Meeting: Assessment of Studies of Health Outcomes Related to the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule

Sponsor: IOM (Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences)

When: February 9, 2012 (11:00 AM Eastern)

Where: The Pew Charitable Trusts • 901 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

Activity Description: The IOM will conduct an independent assessment surrounding the feasibility of studying health outcomes in children who were vaccinated according to the CDC recommended schedule and those who were not (e.g. children who were unvaccinated or vaccinated with an alternate schedule). The IOM will review scientific findings and stakeholder concerns related to the safety of the recommended childhood immunization schedule. Further, the IOM will identify potential research approaches, methodologies, and study designs that could inform this question, including an assessment of the potential strengths and limitations of each approach, methodology and design, as well as the financial and ethical feasibility of doing them. A report will be issued in mid-2012 summarizing the IOM’s findings and conclusions.

Registration for attending the meeting and a call-in number are posted here:

http://iom.edu/Activities/PublicHealth/ChildhoodImmunization/2012-FEB-09.aspx?utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=Institute%20of%20Medicine&utm_campaign=2.1.12+Meeting+Alert&utm_content=Meetings%20&%20Events&utm_term=Academic