Thanks for joining us at our April 2013 Workshop!
Our workshop on April 4, 2013-The Affordable Care Act in Hawaii: How it Impacts Me-was a great success! Thanks to all the physicians, pharmacists, nurses, health specialists, health clinic staff and vaccine representative who attended.
The presentation by Tom Matsuda, who is the Affordable Care Act Implementation Manager in the Office of the Governor, sparked lively discussions about how the Affordable Care Act will impact services in Hawai`i specifically. Mahalo to Tom for your time and willingness to share!
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Click on the titles below to access some of the resources from the workshop:
- Implementing the Affordable Care Act in Hawai`i-presentation by Tom Matsuda
- Affordable Care Act Individual Mandate-handout
- Kaiser Family Foundation Health Reform Quiz
- Hawaiihealthconnector.com
- George Washington University Affordable Care Act and Vaccines Report (2010)
The workshop was held on Thursday, April 4 from 12 noon – 1:30 pm at Outrigger Canoe Club, 2909 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu HI 96815. Funding was provided thanks to an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer, Inc.
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Thanks for making our 2012 Conference a huge success!
Vaccines: Honest Answers. Informed Decisions. September 12 at the Japanese Cultural Center.
The one-day conference was attended by physicians, pharmacists, nurses, health specialists, health clinic staff and vaccine representatives. Presentations and discussions were lively and well-received.
For more pictures, go to our Facebook page.
Click on the titles below to download some of the presentations:
- Identifying Hawaii’s Immunization Gaps by Ronald Balajadia Coming Soon
- Easy Steps to Reducing Vaccine Cost by Stephanie Martin, R.N.
- Controversies about Medicine’s Greatest Lifesaver by Raul Rudoy, M.D.
- Effective Vaccination Communications: Shared Goals in Safety by Patsy Stinchfield
- The Expanding Role of Pharmacists in Immunization by Kerri Okamura, R.Ph. and Cheryl Cheng, PharmD
Thank you to sponsors Hawaii State Dept of Health Adult Viral Hepatitis Program and Immunization Branch, Kaiser Permanente, Merck, Novartis, and R. Weinstein Pharmaceuticals. We appreciate your support of immunization strategies and the coalition’s work.
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Thank You for Making the Fall 2011 HIC Membership Meeting a Success!
Viral Hepatitis: Combating the Silent Epidemic Workshop – Click here to view the slides from the presentation.
Hawai‘i has the highest rate of liver cancer in the United States, and one of the leading causes of liver cancer is vaccine-preventable hepatitis B. “Viral Hepatitis: Combating the Silent Epidemic in Hawaii” was presented by the Co-Directors of Hep Free Hawaii, Heather Lusk (from the CHOW Project) and Thaddeus Pham (from the Department of Health).
This workshop was presented by the Hawaii Immunization Coalition, a 501(c)3 non-profit agency, working to increase immunize rates across the every individual’s lifespan. The workshop was held on Wed, October 26 from 12 noon – 1:30 pm at Outrigger Canoe Club, 2909 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu HI 96815.
