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21st Annual ACIC Immunization Conference

Vaccines in the Real World Science, Decisions, and Delivery

One day focused on the decisions behind immunization: what the evidence says, what patients bring to the conversation, and what it takes to deliver vaccines in real clinical and community settings.

Date Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Time 7:30 AM–4:00 PM

Venue Regional Learning Alliance · Cranberry Township

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What the day covers

The parts of vaccine work that are hardest to separate in practice.

Evidence Disease prevention, evolving recommendations, and what changes when prevention fails.

Decisions How families and patients weigh risk, trust, information, and uncertainty.

Access How pharmacy, public health, health systems, and communities make vaccination possible.

Conversation How context and language shape the vaccine encounter before a recommendation is made.

Current agenda

A full day built around real vaccine decisions.

7:30–8:00 AM

Registration, Breakfast & Exhibitor Visits

8:00–8:10 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:10–9:00 AM

Keynote address · remarks followed by Q&A

The Work Behind the Shot: Access, Trust, and Public Health in Pennsylvania

Debra L. Bogen, MD

Secretary of Health · Pennsylvania Department of Health

9:00–9:35 AM

Local public health landscape

Immunization in Allegheny County: Local Priorities, Pressures, and Public Health Response

Iulia Vann, MD, MPH

Director · Allegheny County Health Department

9:35–10:10 AM

Disease, prevention, and public health consequences

When Prevention Fails: A Pathologist’s View of Vaccine-Preventable Disease and Public Health

Jennifer L. Hammers, DO

Division Chief & Professor of Pathology · Duquesne University Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine
Founder · Jennifer Hammers Pathology LLC

10:10–10:35 AM

Morning Break & Exhibitor Visits

10:35–11:20 AM

Parent decision-making and vaccine communication

Vaccine Decisions as Due Diligence: How Families Weigh Risk, Trust, and Information

Charlotte A. Moser, MS

Co-Director · Vaccine Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

11:20 AM–12:00 PM

Pharmacy, vaccine equity, and access

Pharmacy Strategies for Vaccine Equity, Access, and Community Implementation

Sophia Herbert, PharmD & Joni Carroll, PharmD, TTS

Sophia Herbert, PharmD · Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics · University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy · Education Director, Pitt Vaccination & Health Connection Hub

Joni Carroll, PharmD, TTS (she/her) · Assistant Professor, Pharmacy and Therapeutics · University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy · Lead Pharmacist, Allegheny County Health Department

12:00–1:00 PM

Lunch & Exhibitor Visits

1:00–1:40 PM

Vaccination in older adults

Controversies in Vaccination Among Older Adults: How Recommendations, Evidence, and Implementation Evolve

David A. Nace, MD, MPH

Chief Medical Officer · UPMC Senior Communities
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine · University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

1:40–2:20 PM

Information environments and vaccine communication

Context Before Confrontation: Understanding the Information Patients Bring to Vaccine Encounters

Beth L. Hoffman, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences · University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

2:20–2:45 PM

Afternoon Networking, Exhibitor Visits & Refreshment Break

2:45–3:35 PM

Closing panel discussion

Trust at the Point of Care: Language, Access, and Real-World Vaccine Conversations

Panel in development

Potential panelists may include: Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH, FAAP ; two to three additional voices representing clinical care, community engagement, and vaccine access.

Moderator: TBD

3:35–4:00 PM

Closing Remarks, CE Instructions & Acknowledgments

Plan to attend

Registration opens September 2.

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2026 conference support

Sponsors and exhibitors confirmed to date.

Recognition below reflects each organization’s confirmed 2026 support level.

Presenting Sponsor Pfizer

Immunization Education Sponsor Moderna

Standard Exhibitors

Pathways Wellness Program

Sanofi

Additional sponsor and exhibitor opportunities remain available for organizations interested in supporting the 2026 conference.

Sponsor and exhibitor participation does not imply endorsement of any specific product, service, or clinical recommendation.

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