Kick the Flu Summit 2019

Celebrating 15 years, the 2019 Kick the Flu Summit will convene medical, health, and community service providers from both public and private sectors to share information, collaborate, and strategize about how to promote and increase the rate of flu immunizations throughout San Diego County during the 2019-20 influenza season. The Summit is presented by the San Diego Immunization Coalition (SDIC), a community group that consists of now over 1,100 immunization partners from over 160 partner organizations working together to identify and develop approaches to raise immunization coverage for all residents of the region.

Because of the everchanging landscape of each flu season, we encourage as many health care and social service providers to attend. An epidemiological report will be given about the 2018-19 influenza season, as well as the flu products available for the upcoming season.

This year, we will focus on addressing flu vaccines during pregnancy and addressing flu vaccine hesitancy.

Our guest speaker is Neil Silverman, MD who practices at the Center for Fetal Medicine and Women’s Ultrasound in Los Angeles, where he provides consultative care for high-risk obstetric patients on a daily basis. He is also a Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, in which capacity he helps train residents and fellows from UCLA’s OBGYN department as well as coordinates research projects with them.



The keynote speaker is Karen Ernst, MA who is the Executive Director of Voices for Vaccines. While her background is in teaching high school English, she has a passion for preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Karen most recently spoke at the ACIP meeting in June 2019. She lives with her family in Minnesota.



Participants will also get a chance to network with each other and interact with representatives from exhibitor booths. Who should attend:

• Medical/health care providers and staff
• Public health practitioners
• Social service employees
• Pharmacists
• Older adults and senior services staff
• School nurses and daycare staff
• Other health professionals. students, and volunteers

Attendee Objectives:

• Identify available flu products for the 2018-19 flu season
• State at least one morbidity/mortality result from the 2018-19 flu season in San Diego County
• List at least one current flu recommendation from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
• Identify available flu products for the 2019-20 flu season
• State the clinical guidelines regarding influence vaccination during pregnancy
• Be able to discuss and explain the importance of influenza vaccination of pregnant women to patients
• State at least two reasons people avoid influenza vaccines
• Explain how storytelling helps with influence vaccine uptake

Continuing Education Hours: Those eligible can earn CE credit from the California Board of Registered Nursing (application is pending).

FREE Registration. Registration ends on 9/16 or when capacity is reached. We thank the City of San Diego's Central Library for providing the space.

Morning refreshments will be served.

If you would like to be an exhibitor, please email Eugene.Beronilla@sdcounty.ca.gov