Know what is changing
Current public health priorities, recommendations, evidence, and implementation pressures.
21st Annual ACIC Immunization Conference
Science, Decisions, and Delivery
Get current, practical guidance for the vaccine decisions you face in clinical care, public health, pharmacy, and community settings.
ACIC Member $125 • Nonmember $175 • Student / Resident $50
What you will take back to work
Current public health priorities, recommendations, evidence, and implementation pressures.
Practical context for risk, trust, information, culture, language, and patient decision-making.
Clinical, pharmacy, access, and community perspectives you can bring back to your work.
Registration
Registration includes: breakfast, lunch, refreshment breaks, exhibitor networking, and complimentary on-site parking.
Agenda
Keynote Address
Debra L. Bogen, MD · Secretary of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health
Local Public Health Landscape
Iulia Vann, MD, MPH · Director, Allegheny County Health Department
Disease, Prevention, and Public Health Consequences
Jennifer L. Hammers, DO · Division Chief & Professor of Pathology, Duquesne University Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine
Parent Decision-Making and Vaccine Communication
Charlotte A. Moser, MS · Co-Director, Vaccine Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Pharmacy, Vaccine Equity, and Access
Sophia Herbert, PharmD and Joni Carroll, PharmD, TTS · University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Vaccination in Older Adults
David A. Nace, MD, MPH · Chief Medical Officer, UPMC Senior Communities
Information Environments and Vaccine Communication
Beth L. Hoffman, PhD, MPH · University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Closing Panel Discussion
How evidence intersects with culture, language, trust, access, individual risk, and the realities of clinical care.
Moderator: Kristal Ross, PharmD, CTTS, Chair, ACIC
Panelists: Amesh A. Adalja, MD, FACP, FACEP, FIDSA; Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, FAAP; Khlood F. Salman, DrPH, RN, FAAN
Continuing Education
Credit is available for eligible participants in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Immunization Coalition and Allegheny County Medical Society. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 6.00 contact hours.
This knowledge-based activity provides 6.00 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 6.00 general continuing education credits.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Conference Support
Sponsor and exhibitor participation does not imply endorsement of any specific product, service, or clinical recommendation.
Fiscal administration for ACIC is provided by the Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation.
October 28, 2026
Reserve your seat for the 21st Annual ACIC Immunization Conference.
Last updated September 2, 2026