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Immunizations, FNHA – VIDEO
DAY 2
Welcome – Bethany McMullen, Director, Immunizations, BC Ministry of Health – VIDEO
How could we integrate COVID-19 vaccine into routine immunization delivery? – VIDEO
Welcome: Emily Malnis, PHN, Immunization Leader, Vancouver Coastal Health
Panel:
PDF - Brenda Tan, MD
Jonathan Spence, Public Health Immunization Program Leader
PDF - Bryce Wong, Pharmacist
PDF - Penny Ballem, MD COVID-19 Vaccine Rollouts and Immunization Efforts
Discussion with the panel: Katharine Chilton, Vaccine Educator, BCCDC
Racial Equity in Immunization – VIDEO
PDF - Introduction - Dr. Julie Bettinger, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Vaccine Evaluation Centre
PDF - Black Community responses to racism as evidenced by COVID vaccine uptake and attitudes – Stephanie Allen, Hogan's Alley Society
PDF - South Asian Community member experiences and feedback for improving COVID – 19 vaccine-related communications - Gurvir Dhutt, MPH, Academic Assistant, Vaccine Evaluation Centre, BCCH
PDF - South Asian health experience with outreach and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines – Samantha Tong, Manager, South Asian Health Institute
First Nations Communities in BC – A whole of community approach - Marion Guenther, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Immunization, FNHA
Discussion with the panel - Rebecca Haber, Immunization Leader, Fraser Health
What's new and interesting? – VIDEO
Screening of 'Give it Your Best Shot' and Q & A - Link to Resource - Hana Mitchell, Pediatric ID, BC Children's Hospital
Link to Resource - Relaunch of the Immunization Communication Tool and Q & A – Katharine Chilton, Vaccine Educator – Communicable Disease & Immunization Services, BCCDC
Link to Resource - Update on Kids Boost Immunity & Clubs Boost Immunity and Q & A - Ian Roe, Content Strategist, BCCDC
PDF - New pneumococcal vaccines under review in Canada and Q & A - Kyla J. Hildebrand, MD, MScCH Ped
Closing – Dr. Monika Naus, Medical Director, Communicable Diseases and Immunization Service – VIDEO